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  • Italian Culture and Traditions
    … and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. … tarantella alone. Holidays Italy’s state holidays include New Years Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (May 1) and Christmas Day and a list of …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Pyjamas
    … by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:42 Transcript: One of the stars of our exhibit, Empress of Ireland: Canada’s Titanic, is this set of pyjamas from a survivor. A second class passenger, an Irish … Empress of Ireland - The Pyjamas …
  • Martin, Katharina and Karl Filipps
    … during supper as a remembrance. It was a dreary, cloudy and damp Wednesday December 08/1954. This was the final day in Germany before sailing … the Greek Line. The excitement was unbelievable as we stepped onto the jetty looking at the “Olympia”, I realized its size as my eyes traveled … families seeking opportunities in a new land, Canada. Once we were settled in our cabin, deep in the bowels of the ship, as we had no …
  • Private Wilfred Howard Wilson
    … look at photographs. They didn't have the cameras then as they have today. They just took photographs here and there, everywhere else and you … 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 … years I saw nothing but dark colors. I'll never forget that, I just sat there amazed at the colors." "I didn't keep in contact with anyone …
  • Hiding in the Jungle - Bwe Doh Soe
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t … they were told not to cry because they were, were afraid that the soldiers would hear that, and they will, uh, capture us. And then my … again, you know. Whatever left. But most of the time, the soldier destroyed, pretty much everything. But there was something left. …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to … continuity, in a time of change. Fenton is here to make people feel welcome. Left: Pat & Teddy Toronto, summer 1954 [DI2019.177.2]. Right: …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to … continuity, in a time of change. Fenton is here to make people feel welcome. Left: Pat & Teddy Toronto, summer 1954 [DI2019.177.2]. Right: …
  • Hike to Self-Rediscovery by Ardie
    … Time 0:02:44 Transcript I planned my life to have a career in media communication and with my mind set I spent my life to achieve that … Hike to Self-Rediscovery by Ardie …
  • Salzburg with Aunt Olga and Uncle Joseph - Peter Duschinsky
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:50 Transcript Yeah, so, I left. I was with uh, …
  • Antonio, Renata Cuccaro
    … In the winter of 1952, at 2:00 a.m., Antonio, Renata and their sons Tullio … given to the Communists and Fiume became Rijeka, part of Croatia. One day, the Cuccaro family returned home to find that a Croatian family … veneer finishing plant in Maniwaki, Quebec. The family grew to include Vanda, born in 1961. All three of the Cuccaro children have flourished, …

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