• Cesidio Mariani
    June 6, 1955 I came to Canada from a small Italian town in central Italy. I arrived on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. The trip for me was very dramatic. The day that I boarded the ship on …
  • Domenico Stagliano
    March 1956 My mother Angela Stagliano, My Sisters Lina and Vincenza and I left Naples on March 8, on a clear and sunny day. The trip was without incident until we were midway through our trip when the ocean became turbulent and the waves overlapped the ship. On the captain's orders all tables, …
  • Gabriella Frainetti nee Di Giovanni
    January 1966 My story started out on January 6, 1966, when myself, my parents, two younger brothers and my grandmother decided to immigrated to Canada. I guess that this was because my parents wanted to give us kids a better way of life than what they had had as young children. When we left I …
  • Giulio Cesare and Gabriela Maria Alessandroni
    On August 4, 1956, the Alessandroni Family had landed at Pier 21, Halifax. There they set foot to a new adventure, a new chapter of a family full of love, faith and hope. But unlike most immigrants, my family had not left to find the land of plenty. Rather, they had left to find a world where their …
  • Maria Disipio nee Stenta
    May 1954 As recounted to my daughter Grace - on my behalf. I married my husband Frank, before we had even met. He was living in Ottawa, Canada, having arrived here in 1950. He became friends with a gentleman named Alfredo who had emigrated from my home town and who was a friend of our family. Frank …
  • Waterman
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). … Waterman …
  • Westerdam
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). … Westerdam …
  • Westernland
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). … Westernland …
  • Westphalia
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). … Westphalia …
  • Willem Ruys
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). … Willem Ruys …