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… "Well, I don't remember too much about the War at all. It was fast and furious … I was in England and I was there for four years and I drove over one hundred and forty thousand miles in England alone. I was in the … you spent half and hour or so looking at it different things would come such as convoys, the train stations and so on. You would mark that …
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… General My Hungarian father and German mother and I arrived on what we later referred to as "that floating walnut shell," after a … three people on board who weren’t seasick — my mother, the pastor and one of the crewmembers. Even the captain took ill on this horrendous … Monica Forberger …
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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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… He immigrated to Canada in June, 1930 with his parents, Andrew and Anna Maksymchuk , who had changed the date of his birth on his … and other structures to keep men and equpment moving across Europe. One day Thomas was ordered to appear before his Commanding Officer who … from active duty and sent home or becoming a Canadian and fighting on. Thomas chose the latter and within a short period of time became a …
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… Gordon B. Allen, born in February 1925 in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, … wartime military service in March 1941 at the age of sixteen years and one month. He served for four and one-half years until November 1945. … 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. In September 1941, Gordon boarded the Louis Pasteur at Pier 21 bound for Scotland. After crossing the …
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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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… Maria Zampini returned to the site of her arrival in Canada, 61 years later. Tony Antonitti had already planned his trip to the Museum, part of a … to go through all the stories and the archives, if we could find any, of our parents.” An unexpected discovery Then, a few weeks before … “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional” …
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… Maria Zampini returned to the site of her arrival in Canada, 61 years later. Tony Antonitti had already planned his trip to the Museum, part of a … to go through all the stories and the archives, if we could find any, of our parents.” An unexpected discovery Then, a few weeks before … “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional” …
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… was born in September 1948. After the funds from the Marshall Plan reconstruction ran out, my father immigrated to Canada. He arrived in … March 1981 when he retired as a labour foreman. It took my father one year to earn enough money to pay for my mother and I to travel from … help the family budget. Like many immigrant children, I attended St. Ann's Elementary School and then went on to Cathedral Boys High School. …
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… Marilyn Carr-Harris. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. Reckoning with an uncomfortable past is an important part of the job of any national … And Canada was deeply involved through our connections to the West Indies trade and our part in shipping and the British Empire.” The … means a lot,” says Conlin. “It's a great chance to talk to a bigger audience about this story.” Conlin will travel to the UN and speak at the …