• Keith and Joan Baldwin, daughter Judi
    … could see no future for our family. When I left the U.K. at the age of 26 I had the dubious distinction of never having paid any income tax, simply because I never earned enough income. Actually … we would return to the U.K. if she was unhappy in Canada. It was an easy promise to keep as we now reflect, since we didn't have the …
  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part II
    … of British colonialism and was inspired by a desire for colonies to be composed of mostly British settlers. The group of nearly 2,000 … the perpetrator was fired, in the other, the student was sent home. [26] Parents repeatedly refused to send their children to the schools on … Residential Schools ,” 189–9. ↩ TRC, Canada’s Residential Schools , 1:264, 267, 281. ↩ TRC, Canada’s Residential Schools , 1:507–8. Decades …
  • Countless Journeys Podcast
    … - Annette Clarke How to Share an Egg - Bonny and Saul Reichert The Spice of Life - Vikram Vij Chop Suey Nation - Ann Hui Season 3: Immigrant …
  • Concetta DeGasperis
    … & Rosina Colucci, in the small central Italian town of Sora, Frosinone. On February 11, 1960, Concetta along with her mother Rosina, her … With few belongings, they boarded the train to Toronto and settled in one over crowded family house in the area formerly known as Downsview. It was a home where …
  • Movement of War Brides and Their Children through Pier 21
    … to Canada of bona fide agriculturalists who had sufficient means to commence farming in Canada. However, immigration remained prohibitive … them to Pier 21 in Halifax where they were processed as immigrants. [26] Mrs. J.W. Perry, a war bride, and her daughter Sheila aboard SS … Appeal Decisions: Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Taylor [2007 FCA 349],” Federal Court of Appeal , …
  • Alois Wilhelm Escher
    … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house still stands: my sister and I have been there and have seen it. … years that the POW camp was his first introduction to citizens of the USA and even though he couldn't speak or understand English, he was …
  • Gabriella Frainetti nee Di Giovanni
    … goodbye to our friends and went on board. We were assigned to cabins, one I shared with my grandmother and the other my parents shared with … know what to do with the life jackets and how to work them. On January 26 we docked in Halifax, we entered the Pier 21 and were told to take a … salami, and cheese these were things that were not allowed to come over. We left and the people were still there. We took the train …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2020
    … the countless journeys that immigrants made and continue to make to come to Canada. It may have reminded you of your own family’s story. On … sources. These funds provide the additional services and programs our visitors appreciate and indeed expect. In 2019/20 self-generated … the Museum to offer the amazing programs and experiences for our visitors of all ages. I would like to extend an extra-special thank you …
  • From “Gutter Children” to Home Children: child migrants in the archives of the Canadian Museum of Immigration
    … Population growth accompanied this, with London, already a city of one million in 1800, home to 1.4 million as early as 1821. [1] Between … in Britain’s cities, with multiple families commonly residing in one house and entire families in just one room. By 1911, over 758,000 …
  • William and Christine Stoffer
    … Families September 26, 1956 – Skaubryn Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … as a lot of work. At the time we had six children, all of whom were housed with relatives for at least two months while preparations were …