• Private Carl Wallace Graham
    … War Medal 39-45 Born: September 8, 1925 Died: August 6, 2008 Enrolled in the army March 15, 1944 in Kingston, Ont., was a member of the Stormont, Dundas Glengary …
  • Railway Agreement, 1925
    … In September 1925, the Canadian government formalized an agreement with … Pacific Railway (CPR) and the Canadian National Railway (CNR) allowing the railway companies to control the recruitment and settlement of … to settle on the land or find employment in farm work within one year of their arrival were subject to deportation at the expense of the …
  • Maciejewski, Stanley, Sophia
    … 14, 1948 Author: Jennie Humbert, daughter Stanislaw Maciejewski, my father was born on a farm close to Poznan, Poland in a village … brought to the Poznan area of Poland in order to occupy the land. On May 12, 1945, the war over, displaced persons from the war were brought …
  • Lazslo Galambos
    … Families 1956 My family, mother, father, brother and I, arrived in Halifax in Feb. … taken to a "hall". To my Hungarian ears that notion sounded unusual. You see in Hungarian, "Hal" with one "L" means "fish", so I imagined …
  • Irene Coates and daughter Shirley
    … Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: April 1946 I left my home with my 14-month-old baby Shirley Ann. We were mustered in an old house in London, sleeping on iron …
  • Nicola and Mario Covelli Families
    … son, travelled alone aboard the Conte Biancamano arriving at age 15 on May 9, 1953 to rejoin his Papa. Adelina Covelli and two other children: … an admired teacher - and his wife would be a native Nova Scotian. On my side: My grandparents and great grandparents came to Pier 21 from …
  • Renate Hoffmann Rooke
    … In 1953, when you came to Canada, you had to have the following: 1. - Passport 2. - German I.D. … amount of $154.00 (which might as well have been a million). After one year, I only knew where two of us were. At this time I got married and …
  • Toon and Trees Maas
    … in in Oosterhout, Noord Brabant, Holland. After returning from a five year stay in Indonesia, Toon Mass courted Trees Holdrinet for a short … start a successful automotive business, Mass Motors will be remembered my many foreign car enthusiasts from the 1960- 70's in Halifax. In 1967 … proud Canadian citizens as their tribute to Canada in this special year. They bore four children, Michael, George, Sheila and Tony who are …
  • Brazil Community, Toronto, ON • Comunidade Brasileira, Toronto, ON
    … Brasileira, Toronto, ON Viemos em busca de sonhose e a vontade de vencer.   Nesta terra, encontramos apoio e amor. Hoje, agradecemos a este chão, no qual nos … thank this country, in which we feel welcome and now call home. Thank you Canada! Dedicated by: Brasil Remittance Inc. Leblon Group …
  • A Reflection on Curating Perfect Landings
    … by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Perfect Landings was created by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to coincide with the Canadian … owes a debt to the leadership of newcomers to Canada, such as Hellmut May. May visited Canada in 1954 to teach on a contract in New Brunswick …