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… On August 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, … family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands had done before him. Three years prior to our departure, he set out for Canada with his strong faith in God and a relentless drive to succeed. Our father's vision of …
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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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… Bannia Social Club Club Sociale di Bannia Rendre hommage aux immigrants de Bannia, en Italie, qui ont quitté leur famille et ont trouvé leur destin au Canada, créant un avenir meilleur pour leurs enfants et le … Bannia Social Club • Club Sociale di Bannia …
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… My husband Cpl. James Reid Paton arrived two days ahead of me on the Ile de France, a troop ship. I sailed from Liverpool. The day after I got … of the ship, singing and guitar playing and much merriment. The food aboard the ship was superb and the menus something we could only …
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… hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of … M/n Saturnia. I guess I must have gotten better as we boarded the next day to a journey which would take us 12 days to arrive in Halifax. The … pools, movie theatres, etc. Meals were served 3 times a day and the food was more than truly needed. My mother had never seen grapes in the …
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… the beauty of buildings, and I’ve always had a strong aspiration to become some sort of designer. I remember being at the top of the twin towers when I was little. I felt the weirdest sensation … as the French Immersion and the IB programmes, simply because as newcomers we did not know about them. I even had to stay an extra year in …
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… hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of … Saturnia. I guess I must have gotten better as we boarded the next day to a journey, which would take us 12 days to arrive in Halifax. The … movie theatres, etc. Meals were served three times a day and the food was more than truly needed. My mother had never seen grapes in the …
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… promote emigration. Countries preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons … After the war we saw little of each other. Meeting again we had a chance to get reacquainted. Because of him, I had the opportunity to … were off limit to regular passengers. The Atlantic crossing took 10 days. I don’t remember all that much about it, except that we had a lot …
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… Welcome to Turtle Island , a new artistic installation by Melinda … the boundaries or the borders .” The pair’s artistic installation, Welcome to Turtle Island , was installed in December. Turtle Island is a … myself an academic,” says Shannon. Regarding Melinda, “she's a top-notch glass artist… she's really helped me to refine my skills.” …
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… During his six month residency at the Museum, Kyle worked with visitors on a project entitled " To Those Still At Sea… ". By creating a large scale silhouette … of the lives lost on the greatest maritime disaster in Canadian history. Artist-in-Residence 2016 Kyle Jackson Watch the …