Skip to main content
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Countless Journeys. One Canada.
  • Facility Rentals
  • Boutique
FR

Main Menu

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  • Visit
    Visit +

    Visit

    • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Admission Prices
    • Location & Parking
    • Guided Tours
    • Group Reservations
    • Accessibility
  • Exhibitions
    Exhibitions +

    Exhibitions

    • Exhibitions
    • Travelling Exhibitions
  • Events
    Events +

    Events

    • Events & Programs
    • Artist in Residence
    • Perfect Pairings Call for Participants
  • Learn
    Learn +

    Learn

    • Education Groups
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • Lesson Plans and Activities
    • Discoveries for Everyone
  • Research
    Research +

    Research

    • Immigration Records
    • Immigration History
    • Historic Pier 21
    • Oral History
  • Collections
    Collections +

    Collections

    • Search the Collection
    • About the Collection
    • Reproductions, Use and Loans
    • Donations to the Collection
  • Support
    Support +

    Support

    • Your Donation
    • Ways to Give
    • Donor Impact
    • Search the Virtual Walls
    • Sobey Wall of Honour
    • Wall of Service
    • Wadih M. Fares Wall of Tribute
  • About
    About +

    About

    • About the Museum
    • Accessibility Plan & Feedback Process
    • Governance & Corporate Reports
    • Media Centre
    • Do Business With Us
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Welcome Home to Canada
    • Volunteer
    • Staff Directory
  • Facility Rentals
  • Boutique
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Countless Journeys. One Canada.
  • Facility Rentals
  • Boutique
FR
  1. Home

  • Elizabeth Eisener
    Elizabeth Eisener …
  • Bessie Shapiro Eisenstadt
    Bessie Shapiro Eisenstadt …
  • Albert Jean Eisses
    Albert Jean Eisses …
  • John and Annie Eisses
    John and Annie Eisses …
  • The Albert Eleveld Family
    The Albert Eleveld Family …
  • Maria Nielsen, Son Eric
    I was 9 years old when my mother, my maternal grandmother and I arrived in Canada. Our ship departed Cuxhaven, Germany with a stop at Lehavre, France and arrived in Halifax on March 28, 1949. After processing we departed by train to join my father who was already in Canada (10 months earlier). Our …
  • Marinus Enders
    On July 16, 1952 my family left Rotterdam Netherlands on the ship "Grote Beer" to a new life in Canada. Mom (Elske), Dad (Marinus), my four brothers and I slept in one hut with 3 bunk beds and a crib. It was crowded. Many people were seasick including my mother. On July 24th, our first sight of …
  • Henk, Ton and Michèle
    Henk, Ton and Michèle …
  • Benny and Shana Epstein
    Benny and Shana Epstein …
  • Erkelens Jacobus Jaap
    Arrived in Canada on the S.S. Maasdam, March 1954 at the age of 23 from Ness a/d Amstel, Netherlands. Worked as a farmhand in Chesterville ON, a labourer on the St. Lawrence Seaway building project. Bought a ‘49 Ford and headed west to BC to work on the railroad from Squamish to Prince George. He …

Pagination

  • « First First page
  • ‹ Previous Previous page
  • …
  • 1308
  • 1309
  • 1310
  • 1311
  • 1312
  • 1313
  • 1314
  • 1315
  • 1316
  • …
  • Next › Next page
  • Last » Last page
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • TripAdvisor

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
© 2025 All Rights Reserved.
1055 Marginal Road, Halifax NS B3H 4P7
T: 902-425-7770 • F: 902-423-4045
Toll Free: 1-855-526-4721 • info@pier21.ca

  • Events and Weddings
  • Shop
  • Media Enquiries
  • Contact Us
  • Filming and Photography
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility at the Museum
  • Accessibility Plan
  • Take Down Policy

Symbol of the Canadian Government