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  • Lorenzo Cosentino
    … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where …
  • Dad's Story (English)
    … the voyage begins. In front of the church in the town of Neer, we bid farewell to Mr. Kapelaan Haenen and Father Sillekens, and one last … to us, one from our friends the Venters and one from family. When you can’t say it with words, you say it with flowers. We will never forget … we went to sleep, my poor wife already had to take to the grey bag (for seasickness). After that the cream slice pastry I had eaten also …
  • 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 …
  • Statistics - Netherlands
    … 131252 1905 389 141465 1906 394 211653 1907 1212 272409 1908 480 143326 1909 570 173694 1910 1036 286839 1911 1080 331288 1912 1359 375756 … 1922 118 64224 1923 798 133729 1924 1821 124164 1925 1020 84907 1926 1643 135982 1927 2066 158886 1928 1569 166783 1929 1252 164993 1930 … 104111 1961 1960 71689 1962 1555 74586 1963 1728 93151 1964 2029 112606 1965 2619 146758 1966 3749 194743 1967 4401 222876 1968 3264 …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    … Canada and the United States began to discuss the role of the state in formulating immigration policy and its influence on newcomers. Lacking a theoretical or conceptual framework on which to base … A Historiographical Perspective and Critique.” Canadian Ethnic Studies 26.1 (1994): 1-18. Iacovetta, Franca. “Manly Militants, Cohesive …
  • Canada’s Refugee Determination System
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
  • Arriving at Halifax Before Pier 21
    … to ocean transportation to Canada before the Halifax rail line was complete. [2] However, in the fifty-year gap between the completion of … (John W. Regan and C.D. McAlpine, Halifax Municipal Archives 102-5A-26.) The early arrangements for receiving passengers were rudimentary . … remarked that the 1905 update was “equal to any place he had ever visited.” [15] This was good timing for the port of Halifax, as after …
  • Sietske Flietstra Bellsmith
    … my brothers, sisters and I were told we were moving to a place called Canada and would live on a huge ship for about nine days to get there. … bags hanging up above each bed. How weird! I wondered what they were for? Maybe they were to help us amused by making puppets and things? … Unfortunately I discovered the hard way what these bags were really for, as the floating city got under way. How could our stomachs …
  • Demetre Agiotis
    … Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1965 - Demetre; January 26, 1962 - Marie …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2025
    … year. July 1, 2024 marked 25 years since we opened our doors,  welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s … concluded its run here at the Museum in January, and in April of 2026, travels to the Joseph Brandt Museum in Burlington, Ontario, the …

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