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… questions are immensely important. They are invaluable in helping me do my job, and to ensure you get the most out of your visit. I thought … the scope of what we talk about here at the Museum. The history of Canadian immigration is a vast and immensely complicated thing. It’s a … Does Anyone Have Any Questions? …
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… it was Russian, American or Sports. I decided to tailor my birthday present to commemorate her history through personal memories and … Years In my opinion, a person's birthday was considered a special day, and my mother's was no exception. She was born on July 21, 1925 as … train trip to Edmonton, he ultimately settled in Hairy Hill, Alberta. Due to high travel costs, the rest of the family had to emigrate to …
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… commitment to family and fellowship, the Shriners are a brotherhood dedicated to providing care for children and families in need. This … in 22 hospitals across North America. Les plus grands philanthropes du monde, fiers de leur engagement envers la famille et la camaraderie, les Shriners sont une fraternité dédiée à fournir des soins aux enfants et aux familles dans le besoin. …
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… sibling, remained in Italy with her husband, where she resides to this day. When you ask her about it, Carmela shows tempered disappointment … a snowy little town of barely 200,000, where she still lives to this day. Taking a job at the Salvation Army, and reunited with her …
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… of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred Raymond Webb, born on Dec 14, 1918 in Bishopton, Quebec, was first stationed in England. It … the woman he would marry. And he did, on June 23, 1944. When the happy day came, our parents had only four days leave to get up to Aberdeen, … in line for chocolate and she still loves the sweet stuff to this day. It didn't take long after arriving to find out how enormous Canada …
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… of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred Raymond Webb , born on Dec 14, 1918 in Bishopton, Quebec, was first stationed in England. It … the woman he would marry. And he did, on June 23, 1944. When the happy day came, our parents had only four days leave to get up to Aberdeen, … in line for chocolate and she still loves the sweet stuff to this day. It didn't take long after arriving to find out how enormous Canada …
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… Haitian boy and girl so I had Haitian siblings and together we went to Canada. Living in Canada was hard - it was like a fairy tale, but I was the strange beast … The Life of a Can-Haitian by Fraser …
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… The OCEAN CROSSING on the GROOTE BEER October 20-28, 1953 Tuesday Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of … the place for the nightly entertainment organised by the crew or by comedians and musicians among the passengers. The latter was usually … sunny but already quite cool. Eventually we boarded the train for the 2-day trip to Ontario. The steam-locomotive driven train comprised a …
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… Olive. In 1944, she married Bob Cunneyworth, an Airman with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In doing so, she set the wheels in motion for what … who had been holding war exercises for the past year. In those early days of the war, I was a member of a social club that volunteered to … was able to live at home by riding my bicycle to work daily. In those days, I and all my friends rode bicycles everywhere, including to …
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… and we arrived in Orillia on April 1, 1953 on a lovely sunny day. Orillia has been home for the past 60 years. I married my … to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we … - Mary Russo Alati ...Actually I already know a few words. When a man comes around selling food I just say, "Ham sandvits!" and he gives me a …