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… to Canada on the ship - Vulcania. We docked in Halifax on an overcast day on December 29, 1952. This account is the story of Peppino, a … engines roar and also by looking through the porthole of the tiny bedroom to see the water splash on the window glass. On stormy days … the dining room until one day the attendance diminished to the point that Peppino found himself alone at their assigned table. Finally …
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… through Pier 21 in 1956. On October 21, 2000, 49 years to the very day that our first kinsfolk, Nicola Covelli, arrived at Pier 21 to … admired teacher - and his wife would be a native Nova Scotian. On my side: My grandparents and great grandparents came to Pier 21 from … of WWII; his return was a victory in itself: he participated in D-Day Normandy invasion; he was captured on D-Day Plus One; he saw …
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… exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through major waves of arrival from Second World War era up to present day, Refuge Canada does not shy away from opportunities to portray the … original Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971. Artifact of note: Desk set given c. 1947 by a German family to T.O.F. Herzer, head of the …
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… Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia … mostly learned from doing. As was common in Italy, soldiers from the south are sent to the north and vice versa to fulfill their mandatory … of her late husband, with some help from friends and family. One day Mario Pecile , the brother of Ariella’s neighbour, came into the …
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… part of the Township of Toronto at the time, is now part of the large city of Mississauga, and has the distinction of being Canada's first … you were required to stay and work at the destination location for a set period of time. Because he had paid for his own trip to Canada, and … purchased and another daughter Cesarina was born same year. To this day, his 95-year old wife Lina still lives in this same home. He lived …
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… Captain Huxford pictured on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford …
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… on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. The trip for me was very dramatic. The day that I boarded the ship on June 4, 1955, was a very sad one. My mother and one of my aunts accompanied me and my older …
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… in order to go north from Beirut, we had to cross about ten checkpoints, by which I mean armed barricades. To cross, to go through each … you know? Sometimes it was, uhm, a pack of cigarettes for the soldier and then he would let me go through. Sometimes I would give an …
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… and friends. Re-imagining the Pier 21 exhibit has given us a chance to bring some of the chapters in the site’s history to life by sharing our friends' stories. I get to do … video and clothing (and some items that our young visitors can play with). Ausma Levalds Rowberry Credit: Canadian Museum of …
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… in Manchester, England and immigrated to Canada arriving in Quebec City May 27, 1912 on the Tunisian. He died in Vancouver, BC December … family had to delay their passage. He spoke of “feeling like a big shot” traveling alone although he later appreciated how hard it must … and buying him food for the train trip West. As his father was farming south of Moose Jaw, Fred was to find Mr. Cooper in Moose Jaw who knew …