• Mary and Jozeph Van Schaick
    … Jozeph entered Canada through Pier 21 in Halifax, in May, 1953. He came on the Waterman. He began writing to Mary VanBysterveldt and … Canada through Pier 21 on Holy Saturday, April, 1956. The ship was the Ryndam. As they tell their story: We went to P. E. I. to work on our sponsor's farm in Clyde River. In August of 1956, …
  • Henri Schroeders and Family
    … Henri, son of Jozef Schroders and Isabelle Pleyers, was born on January 23, 1923 in the town of Bocholz, Holland. He met Maria Hubertina (Tiny) Schnakkers, … Isabelle lives in Montreal with her husband and Jozef (joe) and his family live in Mississauga. Now by the year 2001, we are returned … Henri Schroeders and Family …
  • The Italian Trunk
    … land and the kindness of strangers along the way, the Trunk reveals many personal accounts of newcomers arriving to and living in Canada. … Photograph Galleries* *Section being updated, we apologize for any inconvenience caused. Italian Culture and Traditions Quotes …
  • Karl H. Wubbenhorst
    … The Nelly left Bremerhaven, Germany on July 11, 1951. I had a good voyage aboard the Nelly. In order to … were better. Most workers were Russian and Ukrainian and few spoke any English. After a hard day's work in the bush felling and hauling …
  • Sailing Out of Different Port
    … Individuals who immigrated to Canada after 1935 can request their immigration information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. A Personal Information Request Form needs to be submitted to …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Bridge
    … that controlled the speed, the telemotor that the helm was mounted on, the compass and then communication devices: a Marconi intercom and … to control everything that went on in the ship: its speed, its direction, and hopefully, safely navigate it. And it’s these objects that the …
  • Second World War Military Personnel
    … more information on how to obtain military service files. If you have any questions regarding access to information, please email …
  • The Netherlands Trunk
    … This trunk is made possible by generous funding from Adrianus (Andy) Faas. The … on the ship the Groote Beer (The Big Bear). Adrianus (now Andrew), his brothers Johannus (Joe), Gerardus (John), and Jacobus (Jack) as well … inconvenience caused Dutch Culture and Traditions Quotes Statistics Recommended Resources …
  • The Hartwig Gaul Family
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Germany Ship Name: TSS New York (Greek Line) Port of Entry: Halifax Date of … 9   My parents, brother and I immigrated from West Berlin, Germany We departed from Bremerhaven, Germany A collision at sea forced us to change ships in Southhampton, UK We …
  • Antonia Michele Leonardo
    … The departure from Naples, Italy, was rather pleasant including the stop in Sicily, but after Gibraltar, it was like a bad dream coming on. It was about midnight when we touched the waters of the Atlantic … and buckets of rain. My Mother said: "My God, what forsaken place has your father brought us to?" You see, my Father was waiting for us …