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… in bronze, dot a 165 km trail in Ireland known as the National Famine Way. Crossing six counties, it marks the path taken by twelve-year-old … onto crowded ships bound for Quebec. The year was 1847. Famine , a sculpture by Rowan Gillespie located in Dublin’s City Centre, depicts … Protestant-Catholic tensions among Irish communities occasionally erupted, including in Saint John, NB, which saw several violent riots. The …
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… on Apr. 8, 1953, with $100 in the family coffers. Making the journey were my parents, Herman and Grada, and their six children, Grace, Ida, … over rough spring seas. With the exception of Harmen all of the family were seasick to some degree. Unlike some families, we were lucky enough …
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… in their adopted home. In time for our country’s 150 th birthday, we have selected a small sampling of unsolicited expressions of gratitude to Canada we found in our collection. You can explore and discover these stories … here . And whether you’re an immigrant or a third-generation Canadian, we encourage you to share your own Thank You to Canada on our Twitter …
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… to local, national and global publics. The Museum recognizes that we cannot tell the comprehensive story of Canadian immigration history … Disposals The Museum acquires assets for its Collection with care. However, there may be times when the removal of particular assets from …
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… Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter. Are … for their enslavers. But enslaved workers, and their descendants, adapted and, many would say, improved these foods in several ways, … was pushback from the local community, who protested that customers buying patties were not at all confused and that the food was part of …
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… Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter. Are … for their enslavers. But enslaved workers, and their descendants, adapted and, many would say, improved these foods in several ways, … was pushback from the local community, who protested that customers buying patties were not at all confused and that the food was part of …
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… There was much preparation for a family to make such a journey. There were two sets of klompens (wooden shoes) made for every member of the … it would be a good idea to take smoked horse meat, not knowing if we would have enough money or food upon our arrival to Canada. As the …
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… history - the Holocaust and the unspeakable and inhumane things that were perpetrated upon the Jewish People and others during that time … airplanes and the city surrendered quietly. They had their own brutal way of dealing with their newly acquired populace. Russian became the … by grabbing 16 young Jewish men from their homes and taking them away, not to be seen alive again. The pretext was, the someone shot at …
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… Daughters Maria & Carmela When my sister Carmela and I found out that we had been accepted to immigrate to Canada, we climbed on the bed and jumped and jumped for joy. In my 10 and her …
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… The Immigration Story of Lorenzo Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, … from Naples on June 14, 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where most started their lives. Lorenzo came to …