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… writer Lawrence Hill (The Book of Negroes) spoke with us about his new novel Beatrice and Croc Harry , the story of a 12 year-old girl … the book every bit as much as children will. I feel that we make this arbitrary distinction between children’s literature and adult … children and adults are both reading the same books. The origins of this book are in telling your daughter, the real-life Beatrice, bedtime …
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… writer Lawrence Hill (The Book of Negroes) spoke with us about his new novel Beatrice and Croc Harry , the story of a 12 year-old girl … the book every bit as much as children will. I feel that we make this arbitrary distinction between children’s literature and adult … children and adults are both reading the same books. The origins of this book are in telling your daughter, the real-life Beatrice, bedtime …
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… Refuge Canada Tent raises awareness of the complex issues surrounding the history of refugees in Canada. Drawing … by refugees in Canada. Supported by the Birks Family Foundation. Components 6 fabric covered walls; 2 pop-up banners, 8 interactive reader … Primary Language Mississippi Textile Museum Almonte, ON November 2026 – January 2027 French-first Vaughan Public Libraries Vaughan, ON …
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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 …
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… I was born in a small city of Sora (Province) Frosinone, Italy in 1940. I have one brother and two sisters. My parents were the most honest, lovable and hard … We were brought up as a very close lovable family. My father was an ice cream man by trade and our city all knew him as Il Gelataio and …
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… in the landlocked Rocky Mountain town of Revelstoke, British Columbia. His middle name, prophetic as it turned out to be, was his mother’s family name. Susan Ann Dorothy and Allan Douglas Boyle, his parents, had immigrated to …
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… and Douglas, the 19-year-old Canadian, became a regular whenever his ship was in the Firth of Forth. Both the Boyle family in Canada and the Thomsons urged the young couple to postpone their marriage until the war was over, but eventually Grandpa … they were told to stand by for news of their evacuation to Canada at any time. But not before Beth was christened at St. David’s on July 2 …
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… in Ottawa to conduct archival research for the historical context component of our temporary exhibition Position As Desired / Exploring … Act created the Dominion of Canada in 1867. This legislation used “he” and “persons” to refer to more than one individual. Women were left out. Under the law, they were not seen …
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… but sailed from Le Havre on February 12, 1949 on the S.S Samaria. The family consisted of: Eisebius, age 48, Catharina, age 43. The children were: Nicolaas J. 19, Hendrikus 17, Anna Marie 16, Eisebius A. 14, Jacobus 12, Euphemia 11, Batholemeus 10, Nicolaas B. 8, Juliana 7, Anna E. 5. Our destination was the Cranebill Ranch owned by Roy Inman …
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… that that might be the line for me because I love performing art, that is, acting and singing. I took a leave of absence from school, packed … India, Bombay (Mumbai), now known as Bollywood, to try my luck. As in any big city, it was a very hectic lifestyle. I met many resourceful … as a teacher, still yearning for adventure. As William Feather said, "One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an …