• Nancy Clouthier
    … Nancy Somerville was only a teenager when she met Wilfred Clouthier , a … World War was nearing completion and Wilfred's armoured division had been stationed in various places across England to escape detection by the German air force. They met by chance in High Wycombe and quickly fell in love. Not long after, on …
  • Embassy of Sweden
    … Embassy of Sweden Sveriges ambassad In memory of the Swedes who travelled across the Atlantic Ocean and laid the foundation for today’s close ties between Sweden and Canada. Till minne av de svenskar som reste över Atlanten och lade grunden för dagens …
  • Embassy of Hungary to Canada • Magyarország Kanadai Nagykövetsége
    … Embassy of Hungary to Canada Magyarország Kanadai Nagykövetsége Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Embassy of Hungary donated this plaque to pay tribute to … Embassy of Hungary to Canada • Magyarország Kanadai Nagykövetsége …
  • The Willem N. Stokdijk Family
    … Stokdijk first set foot on Canadian soil at Pier 21, Halifax. They got off the train in Belmont, Colchester County while most of the immigrants were on the train for days, going to Ontario or out west. They settled in the Truro area and with hard work established …
  • Lt. Nursing Sister Eve Shepley Mingo
    … a small troop ship which departed from Sydney NS and joined a convoy off Cape Breton which was on its way to England. I served with The …
  • Stephen Tychowecky
    … remembered having to clean the ship before they sailed to Canada.Off the British coast, they came alongside a British ship and … health status were verified, Stephen was given $12.00 cash and wished well in his new country. He boarded a train for Montreal, and from …
  • Lieutenant Ernest C. Mingo
    … a small troop ship which departed from Sydney NS and joined a convoy off Cape Breton which was on its way to England. I served with The …
  • "Why Do We Need a Museum of Immigration?"
    … are best informed by the historical contexts of immigration as well as the contemporary experiences of newcomers. This article, …
  • Girl's Horizon by Moonja
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  • Mary Fitzpatrick and Deirdre Anne
    … My mother and I left Ireland to join my father who had worked on the Great Lakes for a year and was living in a rooming … 21, my mother was weak and had lost a lot of weight. She had no idea how long the train trip to Toronto would be. She had only $10 and was … fee. When the official realized that was all the money she had, he waived the fee. We returned to Pier 21 for my mother's 80th …