• “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … Maria Zampini returned to the site of her arrival in Canada, 61 years later. Tony Antonitti had … and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, and when my mom saw the picture , it was very emotional. And it still is.” He …
  • Celebrated Author Lawrence Hill Speaks About His Newest Novel
    … Writer Published on 04/01/2022 Lawrence Hill What do turquoise crocodiles and gifted children have to do with the aftershocks of the transatlantic slave trade? Award-winning writer Lawrence Hill (The Book of Negroes) spoke with … insists on being on a first-name basis with royalty. She negotiates uncompromisingly when she’s offered a job. As a young person, alone in a …
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    … Life In Italy Leaving Italy Travelling On Ship Arriving In Canada Life In Canada Passports …
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    … Life In Italy Leaving Italy Travelling On Ship Arriving In Canada All Aboard Life In Canada …
  • Tadej, Irene, Oksana
    … THE TALE OF A UKRANIAN IMMIGRANT Irene Turczyniak I was born in Western … 1924 in the village in Bohatkiwci. I lived there until I finished elementary school. Then, my parents enrolled me in high school in the picturesque city of …
  • After Almost 60 Years Apart, a Family Finds Each Other
    … that we have to use other ways, which tend to be less detailed and can lead us down the wrong path or to “dead ends.” However, not every … story is a good example of that. It all began when I came to work one day in May 2012 to discover this lovely email from a gentleman in England: …
  • Chef Jenni Lessard’s Spruce Tip Butter
    … the branches of spruce trees.  Spruce has been used by Indigenous peoples in salves, topical creams, teas, beers and in modern cooking. The tips can be harvested in the spring to add a … aromatic flavour to many dishes. This spruce tip butter recipe comes from Saskatchewan-raised Métis Chef Jenni Lessard. Spruce tip …
  • FrancoAntonia FulviaLiviana
    … On January 6, 1954, my husband Franco and I left our home in San Lorenzo de Arzene with our two little girls during a terrible snowstorm. Fulvia … travelling in the difficult weather. As soon as we arrived in Genoa we set sail, making our way eventually to the Atlantic Ocean. I was …
  • Catherine MacKinnon Read
    … giving an account of recent bombings and remarking, "now the Germans can swim across the English channel and invade Britain." In July, I … In August, therefore, I was totally surprised and shocked, when my mother told my sister, Anne MacKinnon Jeffrey , and later me, that we were leaving for Canada within forty-eight hours, with …
  • Giuseppe Perri
    … Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte Biancamano Port of Entry: Halifax Age on Arrival: 13   Travelled with my older sister Maria Left port of Naples on Sept 27 Joined my older … we were joined by sisters Eva and Edda and parents Giovanni and Angelina In 1965, sisters Giuseppina and Ida with their families arrived to …