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  • Cathy Bos
    … fifties. There were a lot of people in Holland talking about "going to Canada." Many people were looking for a new start in life, a new … of English. When the time came near for our departure, we had movers come to pack our furniture into a large crate. We slept on the floor … so and borrowed things from neighbours to keep us supplied until the day of our departure. Then came the day to say good-bye to my friends …
  • Nederlof van Tiggelen
    … which had 1400 passengers and 500 crewmembers, to go to our new land Canada. The Atlantic Ocean can be pretty rough going in the winter so … reached Halifax February 22, 1951 and went through customs that same day yet, we had to stay on board ship one more night. We walked around … While we were watching, all of a sudden one of the boxes fell. We said to each other, whoever owns that box is not too lucky. The next …
  • Duchess of Bedford A (SS) (1928-1947) DI2013.49.1
    … ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). … Duchess of Bedford A (SS) (1928-1947) DI2013.49.1 …
  • Canadian Madeira Club • Casa da Madeira Community Centre
    … Canadian Madeira Club Casa da Madeira Community Centre In commemoration of 102 Portuguese Pioneers … endured. Thank you. Em homenagem aos 102 Pioneiros Portugueses vindos da Ilha da Madeira a 06/02/1953. O Canadian Madeira Clube Casa da Madeira … Canadian Madeira Club • Casa da Madeira Community Centre …
  • Jamaican Nova Scotian Connections: From the Maroons to the Present Day
    … the migration of the Maroons in the 18th century until the present day. Community Presents A partnership program sharing the unique … Jamaican Nova Scotian Connections: From the Maroons to the Present Day …
  • Tony, Martha Vanderheyden Family
    … I remember watching the man make them. My father decided it would be a good idea to take smoked horse meat, not knowing if we would have … although the potatoes were yellow and tasted different;  the raspberry jam tasted oily. With the lack of space, there wasn't much room to run … southerly to Greenland and then on to Halifax and landed in Quebec City, Quebec. Mines across the main route from Holland to Quebec made …
  • A New Home by Elham
    … Palestine. Thousands in the camp went back to Iraq. They preferred to die in Iraq than to die in the desert waiting to be a refugee. There are only 150 of us …
  • Soft Landing
    … Seven beautifully crafted one-minute films about the impact newcomers had on Canada and the impact Canada had on them. From Jamaica , … connections between people of African descent and Northern Inuit communities.  Described Video From Ghana , Margaret created and manages … Video From Liberia , Leo founded Empowerment Squared to help young newcomers to integrate. Described Video Each one of these individuals has …
  • Soft Landing
    … Seven beautifully crafted one-minute films about the impact newcomers had on Canada and the impact Canada had on them. From Jamaica , … connections between people of African descent and Northern Inuit communities. Described Video From Ghana , Margaret created and manages … Video From Liberia , Leo founded Empowerment Squared to help young newcomers to integrate. Described Video Each one of these individuals has …
  • Annemarie Buchmann-Gerber
    … Time 0:02:31 Transcript I had incidents, that’s again us being a newcomer in Prince Albert, that’s later when we had the two children my … Switzerland in 1947. When Annemarie was 16, she started studying to become a home economics teacher. After four years of college, she … the Canadian government helped Heinz find a job at a manufacturing company. After one year, the couple moved to Prince Albert, …

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