• Mary K. Bowes Astephen
    … family since losing my husband to cancer almost 6 years ago. Canada has certainly been good to my family and me. War Brides in our area …
  • Aant and Imkje DeGroot Family
    … by train from Halifax to Ontario, to begin their new life, settling in South-western Ontario. After arriving in Canada seven more children …
  • Stanley, Martha, Gloria, Janet Jones
    … in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on January 17, 1954. We had lived in South End on Sea and then Colchester Essex before coming to Canada. The … on to Halifax. The ship would then be proceeding on to New York City. During the voyage, after several days of sailing, we encountered …
  • Rita Mitchell and Marion Mitchell
    … Born in 1918, Rita Hilda Mitchell (nee Yeomans) grew up in the Brixton area of London, England with her parents and younger sister Edna. In 1944 her mother died suddenly; … Rita Mitchell and Marion Mitchell …
  • Irene Coates and daughter Shirley
    … sleeping on iron bunks. We left two days later for Liverpool, a port city. We traveled in trains. We waited at dockside until almost night. … me in Halifax! We traveled together to Moncton, N.B. We were met by his widowed mother, brother, sister, aunts & uncles. It was quite an … her husband Reginald on their wedding day, March 20, 1944 Reginald and his wife Irene on their wedding day, March 20, 1944 Irene with her …
  • Assunta, Livia, Lisa e Natale Leardi
    … (My Husband) Natale Leardi His recollection of his experience on emigrating follows. Leaving family and friends at age 17, he and his mother Assunta Leardi left Naples for their one-week journey …
  • Sapper Thomas Maksymchuk
    … Thomas Maksymchuk was born in Ukraine on January 15, 1917. He immigrated to Canada in June, 1930 with his parents, Andrew and Anna Maksymchuk , who had changed the date of … Sapper Thomas Maksymchuk …
  • Salvatore Di Falco
    … My grandfather Salvatore Di Falco was born in Sicily in 1931. His family was a poor family (they were eight brothers). When he was 20 …
  • Nazary Kiperczuk
    … Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: August 28, 1928 Age of Arrival: 5 The Kiperczuks (mother Darja, father Lukjan, sisters Matrona and … days later. Once processed by Canadian immigration, the Kiperczuks set out for Quebec, where their family expanded. The surname was …
  • Leaving Uganda: “My Whole Life in 1972” - Umeeda Switlo
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:12 Transcript Hi, my name is Umeeda Switlo. When I left Uganda my name was Umeeda Umedaly. I brought this suitcase with me so that you could share with me this time, almost …