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… Trace Your Roots Just as Pier 21 was a new start for nearly one million immigrants, a journey into your family history could also begin here at the Scotiabank Family History Centre. Visit In Person: Every visitor who enters the Scotiabank Family History … for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration …
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… think! So, there's a story. Why in the world would any young woman of 22 join the army, especially in the first years of World War II? I … army trucks that we learned to operate in convoy. I always seemed to have trouble with the gears. This was long before automatic … lessons to kids coming into Ordnance, and some of them, I'd think, "If I live through this, I'll live through the war!" I was then …
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… Glyn, Gomer, and one daughter Ceridwen. Before passing away Thomas wished Rosalind and the children to move to Canada where Rosalind's … did sewing. On April 6, 1929, Rosalind at the age of 35 along with her four children, Idwal 16, Glyn 12, Ceridwen 10 and Gomer 5, departed … Peers Hotel for which Rosalind was charged $5.00. She thought this a bit high so when she was asked to do some sewing for the owners she …
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… 1944 [my memory is not clear enough to be exact on dates], Bob came to visit me in hospital in Naples. The Allied landing at Anzio was … Bob apparently noticed my name on the list of casualties & hence the visit. Bob was a very dear friend & I admired him greatly & was deeply … I learnt he was missing." I grew up in Sydney & came to UK in 1967. I have been researching my father's wartime life and disappearance for a …
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… “I know this door”, the thought was almost overwhelming. Somehow I has been mentally catapulted back in time almost 47 years and my … somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … to bring the visitor into the experience of an immigrant who might have been trying to use that door. As I went through one of the doors …
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… the Veneto region of Italy during World War II. He was the youngest of four children. The oldest brother was eighteen years older than him. … that Marcello carried throughout his life. He was a man that did not waste anything. He appreciated family, maintained relationships with … into her long pockets to produce a cookie for him as they walked to visit relatives at a farm. He would laugh about buying parts for a …
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… For the most part, meals were limited with the exception of one visit above deck where my family was treated to a more satisfying … what I saw was called snow. It was a momentous discovery that this vast land of whiteness had a name. Back home in Mendicino, it was so … all. As we decked and the passengers began to disembark, the Captain wished us well. Once again, we were inspected for proper documents and …
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… HMS Chitral October 24, 1941 - November 2, 1941 The Personal Account of Elmo Hugh Munroe As Told To His Daughter Mary Lynn Smith MUNROE, ELMO … Sergeant Elmo Hugh Munroe …
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… Ideal for: Ages 9+ In this virtual program, students will be able to engage … role-playing experience that strives to detail immigration to Canada at the start of the 20th Century. Learners will build a … lives of real people, determining who was allowed into the country and how they were treated. It is worth noting that some learners taking …
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… Ideal for: Ages 4-8 In this interactive and fast-paced half-hour program, … of Fenton the Teddy Bear as he tells his story of immigrating to Canada with his small owner, Hendrik. Young participants connect with … who are learning from home, or with students together in a classroom. If you would like to book a virtual visit, please contact Saïd Allibou …