• Finding Humour and Strengthening the Family Bond During Quarantine
    … Herman Blom had secured a job as a welder in Saskatoon and the family … Wally. “We were the last passengers to leave the ship as Wally had come down with the German measles and we were put into quarantine,” … At night we washed our underwear in the bathroom sink for the next day because we didn't get access to our suitcases. This was an …
  • Trooper Henry M. Kaspard
    … Pictured: Henry's picture of his wife Ruby Leeson Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day When one of Henry's friends, John K. McGuire, was killed on October … Trooper Henry M. Kaspard …
  • Postwar Immigration through Pier 21
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked not only the beginning of the return home from …
  • Anything to Declare? Part 2 - Reflections on Immigration and Customs Experiences at Pier 21
    … the examination of the role of customs as a vital part of a newcomer’s experience in Canada through the firsthand accounts of a former … during the postwar period, Arthur Vaughan witnessed many immigrants come through Pier 21 before boarding trains for their final … agreed. After we disembarked and entered the huge customs hall with Welcome to Canada on the wall in many languages, we each faced a customs …
  • How War and Peace Have Shaped Migration to Canada
    … the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
  • How War and Peace Have Shaped Migration to Canada
    … the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
  • Michele, Nicolina e Vito Spatafora
    … recounted by Vito Spatafora, December, 2023 Vito was born in 1949 in the small town of Vita, which is in the province of Trapani in Sicily, … to his parents for having the courage to leave their homeland to come to Canada to build a better life for Vito and future generations. … Michele, Nicolina e Vito Spatafora …
  • Stante, Carmine Nicola
    … Rientrando in questo locale dopo 39 anni mi e' passato un brivido per la vita. Ricordo benissimo il lontano 9 … ciera ancora la neve. Mentre nella lontana Fossacesia in provincia di Chieti era primavera inoltrata, ricordo anche benissimo che eravamo … mentre a spettevamo in fila abbiamo cantato "quel mazzolin di fiori" come saluto a questa terra benedetta. …
  • Stante, Carmine Nicola
    … RIENTRANDO IN QUESTO LOCALE DOPO 39 ANNI HI E' PASSATO UN BRIVIDO PER LA VITA. RICORDO BENISSIMO IL LONTANO 9 … CIERA ANCORA LA NEVE. MENTRE NELLA LONTANA FOSSACESIA IN PROVINCIA DI CHIETI ERA PRIMAVERA INOLTRATA, RICORDO ANCHE BENISSIMO CHE ERAVAMO … MENTRE A SPETTEVAMO IN FILA ABBIAMO CANTATO "QUEL MAZZOLIN DI FIORI" COME SALUTO A QUESTA TERRA BE NEDETTA. Edit. note: English/French …
  • Private Kenneth Hawkins
    … Kenneth Hawkins and his wife Betty on their wedding day, June 4, 1945 …