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L/Bdr Sam Hrabluk …
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Private Doris Betty Hogben Gray …
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SPO1 John Joseph Phelan …
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Lance Corporal James S. Probert …
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Alumni Type : Refugee Country of Origin : Spain Date of Arrival : December 4, 1951 Ship : Fairsea Port of Entry : Pier 21, Halifax After fighting fascism in Spain during the Spanish Civil War and after Franco's victory, my father took refuge in France in 1948. My mother and two brothers (Miguel and …
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By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Terminology The terminology of this paper is difficult in a few ways. It is sometimes hurtful to encounter archaic slurs and stereotypes about race and sexual orientation—and some of those are presented as part of this research. I use “queer” occasionally as …
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We were deeply honoured to have poet, storyteller, singer and artist shalan joudry as our 2023 Artist in Residence. Over the course of her residency, shalan joudry began the process of turning her previously created poem, Kmɨtkinu (“our homeland” in Mi’kmaw) which weaves together Mi’kmaw history, …
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MARCELLO MUNARETTO December 27, 1944 to June 1, 2023 Marcello lived his early years in Italy and his adult life in Canada. Marcello was born in the Veneto region of Italy during World War II. He was the youngest of four children. The oldest brother was eighteen years older than him. His sister was …
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Josef & Elfrieda Gabriel originally resided in a small village known as Staffelstein, in the Oberfranken area of Bavaria, Germany. They were newly married in 1952, with Josef having apprenticed for and certified as a skilled carpenter in this highly sought-after trade in Germany’s re-build …