• Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946
    … In Canada’s first citizenship ceremony on 3 January 1947, 26 individuals were presented with certificates of Canadian …
  • Helle, Tiia ja Jaak Rakfeldt
    … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …
  • Ilmar ja Miralda Rakfeldt
    … that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was mainly that I had a brother …
  • Love Stories
    … I think of my favourites as snapshots, and the first image that comes to mind is of a little girl on a ridge. Dr. Israel Unger Dr. … as the train was passing by and she would have shouted, Israel, you're coming back in 8 years and we're going to be married. And I did. And we … arrangements were already being made for them to be married on January 26th. Tom hadn't recognized the date but Betty did. It was her parents' …
  • Mark, Edna and Keith Brain
    … would have liked more but after paying 40 pounds each boat fare and 26 pounds each train fare, we had very little money to spare for … past Victoria and into the Inner Harbour. We made the decision to come to Canada because there were so few career opportunities in the …
  • Erika Hertel Danner
    … Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Arrival: March 31, 1960 Age on Arrival: 26 Erika Hertel was born Sept 23, 1934, the oldest of four siblings. …
  • Steven F. and Margaret S.
    … on the ship called the Minnedosa and arrived in Halifax July 23, 1926. He was just over five years, 8 mos. old when he arrived in Canada. … (Barbara), and older brother (Paul), on her 8th birthday, January 26, 1934, on the ship called the Berlin 3. They left the port of …
  • John and Kirsten Karding
    … in Central, and Kirsten in the northwest Jutland peninsula. On January 26th, 1922, John was born Johannes Therkelsen, the youngest of four, in …
  • Refuge Canada
    … course of the twentieth century, Canada has had a mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. … refuge and life in Canada. Case studies from major waves of refugees coming to Canada will be featured including German Jewish, Hungarian, … City of Lethbridge for The Sir Alexander Galt Museum & Archives Sept 26, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 PumpHouse Museum Kingston April-November 2021 …
  • 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 …