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Einar was 18 years old when he arrived in Halifax, on the 17 th of April, 1927. He sailed on the Drottningham. …
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Michael P. and M. Dorothy (Middleton) McGrillen Michael and Dorothy decided to immigrate to Canada because of the opportunities available to them in a country not devastated by war. They lived in Birmingham, England during the Second World War. Birmingham sustained heavy bombing during the War. …
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Leonard Palmer’s Military Service and the Lady Nelson Leonard Palmer was born in England in 1913. He emigrated to Canada to help work on the farms, as there was a shortage of help following World War I. He arrived in Halifax on the R.M.S. Lancastria on April 28, 1929. He was assigned to a farm on …
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In Loving Memory of: John Oscar Moller Andersen So now what's left to be said ? Only three things: Thank You, Good Luck, and Goodbye. J.O.M.A. 1949-2012 History: Born in Copenhagen Denmark on April 22, 1949, John Oscar was the first born child of Margaret and Vagn Moller Andersen. The family …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 20, 2020) Introduction: Establishing a Port at the Mouth of the St. John River Before the arrival of Europeans, the Wolastoqiyik (also known as Maliseet) were the primary inhabitants along the St. John River (known in Wolastoqiyik as Wolastoq ) and the …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Introduction: The Prague Spring and the Soviet-led Invasion of Czechoslovakia In 1968, liberal elements within the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia initiated efforts to reform the communist regime from within. Various sectors of the country’s …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Forcible Displacement of Polish Nationals to Labour Camps in the Soviet Union In August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union concluded a treaty of non-aggression and neutrality. The Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union – …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian In the summer of 1955, the Canadian government took the “bold step” of admitting displaced Palestinian refugees from the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. The government approved the resettlement of 100 skilled workers and their families. Canadian officials believed that …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian In 1966, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) lobbied Canadian officials to accept a small number of Tibetan refugees for permanent resettlement. Initially, Canadian immigration officials disagreed over the resettlement of …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated July 6, 2020) At that time…[there were]…no buses running, it was like a strike, all the transportation. So I remember…we were scared…we didn’t know what was going on, that it’s going to be…more like a coup—in those days I didn’t know what a coup was. We only …