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… was just a toddler of about 2 years of age when we landed in Halifax. My parents long ago told me the story that when the ship landed in Halifax, I was fast asleep in …
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… at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I was denied the opportunity to join the program because I didn’t speak French,” he says. So he … The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of friends. … Need a community? Join a rugby club. …
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… at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I was denied the opportunity to join the program because I didn’t speak French,” he says. So he … The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of friends. … Need a community? Join a rugby club. …
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… by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) The Historical Thinking Project ( www.historicalthinking.ca ) points to the importance of taking of historical perspectives as part of … facile to say, but it’s important to always remember that people in the past lived complex cultural, emotional, spiritual and economic …
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… personnel departed from Pier 21 to serve overseas during the Second World War. This image depicts one of the first arrivals of a troop … Canada after World War II. A young Dave Campbell, with his mother, welcomes Canadian troops home at Pier 21 in 1945. Credit: Lieut. Richard … Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-192969. The Ile de France , laden with ecstatic soldiers, docked at Pier 21 on July 14, 1945. Flora …
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… England Ship Name: MV Georgic Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: May 14, 1953 Age on Arrival: 44 and 39 Reginald Wadham Haines. Born February 24th, 1909 in Guisborough,Yorkshire; son of Wadam and Alice (Abern). Dorothy Edith May (Ames). Born December 25th, 1914 in Wareham, Dorset; daughter of Percy Edwin Ames and Edith …
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… only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came here with my family from Germany and want to tell you the story of our journey. Most of my recollection comes from my mother. It's fascinating to listen to her …
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… We are available Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can expect our team to get back to you within 2 business days. Museum Offices and Mailing Address The administration offices are located across the street from the front doors of the Museum in the Immigration Annex …
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… August 1949 My father, Roberto Pellegrini was born in Osoppo, Italy (province of Friuli) on April 8, 1920. He was just a young man when he had to join the Italian army during WWII. He seldom told us stories of the war … like I would have liked to. As the years passed, my father decided to come to Canada to get married to his fiancé from back home who would …
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… only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came here with my family from Germany and want to tell you the story of our journey. Most of my recollection comes from my mother. It's fascinating to listen to her stories. On … The Alois Kienle Family …