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… it, but it was hard too. It was difficult to be away from my family, visiting infrequently. Now that I am living again in Ontario, I can … and saw a stained-glass window with her family name on it. Together we visited the war memorial that contains her brother’s name, and the … old memories. I realized that even though my grandparents chose to come to Canada to pursue new opportunities, they also gave up a lot to …
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… wrote to him and sent him a gift. A year later, I decided to pay him a visit in the Yukon. When I first arrived I was struck by its beauty, … walk behind my house and be in the middle of wilderness. My planned visit of 2 weeks stretched to present time. When we found out Albert …
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… James Gregg was one of seven siblings (William, Gerald, Richard, James, Gertrude, John, … be going to the front line. James, on some of his furloughs would visit relatives and friends in Scotland and England. During one of … to live there to this day. For more information on the Gregg family visit: www.crowsnest-highway.ca under communities - Sparwood, B.C. …
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… Time 0:02:51 Transcript Going for a visit to Iceland I go home, and coming back to Canada I come home. Few years ago my son said “mother … small apartment. But things were not to be so. Instead I go home for a visit as often as I can. When I first moved to Winnipeg, my first …
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… uh—now this is my place and, and I’m going to Colombia basically to visit my family, my—my close family, my parents and my siblings, and … Biography: Yolanda Garcia was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia. She completed an undergraduate degree in systems engineering from … English and French full-time at the YMCA in Waterloo, Ontario and then completed a program that helped new immigrants find work in their …
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… just close to Carberry. When the girls moved to Winnipeg, I would visit them on weekends. Their brother Joseph, would visit the girls too when he was hauling cattle. One time I didn’t have a ride home, so he drove me. That’s when he started visiting me. We decided to get married. Emily my sister was 19 and she …
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… by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering variety of sources . There are … humbling. Each resource has strengths and limitations for historians. One of the challenges of the official records produced by immigration …
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… reconstruction period, the Canadian Government wanted to fulfill its commitments to England by providing a vast quantity of food supplies … number of household members. To purchase rationed goods, they would visit a store, present a coupon for butter, and pay the required price. … and celebrate your big brother’s return from the war? If so, plan a visit to the Parks Canada run Maison-Laurier National Historic Site …
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… it was so much less interesting then the ones I heard about during my visit to the Pier21 Museum. I changed my mind after reading through the … parts of Canada. My story is a little different. Not only did I come a different way, (by train) and from a different direction (from … of this big city, the first major North American city that I had a chance to visit. I stared with awe at the huge buildings, particularly …
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… and worked various trades, after learning that I could not purchase a house in Switzerland unless I lived there for 10 years, I decided to … I was met by my relatives at Union Station. Days later, I went to visit the nearest employment office to register my arrival. In January … travel and raising a family. I am thankful for the choice I made to come to this great country. Canada has given me opportunities and I …