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  • William Stoffer-Eilkes Family
    … Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … were storms to endure as well. At one point I was sleeping on the top bunk and woke up soaked in seawater, the porthole had leaked. We … brand new diapers on board, all of which were lost through the laundry service and in return I received old rags. Activities on the ship …
  • Max Margarete Hans Chris Schlechta
    … Germany. Reconstruction of the bombed-out buildings was speeding up. Food was no longer so scarce, except for luxury items like coffee. The … Germany was so that his children would be free from war, with no chance of Hans ever being drafted into the military. He was right, too. … Karlsruhe, about 200 km south of us, and sitting in a waiting room all day, in order to obtain the necessary stamps in our passports. In the …
  • Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada
    … Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction Over the last several decades, Canada has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers to meet its … labour shortage. This is particularly evident in the agricultural, service, and homecare industries. [1] The Canadian government regulates … points out, many female immigrants would have objected to domestic service, if not for the fact that “an obvious path of entry into Canada …
  • Alois Wilhelm Escher
    … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house … and cigarettes for the prisoners in a WWI - POW camp he passed each day when mined at the collier. Al told his family in America in later … was of utmost importance. Since Al's brother, Theodor had not yet become a citizen of his newly adopted country and, therefore, could not …
  • The Life of a Can-Haitian by Fraser
    … 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 …
  • Captain William A. Cowan
    … Captain William A. Cowan …
  • Trooper Charles C. Cann
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  • Food Wars! Immigration and Food Confiscation at Pier 21
    … Food Wars! Immigration and Food Confiscation at Pier 21 …
  • Food Wars! Immigration and Food Confiscation at Pier 21
    … exhibition sheds light on an interesting yet underexplored aspect of Canadian immigration history: food confiscation. Food can be a persistent feature of cultural traditions . It is … Food Wars! Immigration and Food Confiscation at Pier 21 …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 2
    … according to their need. Cafeterias and dining rooms provided food and beverages, while representatives of the Salvation Army, Young … an immigration nursery. By the early 1920s, immigration officials and service agencies often served over 2,000 travellers on days when three … later sought out an urn for hot water in order to make baby food. The nursery was equipped with all necessary amenities for …

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