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… Charles Midgley was born in York, England in 1882. By age 20 he had become the head gardener for a big estate. At the same time his desire … to this wonderful land….a real, almost unbelievable dream. He headed off to Liverpool to find a ship ready for the journey. He sailed on … to open up the land. No roads had been established, just rough trails, so the trip was not easy. Grandpa had applied for two quarter sections …
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… home and home is snow . So we need to get used to that.” Otherwise, how could they teach their unborn children how to survive here, she reasoned. And so, they continued their … How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter …
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… an election coming up. We talked endlessly about what was going on, how we felt about it, and how North America and Japan were the same or different. When I moved … How Did I Get Here in My Life? by Barbara …
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… under quarantine. He was born in Estonia in 1941 during the first Soviet occupation. He and his mother fled to Germany in 1944, just … “When we reached Halifax on, I believe March 27, I was carried off the ship to a quarantine hospital section right in Pier 21. Who knew what I had? “When I came to a few days later, I discovered that my mother was …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and … outfits outside their family’s restaurant in Halifax to show their support for the war effort, in 1941. The military service of … How War and Peace Have Shaped Migration to Canada …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and … outfits outside their family’s restaurant in Halifax to show their support for the war effort, in 1941. The military service of … How War and Peace Have Shaped Migration to Canada …
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… home and home is snow . So we need to get used to that.” Otherwise, how could they teach their unborn children how to survive here, she reasoned. And so, they continued their … How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter …
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… Of Coming Into My Inheritance (Pier 21, Halifax in February 1952) New … to me. We three spent but a few hours in this safe, warm haven; We had a train to catch that would carry us to Dad. On the platform, … With pairs of shoes, bright and eye-catching like butterflies. In this sooty place they were like a promise of spring. Mother said that they …
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… abode. It is an old superstition and is supposed to bring the family good luck if a male is the first to cross the threshold in the new year … England. Father was outside with his piece of coal in his pocket, while mother, four of my five siblings and I, were sitting around the … the New Year to be rung in. Mother casually mentioned emigrating. She had spoken of this many times before but this time she was serious. …
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… we decided to emigrate to Canada. My husband came few months earlier, so that he could prepare for us, and on November 10, 1966, my son and I … new baby, but my troubles were definitely not over. My inability to communicate made it all so difficult, and I was feeling lonely even … under one roof. Each day, we started together in the gym, saying good morning in every language and we all came together for each …