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Women get in touch with their Portuguese heritage

The gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers ended 2018 with a tribute to women volunteers and friends interested in their cultural heritage. They came from Elora, Cambridge, Mississauga, and Toronto for a special visit to see the traditional Christmas tree, the way their grandmothers and mothers would have decorated it. A Galeria dos Pioneiros Portugueses fechava 2018 […]

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Canadian MP Aideen Nicholson on Portuguese cultural organizations

Elliot Lake’s Aideen Nicholson, a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1988, who received the Distinguished Service Award,  which recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion and understanding of Canada’s parliamentary system of government, was an attentive observer of the Portuguese community.”Aideen’s commitment to Canada and her community, wherever she lived, continues to...

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“Histórias de Escola – Na Roda Gigante”

A Galeria dos Pioneiros Portugueses recebeu recentemente, “Escritas de Vidas, Histórias de Escola – Na Roda Gigante”, uma coletânea de experiências, da responsabilidade da professora  Rosa Maria Oliveira, que visitou a Galeria dos Pioneiros, no passado mês de outubro, aquando do fecho do Encontro Internacional – Expressões da Lusofonia. De acordo com a sua autora, […]

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Pioneiro José de Faria

Our Social Media campaign and participation on Milénio, weekly Portuguese Newspaper in Toronto is bringing its fruits. More stories and artifacts have been coming to the Gallery. I share with you today the story of José de Faria, by his daughter, Elizabeth. “José was born on July 18, 1927 in Rabo de Peixe, São Miguel. […]

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Pioneer children honor their father

Some of the proud children of pioneer José Mateus Amaral (Homeland, 1954). José Miguel, Délia, and Norberto Medeiros came to the Gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers on the 55th anniversary of their arrival in Canada, to come and join their father. They are originally from the village of Nordestino, municipality of Nordeste, the island of S. Miguel, Azores.

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José Carvalho do Rego – Pioneiro  de 1956

Este micaelense, nascido na Povoação,  ilha de S. Miguel,  no dia 15 de Maio de 1933, chegou ao Canadá a 27 de Maio de 1956. Pescador de profissão, José Carvalho casou nos Açores e teve 5 filhos. Todavia, e como o país necessitava de homens do campo, no seu passaporte José Carvalho diz ser trabalhador […]

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