• Michael, Marjorie, Janet Seymour
    … I was only 6 months old when my parents and I came from England. We landed at Pier 21 on May 3 1947 on the Aquitania. My parents were both in the Royal Air …
  • Ernest, Isentrude Setter
    … 21, 1957, I married a Canadian soldier, Ernest Robert Setter. When my husband was stationed back in Canada, I sailed with my husband and our two children who were both born in Germany - … who was 4 years old. I was also at that time six months pregnant with my daughter Sonja Pauling Setter who was born April 7, 1958 in Calgary, …
  • Viktor Tretjakewitsch and Family
    … Viktor IRO Cert A The family aboard ship. Welly aboard ship The men next to the train Welly and … Viktor Tretjakewitsch and Family …
  • Romeo and Maria Zussino Macorig
    … of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: October 21, 1958 Age on Arrival: 25 My mother left Italy to marry the love of her life Romeo Macorig. Dad … reminder of mom's up bringing/values and belief that even though they may part this earth in different places they will meet again. This …
  • Hendrikus Kuenen
    … Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: February 10, 1953 Age on Arrival: 27 My parents were married on Feb.3, 1953 and left Holland for Canada … were allowed to bring $40.00 maximum and a crate and some luggage. My mother was below deck with the other women and children and my …
  • Erzsebet Guti
    … Families 1956 My father and I left Hungary in 1956 shortly after the revolution. I was about 6 years old at that time. We spent about two years in several refugee camps in Yugoslavia and …
  • Refuge Canada - Video Gallery
    … March 10 to November 11, 2018 Transcript Transcript Transcript Transcript Transcript … Refuge Canada - Video Gallery …
  • Ruth Mudryk, son Dietrich Stoedter
    … of origin: Germany We left Bayreuth in Bavaria in the back of a USA Army 2 1/2 truck for the long ride to Bremen, our departure point. I will … put in bunks and women were separated from the men in their own areas. My mother and I arrived in Halifax July 3rd and I remember a …
  • Why isn’t it called “Japantown”?
    … vol. 3567, file c315-36-3. Page 119/136 Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In pre-war Vancouver, the Powell Street area in the Downtown Eastside was home to thousands of Japanese Canadians . …