• Judith Goldberger and Emery Hartman
    … the ship, General Sturgis. Even though the voyage went well for her, she spent many hours caring for her friends’ children because these … on to Toronto. Judith Goldberger went into a sponsoring family where she was employed as a maid for a year. Martin Markus arrived in Halifax … Hartman, Martin Markus’ friend had the proper departure documents to come to Canada. Instead of going to Canada, Emery had decided to travel …
  • A Quarantine Label on the Door Doesn’t Make the Best First Impression
    … after they settled in Canada in June of 1950. “Soon after Labour Day, school started for John and Roger,” Jennifer wrote. “It was very …
  • Olga Mykolajchuk
    … Age on Arrival: 17 In 1929, because of her youth,and travelling alone (she was sponsored by her aunt already in Canada), she was chaperoned by …
  • Stephen Csibor
    … that I studied at night. The owner of the books studied them in the daytime. I created my own grammar book and learned words, which I felt, … My wife had no opportunity to attend school and study English since she had a daytime job and took care of all the household work as well. …
  • Douwe and Hinke Neef and Family
    … who was seasick most of the trip was Maria. The three girls spent most days in the children's play room and Hans spent his days roaming the … 60 to 80 hours per week (except Sundays), every week of every year for 26 years. Since the sponsors for the family were situated in both … The family spent three years in New Brunswick and then headed to the St. Thomas, Ontario area. Douwe worked as a farmer for the first four …
  • Why Kids Should Play in the Museum
    A grade 3 class is enjoying one of the Museum’s temporary exhibitions called Kids Celebrate! They are in their school uniforms. The exhibition focuses on 12 special times of the year. From Christmas to Diwali to Carnival, each is a day or a period of time celebrated by kids and families in Canada. …
  • Jean Wilson
    … later I was to discover we sailed across on the tail end of a hurricane. One of my first memories in landing in Halifax and leaving the … show up, friends of my mothers' from the ship drove us to Dundas. (I can only imagine the horror my mother must have felt that day). However it all turned out well with a happy reunion in Dundas and …
  • Freerk and Ebeltje Jansma
    Freerk and Ebeltje Jansma (Van Der Laan) from Amsterdam, The Netherlands arrived at Pier 21 on July 12, 1954 aboard the Waterman with their daughter Gerda and son Jan. Geraldine (Gerda) married George Zwaagstra on July 27, 1957. See George S and Geraldine G Zwaagstra > See Sjouke and Anna …
  • Private Walter M. Rocky Thompson
    … Born 1918 in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba died 1996. The fourth child to John Gillis Thompson and Gudrun Thordis …