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… March 9 to November 15, 2019 What is family, anyway? Can you pick your family or is it determined by biology? Is family the … and change, gatherings and generations -- the exhibition celebrates Canadian identity by exploring families and family history, linking … originally produced by the Royal BC Museum and has been adapted by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Presented by …
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… His name was Wounter v.d. Kamp, later changed to Walter Vandekamp. He arrived in Halifax in March of 1928 on board the M.S. Nieuw … in the Caribou region plus or minus 80 miles E.N.E. of Lac la Hache, BC, built a log house and out buildings and started farming mainly beef …
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… where we were settled into a temporary housing development for the few days we had to spend there before embarking. The day finally arrived … carrier which had been used before this trip to carry troops during WW II. Four of us had a cabin together – it was not too spacious but it … immediately. I spent the whole over-sea voyage in my bunk bed. At one point an order came on the loudspeaker that EVERYBODY had to go to the …
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… The trip from Rotterdam took seven days and I arrived in Halifax full of hope and the expectation of … boarded a train for Lethbridge, Alberta. My first recollection of a good Canadian meal came in the form of Kelloggs Corn Flakes served in a … to Halifax at every opportunity and still enjoy that beautiful city with its lovely Harbour and warm, wonderful people. …
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… Czechoslovak leaders that if their reforms continued, they would come with grave consequences. Moscow demanded that the Communist Party … the 1960s Many of the Prague Spring refugees, who had applied to come to Canada at Canadian embassies across Europe, arrived by … horizon. There were ramblings in Moscow that the Soviets are ready to come to ‘help’ us to make sure that we follow the ‘right way’ of …
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by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) Introduction: The Halifax Harbour and Early Arrivals Halifax harbour is large, deep, and ice-free . It is a natural transportation hub, with river access to inland Nova Scotia, and proximity to efficient shipping routes from Europe to North …
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… slaves were brought to the French stronghold at Île Royale in present day Cape Breton, while additional numbers of slaves arrived between … shut down in 1816 after a significant decrease in Black migration. Today it is the site of the Armdale Yacht Club. 1815-1816 – Refugees …
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… My husband and I met on a blind date, not set up on our behalf but for my sister's friend who was not allowed to see her date alone. I don't think either of us was very taken but 5 years … of married bliss before he was taken from me. Pier 21 was especially good for me as I had a hard time getting there. My husband Chuck …
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… and three children were going to Canada to start a new life under the Farm Workers Immigration program. His parents, our Oma and Opa … of 14 children, her brave words when asked about leaving her family, “I never cried and I never looked back”. Our grandparents left a 2 … diet but our father wasn’t a happy traveller on the Atlantic Ocean. By day 2 he was seasick and this condition lasted until he set foot on …
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… Joyce Margaret Pinnow was born in 1924 in London, England to her parents, Ellen Maud (née Brazier) & Robert William Olave … Growing up, Joyce took tap dancing lessons and she loved to read -a hobby that continued throughout her life. She was about to start her …