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  • Art and Artifact
    … And I’m like ‘I don’t remember doing these. That’s weird!’” A homecoming to help move house In 2020, with life disrupted by the pandemic, … preservation and its loss- is meaningful to Lee. Last year, her mother died; her father’s memories were becoming harder to access because of … “Since the time I found the objects and moved my parents out, my mom died. Now my father is in palliative care. Working on this show is very …
  • Driving Canada: A Collaborative Oral History Project
    … Historian “Reality is reality. It is more difficult than imagination…We’re adapting, whatever’s happening. We were okay, we’re still okay, and we will always be okay, hopefully.” …
  • Irene Ferguson McNeil
    … Irene Ferguson McNeil married a Canadian, Thomas Arthur Clyde McNeil, on January 28, 1943. Irene Cecilia, was born October 26, 1943, at Ruskin College, Oxford, England. Canadian mother-in-law … in London, England and wanted her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to come to Canada. Arrived in Halifax on the ship, Ile de France (carrying …
  • Forbundet af Danske Foreninger i Canada • Federation of Danish Associations in Canada • Fédération des Associations Danoises au Canada
    … Forbundet af Danske Foreninger i Canada Federation of Danish Associations in Canada Fédération des Associations Danoises au Canada From Denmark we came with hopes and dreams, but also with tools in hand. To build a … Forbundet af Danske Foreninger i Canada • Federation of Danish Associations in Canada • Fédération des …
  • Hendrikus Kuenen
    … and my father was above. My mother was extremely ill the whole way over which I believe took more than a week. Winter was not a good … in the woods, and my father started working on the farm the very next day. The rest is history..... …
  • Kookoo Sabzi - Naz Deravian
    … quickly turn mushy). Add the green onions and the rest of the ingredients except for the eggs and the oil to the green herbs and give a stir to combine. Add the eggs and mix well to combine. The batter should have the consistency of thick yogurt or …
  • Bill,Eva,George,Tom,Mae
    … Georgios (George), 8, and Thomas (Tom), 7, traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Queen Frederica (S.S. Vasilissa Friederiki) … Eva “a hell of a time.” Eva and Bill, as did many others, desired to come to Canada for a better life. The news on the radio and newspaper … fell down from the top bunk and almost injured himself severely one day. Eva described the boat as nice and big, but not too big. There was …
  • Fred Carter
    … his mother but until his father received wages the family could not come to Canada. His mother Louisa Mildred and siblings George William … back to Winnipeg. In 1922 Fred had his leg amputated just below the knee as a result of his war wounds. At the same time he had back … out 50 years later. This necessitated another amputation above the knee, and Fred had to learn to walk with a bendable prosthetic. While …
  • Achille Ginevra Rinaldo Aldo Carinci
    … May 12, 1956 the Castel Felice arrives in Canada. It will take two days on a train before my father finds his roots in Toronto, Ontario. From this day forward the dream of a better life is realized in the children and … Thank you for the ambition, the sacrifices and the accomplishments we are so proud of. …
  • Antonio Paolo Cappuccitti
    … 3 Arrived in Canada as a 3 year old. Travelled with my mother Antonia di Poce Cappuccitti and my older sister Santina Tersigni, she was 9 at the time. We were going to Toronto to meet my father Serafino Cappuccitti. He had … Well it worked out for me. I grew up in Toronto as a stalwart Canadian, a Maple Leafs fan and a career Public Servant. I was able to …

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