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… By Anthony Black, Senior Writer Published on 01/03/2022 March 4, 2022 was the unveiling of a new art project … by the Museum’s Artist-in-Residence, Aquil Virani. Read what he has to say about what makes a hero, what makes for an ideal immigrant, and his … as they are, and then integrate them into an art project where you see the individual submissions, but also experience the overall artwork …
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… We arrived in Halifax on April 19, 1954 aboard "The Nuiderbrun"; father, mother, and ten children. Two of my brothers … to our emigration, he had practiced in Rotterdam. Neither parent liked city living and they longed for more space and freedom. Inspired by … My parents in fact had twelve children. My oldest brother was in South Africa at the time, but came to Canada a year later. My second …
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… Lydia was born in White Russia. As a young girl, she worked as a domestic and eventually ended up in Chorzow. She … wonderful job of raising the children, even though she was a single mother and on welfare. She never dwelt on her relative poverty and set an … Sowada Lydia Dorothea Sieg Melanie …
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… Bannia Social Club Club Sociale di Bannia Rendre hommage aux immigrants de Bannia, en Italie, qui ont quitté leur famille et ont trouvé leur destin au Canada, créant un avenir meilleur pour leurs enfants et le Canada. … Bannia Social Club • Club Sociale di Bannia …
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… Reason for entry into Canada: War bride Date of Entry: August 19, 1946 City of entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia Name of ship: Lady Nelson Country … Ivy Williamson Story: My mother’s name was Ivy Edie Stevenson and she was born on January 26th, 1927 to Charles and Caroline Stevenson. She was 1 of 13 children …
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… We came from Oldemarkt, Holland, but sailed from Le Havre on February 12, 1949 on the S.S Samaria. The family consisted … 17, Anna Marie 16, Eisebius A. 14, Jacobus 12, Euphemia 11, Batholemeus 10, Nicolaas B. 8, Juliana 7, Anna E. 5. Our destination was the …
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… League of Ukrainian Canadian Women Ліґа Українок Канади La Ligue des Femmes Ukrainiennes-Canadiennes League of Ukrainian Canadians Ліґа Українок Канади La ligue des Ukrainienne-Canadienne Honoring Ukrainian political refugees and Displaced Persons who fled Soviet occupation after WWII and bravely sought …
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… Embassy of the Republic of Turkey • Ambassade de la République de Turquie á Ottawa • T.C. Ottava Büyükelçiliği …
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… to this point there were two classes of people; the very rich and very poor. A person in the latter classification was subject to exploitation … a stable, young and growing country, which was enticing immigrants to come to Canada and help to develop. Finally on April 14, 1928, Dad, his …
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… In 1953, when you came to Canada, you had to have the following: 1. - Passport 2. - German I.D. 3. - Single Round Trip International Pass 4. … Refugee Organization. 6. - Passage Contract-ship ticket 7. - First payment to Department of Citizenship and Immigration 8. - Last Payment … on the ocean. When we arrived in Halifax on March 7th, all we could see was ice. Every nut and bolt of the ship was covered in ice. This …