• Brodowycz Natalia Wasyl
    … On June 10, 1949, Natalia and Wasyl Brodowycz arrived at Pier 21, Halifax, on the SS Nea Hellas, with their two daughters Halia and Orysia. They travelled on to Montreal, where they settled and in 1950 had another daughter, …
  • Where Are You From? by Berjoska
    … different than others. My father was born as a Muslim, mother as a Christian Orthodox. She was a Serb and he was a Bosniak. He was a … of grey, you can be either black or white. I was both and I was none. I needed to leave. Coming to Canada as a war refugee, I wasn’t happy about parting with my …
  • Edoardo Chiarvesio
    … The year 2021 marks 110 years since my father’s uncle left his hometown … Ontario in 1922 where he worked for Hollinger Mines, a gold mining company. In 1926, when he was 40 years of age, Edoardo decided to take his …
  • Stewed Lenga Lenga
    … Lenga lenga is a leafy green and common vegetable grown in Central and Eastern … and incorporated into stews or eaten as a side dish. This recipe comes from Imelde Nduwimana who came to Canada ten years ago from …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … poses with a family during the Museum’s Canada Day celebrations. Visitors to Canada Day and other special celebrations at the Museum are … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to …
  • Angelo Cuoppolo
    … 24, 1954 Ship Name: Roma Port of Entry: Halifax Age on Arrival: 19 At the age of 19 in April of 1954 Angelo Cuoppolo left his home town of Monteleone, Italy, with his brother Giuseppe. Angelo … had only been told of Toronto by their father Giovanni, who had come to Canada in his youth to work and help support his family back …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … poses with a family during the Museum’s Canada Day celebrations. Visitors to Canada Day and other special celebrations at the Museum are … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to …
  • Pasquale Martinis
    … 1956 My origin. I was born in the northern part of Italy, in the region of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. I landed at Pier 21. The documentation was in order. I boarded the train on route to Toronto. Little did I know this would be the place that I …
  • Being Selected to Come to Canada - Madan Kumar Giri
    … Being Selected to Come to Canada - Madan Kumar Giri …