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Stories of Arrival

A.T. Bushby 1858 arrival from England via Panama

Arthur T. Bushby kept a diary of his trip from England via the Isthmus of Panama and San Francisco to BC in 1858. This part of his account tells how he spent Christmas, the day he arrived.

Jamaica to Vancouver, BC 1967

Video interview; images 1963-1969; memories of a 10-year-old's emigration from Jamaica to Vancouver in 1967; political climate; accent; sports; North Vancouver; private to public school.

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