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… don’t think I have enough information” to “they arrived through Quebec City so you wouldn’t have anything for me here." However, while it helps to have a full name and birth year to … we are currently able to access. We have access to records for all Canadian and most United States ports of arrival, as well as some …
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Ideal for: Ages 9 - 15 Decorate Your Suitcase Decorate the outside of your suitcase with the things that represent you: the baggage and things you take with you everywhere you go. You may want to include things like hobbies, interests, favourites, or people, places or things that are important to …
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… Media Release December 11, 2020 Halifax, NS Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to Close Temporarily for … The Scotiabank Family History Centre is the Museum’s research centre where visitors can have assistance tracing their family history and … Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to Close Temporarily for …
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… the Greek Line. The excitement was unbelievable as we stepped onto the jetty looking at the “Olympia”, I realized its size as my eyes traveled … the “Olympia”. The ship was twice the size and it was a thrill to see the fastest passenger ship ever in a Trans-Atlantic voyage, a … had only been in service for one year and it still had that new car smell. I explored the ship and realized that this was not only a …
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… to Charles and Daisy Stovell in Bedfordshire, England on May 6, 1921. She entered the world in her parents bedroom in 'The Horseshoes', a pub dating from the 1800's …
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… in Montreal. So it was most likely used in North America. It was set for disposal because it’s quite old and they kindly donated it to us for this exhibit. This tent is a part of Refuge Canada to show what temporary settlement living is like for different … we have an apartment. People who are able to set up in a building they’ll have a little bit more security and four walls, but some people just …
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… available primary and secondary sources in their field of expertise. Where a historian makes the greatest contribution to knowledge is by finding, analysing, and interpreting primary source materials. Here is a simple chart to help you decipher what the differences are … who came to Canada in search of economic opportunity and a better life. A majority of these workers returned to their country of origin …
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… about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is that every interaction is … But as diverse as our genealogy research can be, one thing that comes up constantly is the regret that people didn’t ask their family members about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that …
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… In the summer of 1956, while working at her parent’s bar in the town of … light blue pants caught the attention of Nives Zuttioni. Little did she know that meeting this man would change the course of her life. …
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… is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while Indigenous cooks have kept old food traditions alive and created new … , we’ve collected recipes from this country’s people and its past. One of the recurring motifs in these recipes is innovation, …