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  • Emmanuel and Rose Flaig
    … BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …
  • Sgt. Elroy Heinz
    … BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …
  • Flight Lt. O. Ross Down
    … back to the UK by way of the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and the Cape of Good Hope. In Cape Town the airmen boarded the "Cape Town Castle" "On … of 27,000 tons and on board were only 300 passengers-250 Americans who had been torpedoed near the Cape and 50 tour-expired RAF Middle East … when approaching New York we were diverted to Halifax for the same reason. At the time I could not believe this to be true- back in Canada …
  • Michele e Concetta Fusillo
    … September 23, 1951 - Concetta; June 12, 1954 - Michele Age on Arrival: 26 - Concetta; 23 - Michele Born in the south eastern community of … at the age of 23. Both arrived with a willingness to work as they had a few dollars in their pockets. Concetta used her skills as a … We want to acknowledge and thank them for taking the risks they did to come to a new country, not knowing the language, not having work and …
  • Setting The Table: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities
    … beef first used by Chinese chefs in Lima in the nineteenth century. After a trip to Peru, lomo saltado also became my son’s favourite … for Community  Jane Omollo JO: So we started ACCANO, which stands for African Canadian Caribbean Association of Northern Ontario, in the hope … your valuable contributions to the project. Thank you to all Museum staff who also facilitated the video production in different ways. …
  • Run Away by Oumou
    … nest. Everybody was there. Now when I go home, there’s only one person in the nest. My mother is by herself. Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell people I am going home. So where is home? … have hope that things will work out. Luckily the new school has been a good experience for all of us. My father really passed me his legacy …
  • Einar Frida Ove Erik Inge
    … Einar Frida Ove Erik Inge …
  • Kris Jensen
    … to Canada 1951: left Plymouth May 19, 1951, arrived at Pier 21 on May 26, on the S.S. Europe . By train to Vancouver, BC, was taken to Bloedel Stewart and Welch hiring office on Hasting Street, and got a job at Somass Division Sawmill in Port Alberni. Started working … about 20 years as financial secretary. Member of Independent Order of Foresters 1953 to 1992; serving in just about all positions. …
  • Maciejewski, Stanley, Sophia
    … Maciejewski, Stanley, Sophia Refugee: Stanislaw Maciejewski Ship: USS General S.D. Sturgis … September 1939 when Poland was attacked by the Germany. On September 30, 1939, Stan's troop of Polish soldiers was captured by the Germans. … Latvia and Estonia were brought to the Poznan area of Poland in order to occupy the land. On May 12, 1945, the war over, displaced …

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