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… full of activity . The miniature representation is a favourite of many visitors of the Museum . The model, roughly 8 feet by 4 feet, depicts a … gateways. Between 1928 and 1971, Pier 21 was the point of arrival for nearly a million immigrants - mostly from Europe - arriving by sea. … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the …
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… full of activity . The miniature representation is a favourite of many visitors of the Museum . The model, roughly 8 feet by 4 feet, depicts a … gateways. Between 1928 and 1971, Pier 21 was the point of arrival for nearly a million immigrants - mostly from Europe - arriving by sea. … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the …
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… fifties. There were a lot of people in Holland talking about "going to Canada." Many people were looking for a new start in life, a new … of English. When the time came near for our departure, we had movers come to pack our furniture into a large crate. We slept on the floor … through the woods. After a week or so, a Mr .D.A. MacDonald came to visit. He hired my Dad and brother John to work on his farm for $125.00 …
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… Emigrating To Canada September 1956 The photograph below was taken in front of our … them in many decades. Some of my Dad's brothers eventually came for a visit to Canada. My Mom's brother and his wife visited us twice. I think my Grandmother visited three or more times. Once, for a six month stretch, which disturbed my sister no end as the two of them …
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… on November 20, 1891 - the youngest in a family of five. At the age of sixteen the spirit of adventure overtook him and he set sail for Canada … in the Cannon family, for in 1912, GEORGE and CHARLIE were paid a visit by their sister Lizzie. She had planned only to stay a short … water" or "some wood chopped". An older man was urged to tell her the news that she had no other way of learning. We may not have had that …
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… with the local resistance to harass the enemy with a strength that far exceeded their number. Arie jumped three times into his native … in the Nijmegen area, partially depicted in the movie 'The Bridge Too Far'. His final jump was near Assen. Bad weather forced his team into, … and in the Market Gardening Attack, called in the film "A Bridge Too Far", and later on in the northern part of Holland to free Kamp …
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… On the way back to Cape Breton, he had a layover in Halifax and visited a recruiting office. They accepted him into the Army with the … then to return to the hospital. On his trip to England, he was able to visit his parents whom he had not seen in 10 years. The ship’s staff … taking cruises back to England and to different parts of the world, visiting his daughter and three grandsons, and spending time with …
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… the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day … us all. Some of my earlier sketches I kept and brought with me to Canada as part of my few valuables. Later in life I took a great … of a pandemic known as Covid-19. While I had hoped to have my family visit for my birthday celebration this August 2020, the …
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… Luigi had returned from three terrible years as a Prisoner of War for three years from 1942 to 1945. He had suffered forced labour and … of life and smiles, and so he quickly began courtship, which involved visiting her at her home and sitting with her and her father at the … some relief from the constant rocking. Overall, however, the ship was comfortable and surprisingly there was an abundance of delicious …
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… to meet his brother in Toronto. In fact, my mother was responsible for six children during the Atlantic crossing and the train trip from … in the dining room and enjoy the freedom of roaming the ship as we wished, without any supervision as my mother suffered from seasickness … while the ship plowed up and down into the waves. Our two cabins with four bunk beds each were located just below the water line and very …