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  • Alfonso Catenaro
    … to Canada to build a new life and raise a family together in Richmond Hill, Ontario. They have both worked very hard for all they have. They are very proud of their heritage, but they are also …
  • Bruno Tomaini
    … is Bruno Tomaino. I was born October 23, 1936, in a very little town called Tomaini. The time spent in my native town was very happy time. My … and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30, 1953. I took the journey that would … in the office. At this time I was very hungry and she returned the can, to find out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her …
  • Umbertinese
    … 31, 1964 aboard the Queen Frederica. The journey from Supino, a small community in the Province of Frosinone, started early February of … family left Italy via Napoli. The journey was exhausting for all and when they finally arrived to Canada and made it off the ship … Toronto with his family, and the Umbertineses had to move out to make more space for them at Zia Irma’s house. Gaetano needed to find new …
  • Ellen M. Nielsen, Birthe and Inge
    … Inge Nielsen Inge came to Canada with her sister Birthe Marie and mother Ellen Margrethe Nielsen. … a farm that was a Century farm in 1967. Tom, Inge's husband has lived all his life on this farm. Inge has six grandchildren and two great …
  • Dawn Anne Huestis
    … Broadbent Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: England Ship Name: Ile De France Date of Arrival: 1945 My mother and I were born in … to Canada in the fall of 1945. We crossed the Atlantic aboard the Ile De France. After arriving at Pier 21 we then boarded a train for …
  • Digital Preservation in the Collection
    … Preservation is a way of keeping digital material alive so that they can be accessed long into the future, even as the technological tools … and irreplaceable items to our new Digital Preservation system, called Preservica . This will ensure that the Museum’s collection will … our catalogue to improve full-text searching ii . We have also been scanning some beautiful hand-written stories from the filing cabinets. …
  • Private Wilfred Raymond Webb
    … and then back to their units. Our mother was stationed on gun sites all over England to help plot the enemy course and forward information. … handling animals such as cows, horses and pigs. She was afraid of all but the baby pigs, which were so cute. Here, for the first four … a lot of strength and courage for our mother to leave her family and come to a strange land. A land where she knew no one but her new …
  • Pte E. Elizabeth Knowles Webb
    … and then back to their units. Our mother was stationed on gun sites all over England to help plot the enemy course and forward information. … handling animals such as cows, horses and pigs. She was afraid of all but the baby pigs, which were so cute. Here, for the first four … a lot of strength and courage for our mother to leave her family and come to a strange land. A land where she knew no one but her new …
  • Guenther Weber and Family
    … months since they had to prove they were clear of TB. They were only allowed to take $50 per person, so they bought a camera and binoculars … seasick the whole trip except for one day and therefore spent almost all her time in the cabin. Anngret was seasick occasionally, and Guenther was fortunate to not have been seasick at all. The food on the ship was good. Most passengers on the ship were …
  • Fifi - Winnipeg by Fifi
    … my leg hurt a lot when I was a child in Burundi. I could not walk well but sometimes it was an illness in my left leg. I was operated … it was my first time getting sick. My mother started the process of coming to Canada because I was gravely ill. After a bit of time I came …

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