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What is oral history? The term ‘oral history’ has two general meanings: Oral history is a collaborative method of documenting a person’s lived experiences of the past through a recorded interview. Interview participants with memories pertaining to a specific theme or event recount their …
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Donate in Recognition of the Scotiabank Family History Centre …
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Leaving Uganda …
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Karsh soon after his arrival in Canada, photographed in 1929 by his mentor, photographer John Garo. Credit: Yousuf Karsh wearing a turban/Library and Archives Canada/Yousuf Karsh fonds/e010752090 What does one of the 20 th Century’s greatest portrait photographers have to do with the Canadian …
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Being Selected to Come to Canada …
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“Les Tabliers,” grade 3 students at Saint-Gérard school in Ottawa in 1943 Francophone Immigration in Canada explores and celebrates francophone newcomers and the vitality of the communities that welcome them. From past to present day, the exhibit includes historical timelines, images and …
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Journey of a Lifetime tells the story of the courageous and hopeful immigrants who arrived through Eastern ports and crossed Canada by Colonist Car. Created by Heritage Park and presented by the BMO Financial Group, Journey of a Lifetime is a National tour that includes not only a fascinating …
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For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and opportunities this country provides differently, a common theme binds many of these stories together: the desire to build a better future for themselves and their …
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I look back on how Canada has changed me and my values. I think the hardest part of emigrating was changing the way I believed things should be done. I was brought up to understand that the British knew how to do things correctly. – Adrienne Brown nee Drought, 1961 … Canada has changed me and my …
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We have had our share of sorrows, but also lots of joy. Life has been wonderful here in this marvelous country. I am thankful and grateful that I have had the opportunity to live here. Canada, in my opinion, the greatest country and the most generous, fine people to be found. – Kathleen Udell nee …