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… Time 0:03:48 Transcript When I lived in Niamey, my parents’ house was like a busy bird nest. … 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? … Run Away by Oumou …
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… My name is Lillian Alton and I am David & Regina Hartman's third … and the first one born in Canada! Mom was 4 1/2 months pregnant with me, when they left Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After sailing for 2 … 1910 when they converted to the Baptist faith. Catherine (who had come from Austria) had asked for professional people to help populate …
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… June 6, 1955 I came to Canada from a small Italian town in central Italy. I arrived on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. …
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… our excitement started right away as I was sick and no matter how much my dad tried to bribe the captain, there was no way he would let us … war. My dad had met the Prince, Umberto of Savoia , during World War II and he must have told him to visit whenever he is in town. Well, we …
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… A man drives down Terminal Road towards Pier 21. He is wearing a blue … his wife holds a bouquet of flowers. He is nervous and excited. He is coming home in a sense and he cannot stop thinking about what brought him to Pier 21 the …
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… The Museum has a collection that allows people to learn about the country’s … Some examples include cellphone photographs or scans of a paper document. Oral Histories The oral history collection includes over 1,300 … has collected and preserved written memories shared primarily by newcomers to Canada, veterans, Pier 21 staff and volunteers, and their …
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… Country of Origin: Germany Ship Name: Arosa Kulm Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: March 23, 1954 Age on Arrival: 32, 29, 5 My parents, Karl Friederich Herb, Anna Katharina (Annekathe) Theresia …
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… own families to the Thomson home for Sunday dinner and Douglas, the 19-year-old Canadian, became a regular whenever his ship was in the Firth … for a few months in the summer of 1946. They returned to Canada and a year later a second daughter, Isobel, was born. Her fair-haired ‘bonny … death of her mother. This time she remained in Britain for two years because Doug was soon appointed to the Canadian Naval staff in …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) Introduction From 1928 to 1971, Pier 21 was an active Canadian ocean … their new lives in Canada. After their arrival in Halifax and in the years afterwards, many individuals have shared their immigration story … This collection includes first-hand accounts of what it was like to come to Canada including: travelling by ship, first impressions of Pier …
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… she set sail for the new world. She had $25 in her pocket. She had a small trunk with her life's possessions because she could not know if … European nations. From 1924 to 1930, 130,000 immigrants arrived every year. Prior to the 1920's, arrivals were handled at Pier 2 in the north … points throughout Canada as the final leg of their long journey. For Ma, her final destination was Montreal. The immigrant trains or …