The item below was sent by a friend from Canada and may be of interest to fellow Goans?
Mervyn(Maciel) * * In February 2011, Goan Archives Canada was invited by the Peel Heritage Complex in Brampton Ontario to participate in the "Passages Project". *“We all make passages through life. We celebrate points along the way which we remember through photographs or other keepsakes,” *said Christine Boyanoski, guest curator of Passages. ”Some passages are physical journeys to a new home. We carry with us those things that remind us of the people, places, and experiences we left behind. This web project explores what these things say about us – both as individuals and as a community,” “We know what makes us different; now, what is it that we all share?” see http://www.peelregion.ca/heritage/passages/ The Goan Community was among the first of the mark with more that 20 persons relating a 200 word account of their treasured items or keepsakes. These write-ups with the photos of articles and contributors are now online at http://www.peelregion.ca/heritage/passages/#/gallery Items featured with stories include: Red Ruby Earings A Chair from Goa Memorabilia from the 2008 Goan Convention Press Clippings .... the list goes on In the spring of 2012 when the renovated Peel Heritage Complex Opens, Goan Archives Canada is set to deposit 12 bankers boxes of memorabilia of the Goan Community covering their presence here over the last forty years.
