• Frank Franz Danner
    … of Arrival: June 25, 1958 Age on Arrival: 20 I am honoured to have my name displayed at the Pier 21 Sobey Wall of Honour sponsored by my … pulled the wagons, the plow and provided us milk at the end of the day. We lived outside the war zone and when food got scarce in 1945 my …
  • From Banker to Culturepreneur—an Ode to Joy
    … Photo courtesy of Joy Bullen. Joy Bullen didn’t start out as a music impresario . “My formal … made-up word,” she says, “How I've labelled myself is inconsequential compared to what I am doing.” “The events offer the musicians financial … Julian Taylor. Celebrations and Revelations On February 6, 2026, Taylor returns to the Museum , sharing the bill with beloved local …
  • Pino, Ilse Pleschberger Palisca
    … in, in Villach Austria. Our two houses were destroyed by bombs and my husband was an Italian refugee from Communist Yugoslavia. We decided … to see how long it would be before I could go to Canada. I didn't want to have my baby in the camp. When I returned to the gate I could …
  • Herbert and Ella
    … Herbert Karl Bohnhardt was born in Germany on April 30, 1904. At the age of 24 (1928) Herb left his home in Berka, Germany to start a … hanging clothes from a canoe at their home located the end of South Drive in Fort Garry (Mom & Dad lived on George St., Alexander St. … of Golden Acres). Herb and family first lived at the Moffat Camp in “The Project”. Herb helped construct the road to Steeprock Lake with …
  • About the Museum
    … The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is Canada’s sixth national museum. Our mission is to share the ongoing story of immigration to Canada—past to present and coast to … coast to coast. The Museum is located in the Pier 21 national historic site at the Halifax seaport where nearly one million immigrants landed …
  • Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada.
    … I knew no one in this country. I had two orange pots, (orange was on sale), two orange towels, and a few books. That's how I came to Canada. I … work. Have you retraced their steps in New Brunswick? In 2017, I visited Petitcodiac and Hillsborough and saw Duncan's grave. The street … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
  • Cesidio Mariani
    … June 6, 1955 I came to Canada from a small Italian town in central Italy. I arrived on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. …
  • The Masecchia Family
    … The Trip It was on the 24th of September 1965, the day I turned 10 years old that we left San Vittore del Lazio, a small town some 150 km south of Rome. We left our aunt’s house very early in the morning to go … The Masecchia Family …
  • Bruno Tomaini
    … May 1953 Crossing I like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to remember me, a lonely 16 year old with black hair, skinny legs and brown eyes …