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  • Bruno and Rosanna Bellissimo
    … to Canada four years earlier to begin working in order to save money to pay for our trip and to buy a house. It took us four hours, by car, to get to the city of Naples … My grandmother passed away in 1959. My mother went back to Italy to visit in 1967. I have never been back. One day I hope to go and see the …
  • Making Change is Possible by Leonard
    … Since we lived in the church area in my childhood, we had many foreign visitors. I asked I can travel with them. I never got to go anywhere … As an active young person, I wanted always to make different in the community, and seeing people suffering from AIDS, drug abuse, and … I lived in Calgary for three years when I had an opportunity to visit Whitehorse, and I real loved it- the nature, the people, it was a …
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    … What to know about capturing your Museum experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media.  Please be respectful of other visitors, staff and volunteers so as not to disrupt their experience or …
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    … What to know about capturing your Museum experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media.  Please be respectful of other visitors, staff and volunteers so as not to disrupt their experience or …
  • Filming and Photography
    … What to know about capturing your Museum experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media.  Please be respectful of other visitors, staff and volunteers so as not to disrupt their experience or …
  • Maria Gouveia
    … Transcript I loved the airport—it might sound silly, to you. But coming from an island, a very small airport, when you see something that's that big, it’s, Wow, this is beautiful. And, again, coming back home and see all the cars. Because in an island you don’t … Toronto. She helped organize a trip for older Portuguese immigrants to visit Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and played an important part in …
  • Maria Disipio nee Stenta
    … well as being a full time homemaker and mother to our three children (one son, two daughters). We moved many times before purchasing our … we lived for eight years. We have returned to Italy countless times to visit my parents. My father however, passed away in May 2001, one day …
  • What is Canadian Food, Anyway?
    … is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while … opens on May 10 and will remain at the Museum until January 2026. Access to the special exhibition is included with admission. Visitors should be prepared to finish their visit full of new …
  • What is Canadian Food, Anyway?
    … is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while … opens on May 10 and will remain at the Museum until January 2026. Access to the special exhibition is included with admission. Visitors should be prepared to finish their visit full of new …
  • Velia Ida Bombino
    … almost resulted in Velia not making the departure time, her father wished her well and she boarded the Olympia . Thus began her voyage …

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