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  • Historical Thinking (3) : Primary Source Evidence
    … interpreting primary source materials. Here is a simple chart to help you decipher what the differences are between primary and secondary … materials speaks volumes about the project under study. Next time you visit an exhibit make sure to put on your historian’s thinking cap and be critical! Historical Thinking …
  • Nicholas Bosiuk
    … Our great-grandfather Nicholas (Mikolaj) Bosiuk was born on September 26, 1903 in Zelena, Skalot, Poland (now Ukraine). Sponsored by Wasyl and Maria … hospital and a personal care home in Dauphin. He passed away on March 26, 1983 at the age of 79 years. His wife Katherine passed away on …
  • Donating to the Collection
    … Committee, which meets every four months. If the committee accepts your donation, you will be contacted by Museum staff to complete the donation process. If the committee is unable to accept your offer, Museum staff may be able to provide advice to help you find another home for the …
  • Jean K. Bowes Lawrie
    … (Bowes) Astephen) Jean was 28 years old when she came through Pier 21 in February 1946. Travelling by rail from Halifax to New Westminster, … in the Old Vancouver Hotel where her daughter, Barbara, was born in May 1946. Jean left Haywards Heath February 1946 and we did not meet again for 21 years. She came east to visit me in North Sydney, Cape Breton by air, staying for a month or …
  • The Giovanni Ferrarelli Family
    … (Casino), Crotone, Calabria, Italy. Married Maria Rosa Cosentino born May 2, 1916. They were wed on December 24, 1933. She passed away on … then left the gate open and gave them the opportunity for freedom. The year was 1945. First visit to Canada was November 25, 1951 from the port of Halifax. …
  • Odd One by Sosina
    … Time 0:01:55 Transcript Growing up I never felt like I could identify with the people around me. When I was in grade two, my teacher … When I want to work with other Africans I am defined by the country I come from or by the tribe my last name comes from. There is so much … Odd One by Sosina …
  • Lesson Learned by Yvonne
    … Time 0:03:46 Transcript When I was in high school, my parents put me to a private school run by … I told him when he is ready that I am always here. I feel I have accomplished my goals. My family in the Philippines is very proud of what … Lesson Learned by Yvonne …
  • Voy y vuelvo by Abel
    … Time 0:02:53 Transcript I was born and raised in Mexico City, one of the busiest, most … world! A city that, today, I am proud to refer as my mother land! When I finished my university I moved to Veracruz where I spent the best … and a couple of years later we got engaged. I was now starting to become really hesitant to go back to Mexico … many things changed and my …
  • Fortunato Rao
    … My name is Fortunato Rao. I was born in 1931 San Giorgio Morgeto, Reggio … siblings. The conditions motivated me to set sail on the Saturnia for Canada, in search of “pane e lavoro” (bread and work). I arrived in …
  • Life Begins at 20 by Noel
    … Time 0:03:20 Transcript Both my parents were born in Belfast. During the troubled times resulting in the … at Westinghouse where he worked in Hamilton. Given that my purpose in coming to Canada was to financially help my parents, I had thought it … Life Begins at 20 by Noel …

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