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  • Lawlor’s Island Survey
    … for the other islands, and no joy for this one? Well, Lawlor’s has a complex history. It was the quarantine facility for Halifax in the … of much historical work, including an energetic restoration and commemoration project by Parks Canada . I can’t propose a single answer … in the case of Lawlor’s: Dr. Ian Cameron, a medical doctor and an accomplished historical researcher, has done a great deal of work on the …
  • Historical Thinking (7) : Ethical Dimensions
    … [1] As historians research and write history for a public audience, they must remain vigilant about what kind of historical … events and must understand the difference between what they know to be common ethical ground in contemporary society with what constituted … the Chinese Immigration Act in 1947. As a historian, it is quite easy to point out the discriminatory and exclusionary nature of the …
  • Canadian Macedonian Historical Society • КАНАДСКО МАКЕДОНСКО ИСТОРИСКО ДРУШТВО
    … МАКЕДОНСКО ИСТОРИСКО ДРУШТВО Honouring Canadian citizens of Macedonian descent who came from the Aegean, Pirin, Vardar and Mala Prespa regions … present. En honneur aux citoyens de descendance Macedonienne qui on fait du Canada leur foyer depuis la fin des annees 1800 jusqu'au present provenant des regions Egee, Pirin, Vardar et Mala Prespa en Macedoine. …
  • John and Kirsten Karding
    … in Central, and Kirsten in the northwest Jutland peninsula. On January 26th, 1922, John was born Johannes Therkelsen, the youngest of four, in … The farm is now all Christmas trees, and Uncle Norman built his house on the same property where he works with Grandpa, and lives with …
  • Refuge Canada
    … course of the twentieth century, Canada has had a mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. … life before, fear, displacement, refuge and life in Canada. Case studies from major waves of refugees coming to Canada will be featured … City of Lethbridge for The Sir Alexander Galt Museum & Archives Sept 26, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 PumpHouse Museum Kingston April-November 2021 …
  • William James, Betty Stewart
    … Cdr. William James Magee Veteran Date of Departure: November 1943 Age: 26 Years Name of Ship: S.S. Mauritania After joining the Royal Canadian …
  • New school, new country, new challenges
    … are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few interesting ones: Twice as hard John Vandenburg, … for Canada. John Vandenberg, Netherlands, arrived 1951. (DI2016.260.1) “I did not like attending school in Montreal and learning two … in Chester, Nova Scotia. Now things started looking better.” (S2012.1926.1) …
  • New school, new country, new challenges
    … are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few interesting ones: Twice as hard John Vandenburg, … for Canada. John Vandenberg, Netherlands, arrived 1951. (DI2016.260.1) “I did not like attending school in Montreal and learning two … in Chester, Nova Scotia. Now things started looking better.” (S2012.1926.1) …
  • Antonia Michele Leonardo
    … was rough which made the sailers work constantly on mopping up the food that didn't want to stay in the stomach. Upon entering the Halifax … my Mother, my brother and I. 58 years have gone by since that eventful day in Halifax, my Father is gone, so is my Mother and also my Brother, …
  • Canada Was My University: Abdoulaye's Immigration Story
    … He walked up to administration and said, “I am a refugee, I’ve come here, I don’t know where to go or to whom I should speak.” SARIMM … arrival, difficult returns, and then the― the difficult sendback, the easy return, and adaptation.” “To summarize, if there was one …

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