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… flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I … looking around and I hear from the back of the thing, “Well, did you—come here to look around Molloy or are you going to get to work?” So, … anyways. And so, what do we do? And a brilliant clerk who had come along had this—had brought along a numbering machine. You know—it …
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… 13, 1964 Age on Arrival: 21 My Immigration Voyage from Scotland to Canada At the age of 21, I made the decision to leave Scotland to get … and promised to care for us and together they had my half-sister. We were on coupons but thanks to the Canadian Merchant Navy ships we …
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… distant nightmare, something that took place long ago in a place far away. They have heard about the atrocities and the statistics, but … 21 and the Atlantic Jewish Council brought that personal connection to Nova Scotian students in the form of Holocaust survivor Sidney Zoltak. I have never seen a group of 400 Junior High and High School students so quiet. No one talked or messed around, …
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… and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …
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… On August 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, … the small rural town of Provvidenti in the Campobasso region of Italy. We were heading for Naples to embark on a ship to join my father, …
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… Pinnow was born in 1924 in London, England to her parents, Ellen Maud (née Brazier) & Robert William Olave (Jeffries). Joyce’s brother, Bill, … and his younger brother Jack, who had just enlisted and was on his way for Search & Rescue training as a paratrooper. Following the … On one trip to the Maritimes, Joyce’s group of war brides had the chance to sail on the Blue Nose II and visited their original landing …
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… Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection Policy The … to local, national and global publics. The Museum recognizes that we cannot tell the comprehensive story of Canadian immigration history … Disposals The Museum acquires assets for its Collection with care. However, there may be times when the removal of particular assets from …
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… my mother told me that our land is almost takes over by the Burmese soldiers. My family started to move in Canada. When I am in Canada …
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… her Anna Teresa, in honour of my father’s own and only sister who had died suddenly at the age of 21. And within two years of her birth, the … patch made of cotton pushed into place by glasses, my father never complained of his trials, but pursued life with kindness, gentleness … force of this small familial unit. Joining the work force, their combined effort and ambition led my parents to open and grow their very …
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