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… his senior, was homesteading near Kindersley, Saskatchewan. At one point Dad worked as a farm hand just south of Saskatoon; at another he … tracks loom large. We walked the rail to school; we told the time of day by the passenger trains; it was a game to guess the number of box … unemployed could one day be the plight of any of her six sons. Mom had come to Canada from Minnesota in 1903 at the age of ten and was …
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… we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us … wave, to my aunt, who was my dad's sister. As a nine year old boy I do remember some of the highlights when leaving our village in the … We were week at sea. There were a lot of people on the ship the first day, but as the days passed, less and less people were in the dining …
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… Captain Huxford pictured on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford …
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… Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … section of the Pier 21 Story exhibition. The heart-shaped glass pendant with a small brass maple leaf was a gift given to English-born … for Frank's hometown, Campbellton, New Brunswick. "Each time we stopped or passed through stations," she writes, "crowds were there …
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… Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … section of the Pier 21 Story exhibition. The heart-shaped glass pendant with a small brass maple leaf was a gift given to English-born … for Frank's hometown, Campbellton, New Brunswick. "Each time we stopped or passed through stations," she writes, "crowds were there …
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… is never an easy choice for anyone. My decision to immigrate to Canada from Catania, Sicily, came after a brief period in Switzerland … I boarded the Cristoforo Colombo in Messina, Sicily and made my nine-day journey to Canada. As one can imagine, leaving behind your parents, … your culture and your language is both daunting and scary. I chose to come by boat to Canada, hoping for a journey with some interesting …
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… At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … Most recently, we hosted our travelling exhibit called Canada: Day 1 . This travelling exhibit explores the memories, impressions and …
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… on July 2nd. I was not allowed to see my wife and daughter until four days after her birth. We were on special duty down at the Pier on the … just to get there. My bedding and supplies would be sent the following day. It was the spring of the year and the roads to Canso were … Sandhurst required climbing to the top of Mount Snowden, the highest point in England. As well, with my qualifications as a mapmaker, we …
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… of Rotterdam. We boarded the SS Waterman, and departed about 4pm that day. The journey was rather pleasant. We experienced only one storm in … 1, 1953. We left the boat and stepped on Canadian soil about 3pm that day. After walking around Halifax for a few hours, we boarded the train …
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… Bill One day, a letter simply addressed to “Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” … Choir, for the ship’s concert and we were taught the songs of the day, war songs and hits from Pinocchio, a film which had just been …