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  • Matthew Kruzick
    … Date of Arrival: 1926 through Quebec City 1952 through Pier 21, Halifax …
  • Cornelis and Abraham vanderKlooster
    … at age 29. His brother Abraham followed later, landing in Quebec City on September 30, 1954 on the ship Groote Beer at age 32. …
  • Florence B. White
    … of Origin: Northern Ireland Ship Name: Athenia Port of Entry: Quebec City, Quebec Date of Arrival: June 9, 1928 Age on Arrival: 23 …
  • Vladimir Nikolajevich
    … to learn English and pass his medical school exams. Having succeeded, he began practicing medicine as a GP in Toronto and was the first to set up a "clinic" for all patients to come to; an unheard of method to see patients for that time. Vladimir …
  • Trooper Bernard Ofrady
    … Our family landed at Pier 21 on June 29, 1953 aboard M.S. Italia. Mother died a few months later and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetry on South Street, a few blocks from Pier 21. Father died and was buried in England. He is the solider Bernard Ofrady. …
  • Commander T. Wilson Scott
    … Origin: Scotland Ship Name: Duchess of Bedford Port of Entry: Quebec City Date of Arrival: May 1930 Age on Arrival: 23 …
  • Leonhardt Karl Knab
    … Leo sailed from Hamburg on the ship Italia on May 23rd, 1952. He took the train from Halifax to London, Ont. He was looking for his … was working at Westminster Hospital in London. Leo began working with City Gas in May of 1952 and was transferred to Guelph (Union Gas) when …
  • Canadian Polish Congress • Kongres Polonii Kanadyjskiej
    … in search of freedom and a better life, thousands of Polish immigrants set foot on Canadian soil and made a significant contribution to the …
  • The Willem N. Stokdijk Family
    … Anna and Willem Stokdijk first set foot on Canadian soil at Pier 21, Halifax. They got off the train … were on the train for days, going to Ontario or out west. They settled in the Truro area and with hard work established a greenhouse …

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