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    … was an important waterway from pre-Roman times. The Magyars, who would come to be known as Hungarians, travelled from the foothills of the … known as the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. After World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated and borders moved once … after the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. Pier 21 was one of the entry points which welcomed many of these Hungarian immigrants, particularly …
  • John Vanderlaan
    … would include any traffic on the roads. Because of the danger of being shot at on my way to and from school, my parents thought it best at … preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons for choosing Canada as my future … and proof of having successfully undergone a smallpox vaccination. (I can still remember the Canadian doctor feeling for calluses in my …
  • “We’ll Meet Again”: The Gracie Fields Story
    … Bill One day, a letter simply addressed to “Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” arrived on my desk. The first line read, “I don’t know if anyone is ever going to read this.” In his letter, … Choir, for the ship’s concert and we were taught the songs of the day, war songs and hits from Pinocchio, a film which had just been …
  • Francesco Geraldo Sabbadin
    … this period in my life. We owe our life to two aunts on my father's side. They provided for us and kept us together as a family. This was 1942 part of the last 3 years of World War II, very hard times for us kids. We had no future, with the small farm and lack of jobs. At this point my aunt received a letter from a cousin in Northern Ontario, …
  • Borders, Groups, Statistics: Researching Immigrant Arrival at Pier 21
    … no longer exists? While the Scotiabank Family History Centre at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not hold copies of all … records on microfilm , and information on all ports of entry into Canada. There remain some misconceptions about the nature of these … or port of entry lists. Form 30 replaced land entry lists and Form 30A was used for ocean arrivals. However, in 1925 the passenger lists …
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  • Order-in-Council PC 1930-1957
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  • Order-in-Council PC 1931-695
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