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… Departed Dec 19-1926, arrived Pier 21 Halifax, December 28 1926. Our 9 day voyage – Mother with 3 children ages 6, 4, 2, I was the oldest – … had ledges on them. Remember mother and friends playing cards outside the cabin, and chairs, tables and people going from one side of passageway to the other, but we all survived. When we arrived …
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Time 0:02:45 Transcript From its creation out of Lake Agassiz to today, Lake Winnipeg has long been generous to those who understood its opportunity. lt has been a supplier of food to my family and other peoples from lceland who settled along its shores. Lake Winnipeg also provided the spark that …
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… you didn't have to do too much fancy footwork but merely slid from side to side as the boat lurched on its way! We spent a day or two in Newfoundland while the freight was unloaded and I recall … those who did it and still do it). I vowed that if Nova Scotia was as bad as my Newfoundland experience I would catch the next boat home! …
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… called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … The family moved around for a few years working on farms in various communities before finally settling in the village of River John, where …
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… called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … The family moved around for a few years working on farms in various communities before finally settling in the village of River John, where …
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… we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can … an abstract sharing circle i imagine myself within, among family, community, and all people here. I write it this way because i believe … landscape, how the years/generations of colonization were short by comparison. In agreement with others, i felt that all people, including …
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… we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can … an abstract sharing circle i imagine myself within, among family, community, and all people here. I write it this way because i believe … landscape, how the years/generations of colonization were short by comparison. In agreement with others, i felt that all people, including …
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A grade 3 class is enjoying one of the Museum’s temporary exhibitions called Kids Celebrate! They are in their school uniforms. The exhibition focuses on 12 special times of the year. From Christmas to Diwali to Carnival, each is a day or a period of time celebrated by kids and families in Canada. …
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… camp, because Piobolu was burned. I remember the day I found out I was coming to Canada. I didn’t know what to think. My dad thought coming to Canada would be a better life for our family because we were … us off. After a long trip we finally got to Canada. When we got to Welcome House we were all so tired and had a lot to go through. I couldn’t …
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… Transcript I loved the airport—it might sound silly, to you. But coming from an island, a very small airport, when you see something that's that big, it’s, Wow, this is beautiful. And, again, coming back home and see all the cars. Because in an island you don’t … in Toronto two weeks after arriving in Canada. She remained with the company for five years before she resigned so that she could take care …