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… (Updated January 28, 2022) Introduction: The Immigration Boom to the Canadian West From 1867 to 1914, the Canadian West became home to … of settlement patterns. The immigration boom leading up to 1914 was one of the most important periods of Canadian population growth. … of natural resources. The Dominion Lands Act of 1872 created free and fertile homesteads (of 160 acres) for settlers from land …
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… My parents, both born in 1907, had experienced two world wars and the turmoil, destruction, and hunger that followed. But my father had an … aftermath, my father had had enough. He had to get out. He had to give his children a better, safer future, one without war. Where to go? …
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… Mother’s yearning for the support and comfort of her brother who has been living in Spain since the end of the civil war there, made her … the evenings of the past month glued to the radio, listening to Radio Free Europe broad casting messages from friends and relatives who … our apartment testing the weight of the satchels and decided that we can handle carrying them for hours. My mother’s cousin gave us a large …
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… for her generous contribution, which allowed the Museum to offer free programming and admission throughout March Break. (Translated from … what barriers they faced, and how they contributed to this society. One of the things that is common to almost all stories of immigration … concluded its run here at the Museum in January, and in April of 2026, travels to the Joseph Brandt Museum in Burlington, Ontario, the …
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… by Western University's MA Public History Program Students The migration of the New England Planters was the first significant migration to the Atlantic colonies in British North America. In … of Lawrence’s Proclamations, every head of family was entitled to one hundred acres of wild land and another fifty acres for each member …
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… English Translation from Peter Hessel's Diary Aboard the M.S. Anna Salén in the northern … I didn't want to spend my last few days in Germany completely without money. On Saturday night we were shown a movie called "Der …
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… British evacuee child, Keith Alan Freeman made the best of his wartime quarantine experience. His story …
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… unusual coughs which we realized with horror was whooping cough. This caused a tremendous flap in the district and the doctor insisted … distance. “I found this a little hard to bear as I had never been one to let my children loose with infectious diseases. However, I … and the worst was over in a few days. After several weeks, Martin was free to play again and John returned to school. “This, of course, …
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… Leaving the United States CMIP 21 · Decision to Come to Canada Time 0:01:51 Transcript They advertised in one of the … the Canadians offered me a job. And that's ultimately, those factors combined to get me here. Oral History 07.03.02RA with Richard Allon … Decision to Come to Canada - Richard Allon …