• Ernest, Isentrude Setter
    … back in Canada, I sailed with my husband and our two children who were both born in Germany - Isentrude Maria Setter who was 6 years old … Sonja Pauling Setter who was born April 7, 1958 in Calgary, Alberta. We landed in Halifax Harbour at Pier 21 on January 21, 1958 and …
  • Michael, Marjorie, Janet Seymour
    … I was only 6 months old when my parents and I came from England. We landed at Pier 21 on May 3 1947 on the Aquitania. My parents were both in the Royal Air Force in England. My father (Michael … B.C. where they started their life in Canada together. By Janet Curry nee Seymour (daughter) …
  • Muriel E. Malcolm
    … My mother was one of the thousands of war brides on her way to join her husband, Robert, who had left the Army and re-entered … and 50 years. Mom now resides in Calgary, Alberta while Dad passed away in 1996. Ian Malcolm (son) …
  • Jeannette A. Holm
    … on the ship "Aquitania", I disembarked in Halifax on May 1st, 1946. I can remember the band on shore playing "Here comes the bride". And the kind welcome we received. Canada has been good to me. Although, I was very … three sons. The years seem to have flown and I have not returned to Nova Scotia, but maybe I will in the near future. …
  • Abraham Shapiro
    … by my father that he soon left Halifax for Montreal and then made his way to Ottawa. He was a furrier/tailor and had a shop on Rideau street … traded and sold fur coats and their like products. He passed away October 9, 1989. …
  • Nikander and Anna Owcharuk
    … Nikander and Anna Owcharuk were my grandparents. They were both Ukrainian and arrived at Pier 21 on April 27, 1928 on board … the time) and Anna's mother, Mary. We believe the ship came to Canada via Poland and Hamburg, Germany. …
  • Giuseppe Perri
    … and older sister Assunta in Thorold, Ontario Soon after in 1957, we were joined by sisters Eva and Edda and parents Giovanni and Angelina …
  • You Have Always Been Part of the Story
    … immigration experiences. Students get to pick what direction we take in exploring these stories from around the world and across …
  • Nikolaos Tsoporis
    … Canada on October 15, 1960 leaving my mother and his son. After a nine-day journey aboard the SS Queen Frederica, my father arrived in Halifax … for Ottawa with a little less then $10.00 in his pocket. After working day and night in an assortment of jobs, my father had saved enough …