• Kris Jensen
    … Born in Denmark, November 1925, went to school 1933-1940. Started four years training as butter and cheese maker – May 1940. Served in … to Canada 1951: left Plymouth May 19, 1951, arrived at Pier 21 on May 26, on the S.S. Europe . By train to Vancouver, BC, was taken to … Alberni Valley Senior Citizen Home Society for 10 years, 3 years as Vice President and 4 years as President. Board of Directors for Fir …
  • Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration
    … By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Like Canada, soccer is beautiful…anyone can do anything. There are no restrictions, and if there are restrictions, they can be challenged, like in a soccer match. Like Canada, soccer can make … Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration …
  • Martin, Katharina and Karl Filipps
    … but was a great place to spend the next few days, as it had all the latest conveniences. It was that evening when we finally got underway …
  • Missing My Mother As I Make My Home in Canada by Amarjit
    … of my neighbors doted on the only little girl in this place. I felt completely free and a sense of belonging. When I was ten we moved to … of my family. When I was twenty, my parents found a marriage match for me. This was okay as that was a part of my culture and I consented; … take me on a tour of downtown. I was very excited and dressed in my latest London fashion. When we were driving home, he asked how I …
  • Michele e Concetta Fusillo
    … September 23, 1951 - Concetta; June 12, 1954 - Michele Age on Arrival: 26 - Concetta; 23 - Michele Born in the south eastern community of … family in Niagara Falls, Canada on September 23, 1951, at the age of 26. A few years later, she married Michele Fusillo who joined her in … We want to acknowledge and thank them for taking the risks they did to come to a new country, not knowing the language, not having work and …
  • Jozwiak, Yarosh,
    … Joanna Savard and lives in Welland, Ontario. Joanne and Rick have four children - Adam, Alexander, Andreas and Alyssa. Mary Jozwiak … Road in Welland Ontario. John Yarosh, born Joannes Jarosz on January 26, 1905 in the village of Dubowce, Tarnopol, Austria, to Terentius … who married Richard Austin and lives in Ancaster, Ontario, with their four children, Adam, Alexander, Andreas, and Alyssa. Their son Kevin …
  • Kucha Family
    … Sharon Bonnallie Hungarian Immigrants Minnedosa (Steven) July 23, 1926 Berlin III (Margaret) February 11, 1934 Age: 5 years 8 mos for … Steven F 8 years for Margaret S (left Hungary on her birthday) January 26, 1934 Steven F. Kucha, Jr. (Istvan Kucsa, Jr.) left from his … on the ship called the Minnedosa and arrived in Halifax July 23, 1926. He was just over five years, 8 mos. old when he arrived in Canada. …
  • Ausma Levalds Rowberry
    … Paulite (1904). Anna, born in 1907 died from diptheria at the age of six. In 1909, three year old Karline was sent to reside, for a year, … however, this pleasure was brief as, Grandfather's cane and berating voice quickly forced her to resume reading the Old Testament. Karline … as they required less maintenance. Always eager to learn the latest techniques and methods she attended courses on Applied Household …
  • Ron Baylis
    … Type: Immigrant Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 26, 1964 I arrived at pier21 on March 26 1964 and took the train to Toronto where I was met by my aunt who …
  • Al and Agnes Kolarik
    … February 27, 2011, some 50 pages later. He knew the clock was ticking. Six months later, Alois passed away. This is a story of strength, … then never seeing them again. After several weeks he had a surprise visit from his good friends Rudolfo and Ludmila Lociga. This couple …