• Romeo and Maria Zussino Macorig
    … on the ship Saturnia and on December 06, 1958 they were married. The day Mom left Italy (Sanguarzo/Cividale/Udine) her father (Our …
  • Herbert and Ella
    … Ella Erna Schlag, the daughter of Carl and Emma Schlag. Ella was born September 07, 1911 in the village of Gross-Schoenbruck near Lessen, … the end of South Drive in Fort Garry (Mom & Dad lived on George St., Alexander St. & Bowman Ave. before moving to their home in Fort …
  • Marjorie Franklyne
    … Marjorie Franklyne was just a young woman when she arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she carried him in her arms as she …
  • Petronella Van Luxemburg Seiferling
    … to her life in Saskatchewan, as recalled by her children. Born in Kaatsheuvel, Holland in 1924, Mum often talked about how her later teen … in quarantine in Halifax due to illness. Their next step was a four-day train ride to her new home in Saskatchewan – their ride from the …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … and regulations have had a huge impact on who is encouraged to come to this land and who is allowed to stay. This lens begins with the …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … and regulations have had a huge impact on who is encouraged to come to this land and who is allowed to stay. This lens begins with the …
  • Rudolf E. Braune
    … Rudolf E. Braune On April 20th, 1951 at the age of 31, I boarded the S.S. Neptunia at Bremerhafen, Germany. I had left behind an ugly war, … a new country would offer me a new beginning. So, on that fateful day, I struck out on my own, leaving everything I knew behind: my … I played a lot of chess with a young woman who loved to play chess. She had brought along a chess game that had chess figures with pegs …
  • Hazel Munro
    … and a lady in the top bunk and a man in the bottom bunk invited me to "Come in dear". I, of course, slammed the door shut and re-thought my … I seem to have an emotional response to red delicious apples to this day! Alix Martin nee Munro (daughter) The Munro family in Scarborough, …
  • Mary and Leonard Vermey
    … so bad we could not get out of bed and we did not see each other for days. I remember one morning the stuart came and ordered all the woman … leaning on each other but at least we were together again. The next day all we saw was snow, cars only the roofs showing and houses and … an hour working in the field. Now that was very good pay in those days. Walter and his wife Ruth were very good to us and helped us …
  • Morris Josef Haugg
    … parts of Canada. My story is a little different. Not only did I come a different way, (by train) and from a different direction (from … Montreal so I went back onto the ship and arrived at Montreal the next day. My ultimate destination was Eastern Canada and therefore I already … of this big city, the first major North American city that I had a chance to visit. I stared with awe at the huge buildings, particularly …