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… (Lower Saxony) from 1945 to 1949 at which time we immigrated to Canada. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM A BOOK WRITTEN BY EDMUND … In time the decision was made that we would immigrate to Canada. This all happened before the 1950's boom started in Germany. In 1946 the … their livelihood. Some moved to the Ruhr or Rhineland, where there was more industry and better paying jobs. Others started migrating to North …
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… by the Macdonald Stewart Foundation and Scotiabank. Volunteers from all backgrounds are welcome at the Museum—including you! Share … who obviously enjoy what they are doing and who relate so well with all kinds of people. Pier 21 offers multiple opportunities for me to … table, I love giving people the sample test and marking it but most of all I love getting people to raise their hand and take the oath of …
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… Time 0:03:25 Transcript There was no money in Italy. On my qualification there was good money in Canada. So I applied … I landed in Montreal they told me I was supposed to work in an airfield – I never saw the airfield, because they were on strike. So they … a friend, they were in the Soo, making $2.75 an hour. That got me to come to Sault Sainte Marie. I looked for this place on the west side. I …
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… driver piled in to their car to go to Naples. We were immigrating to Canada. Our journey was starting at 3 am and just like what was laying … as scary because we were going to the big city of Naples from our small town of Popoli. population 6,000, in the Abruzzi region and we were …
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… Lobster dip with ka’ak al-Quds, the first recipe created by the Museum’s Perfect Pairings … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … creates new tastes, bringing people together can create friendships. Delicious culinary collisions Our new program, Perfect Pairings , brings …
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… Lobster dip with ka’ak al-Quds, the first recipe created by the Museum’s Perfect Pairings … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … creates new tastes, bringing people together can create friendships. Delicious culinary collisions Our new program, Perfect Pairings , brings …
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… knew where I was and in the event of the ship sinking, no one would come to my rescue, I panicked. Visions of water rushing in through the … to my mind so I kicked the plastic ventilation cover off the door and called for help as loudly as I could. People ran to get my parents who … the mess. Since our cabin is in the bottom of the ship, no portholes can be opened so the atmosphere is not to pleasant for a little while, …
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… Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He … had money in his pocket and a full stomach. He was a grandfather and a Canadian citizen with full rights to go anywhere he pleased. This time … son, daughter, son-in-law, grandaughter, grandson and nephew who were all born in his adopted country. We were there to celebrate his 50 year …
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… Barbieri were both born in Sant’ Onofrio, Calabria, Italy – a small farming community. They were childhood sweethearts in Italy at a … them as she was in love with Giuseppe. Thankfully Maria’s parents were more liberal than most and did not insist that Maria marry those … within 2 months of the betrothal. In the early 50s, Maria’s uncle (who more like a bother to her) married Giuseppe’s sister, who decided to …
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… of age – four months before leaving the country. Mom and Dad packed all their belongings, sold their business and said goodbye to family … date had been delayed by two weeks, Dad’s job arrangement had fallen through by the time they landed. Their entry was delayed. They …