• Arie and Tiny Bor
    … Families October 11, 1953 – Veendam In 1952, Dutch citizens Arie and Christina (Tiny) Bor were living in Indonesia. Arie, a mining engineer, was … of Arie’s had been living and working in Calgary, Alberta for a year. He agreed to sponsor Arie. In June 1953, Arie sailed for Montreal … Arie and Tiny Bor …
  • CPO Lawrence Lindsay Osborne
    … Susan (aka Mannie), Jenny and Margaret. He was a veteran of World War II. He entered the war on September 8, 1942. He spent most of the war … did tell the story of having shredded wheat for Christmas dinner one year as the ship's supplies were low. He also said that while at sea, …
  • Nelda and Rudy Buttignol
    … I arrived as a 4 year-old with my mother at Pier 21 in 1955. …
  • Elias Motkaluk
    … Austo-Hungarian Empire Village of Birth: Ulashkivschi Date of Arrival: May 31, 1913 Age of Arrival: 17 Year of Birth: August 25, 1895 Name of Ship: S.S. Armenia …
  • Ways to Give
    … Make a donation Help us build the story of the COUNTLESS JOURNEYS that … annually and join our leadership giving circle. Sobey Wall of Honour Commemorate the arrival of your family to Canada with a plaque on the … Ruth Goldbloom Educational Bursary Fund Your contribution helps students who couldn’t otherwise access the Museum. Fascinating Canadian …
  • Bert, Johanna Kruithof and Children
    … My mother, brothers and I immigrated to Canada in 1955, nine months after my father did. We traveled on the Groote Beer in May 1955. I was eight and my brothers were eleven and thirteen. Our … now, we were lucky we were not thrown overboard, as only ropes kept us in. My mother thought the Dutch money she had was not legal in Canada …
  • The Carl and Sylvia Mahler
    … Kyle and Sylvia Mahler arrived at Pier 21 with their 2-year-old son Harry on October 3, 1948. They were from Austria but departed from Bremenhofen, Germany. They came on an American Troop Transport called the General M.B. Stuart. They …
  • Hike to Self-Rediscovery by Ardie
    … Time 0:02:44 Transcript I planned my life to have a career in media communication and with my mind set I spent my life to achieve that goal. I had several opportunities to join … Hike to Self-Rediscovery by Ardie …
  • Maria and Frank D'Ambrosio
    … It was winter 1958 and my husband Frank, myself and our 1½ year old daughter, Pierina, arrived in Halifax at Pier 21 after our … to celebrate 50 years of marriage, and I think of how far we have come since then and how we have provided our family with a better life. …
  • Hopeful Journey by Shiam
    … Time 0:03:09 Transcript Some people are born lucky but the account my fate was written … schools. After, some time I got married with an Indian girl from Kenya. She was also a teacher. After, few years we decided to immigrate to … forced to leave my job. After, few months another Board, hired me as a community relation officer. In this position I had great satisfaction …