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… Hilda Fisher Mitcheltree, War Bride 1916 – 1993 Hilda Fisher was born in London … Hilda Fisher Mitcheltree …
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… Our family landed at Pier 21 on June 29, 1953 aboard M.S. Italia. Mother died a few months later and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetry on South Street, a few blocks from Pier 21. Father died and was buried in England. He is the solider Bernard Ofrady. …
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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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… 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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… on December 27, 1911 to Thomas and Margaret (Faulkner) Osborne. He was a brother to Frank, Austin, Claire, Wilfred, Helen, Susan (aka … spoke of what he saw during his time but did tell the story of having shredded wheat for Christmas dinner one year as the ship's supplies …
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… John Sirounis was born in Kastri, Greece on September 5th 1934, the 5th child of Demetrios and Aggeliki. Demetrios was a successful, … to help us out but I am afraid you are too young". John got exited and said "Dad I am not young any more I am 16 already". On May 19, 1951 his …
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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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… on September 1st, 1915 in a little town in Germany called Bueckeburg. Her parents were Hermann and Anna Raulf (nee Schlieper). Hermann was a … university town of Goettingen. Irmgard remained an only child, a fact she repeatedly referred to as being very lonely. Nevertheless, she …
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… Our mother, Lucia Olivo, left her home in Villaorba, Udine, Italy on July 18, 1958. Her destination was Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario where she would marry our father Alceo D’Angelo. Our father had come to Canada previously in 1955. Travelling with my mother were two …