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… “I don't consider myself a basket maker” An interview with artist-in-residence Virick Francis about art-making, finding solutions and what it means to be welcomed by Mi’kmaq. Virick Francis, photo by … Basket Weaving and Being Welcomed in Mi’kmaki …
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… In the 1950s if you were a young British man looking for employment Canada wanted you. If you happened to be bright, … romances, Leonard Read, with a telling twinkle in his eye, murmured, "We were shy English bachelors." Of his first impressions of Canada …
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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia … he hitched rides on trains and slept outdoors, eventually working his way to Montreal where he registered with the Portuguese Consulate on July 3, 1955. He worked his way to Toronto believing that work might be more plentiful. Until he …
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… at Pier 21, but via indirect flights with British European Airways from Salzburg, Austria, through London (England), landing in … join relatives and, quite often, the necessity to search for a better way of life. Although it is recognized that the common ingredients … that even though her most unpleasant experiences during the war itself were confined to evacuating out of the city into the farmland, these …
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… A Brief History of Irmgard Brall ( nee Raulf ) Irmgard, Bertine, Henny, Lina was born on September 1st, 1915 in a little town in Germany called Bueckeburg. Her parents were Hermann …
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… in interviewing, and working together to create public content. [1] We have been developing relationships with institutions and individuals … Columbia We work extensively with settlement organizations as a way to let people know when we are interested in conducting interviews …
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… "I 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 … Wiet meet. Then the Captain, gave Wiet and me permission to meet. Half way down the platform we embraced, and all the people on the ship …
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… I am also their oldest daughter and sister to Diny and Arnold. We lived on a small rural farm on the outskirts of Assen, the capital … to Point Tupper. We then drove to Port Hawkesbury, a short distance away, which was to become my new home. Bruce was from a large family in …
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… Region of Campania. My parents Domenico & Rosina Iannetta (nee Teti) were married on October 5, 1953 in Mignano Montelungo and were living with my paternal grandparents as was customary in those …