• Settling the West: Immigration to the Prairies from 1867 to 1914
    … (Updated January 28, 2022) Introduction: The Immigration Boom to the Canadian West From 1867 to 1914, the Canadian West became home to millions of immigrant settlers seeking a … resulting immigration boom created key industries still important to Canada’s international role – like agriculture, mining, and oil . The …
  • Corporal Walter MacDonald Searle
    … Walter MacDonald Searle met his wife to be, Beulah Cynthia at a dance in … was to become a Pilot, but after taking the required test twice failed due to color blindness.  Instead he became ground crew, a Rader … but reluctant to Canada after the war had ended.  His RCAF records do not show where he landed. It would have been sometime in November …
  • Quarantine Memories of Chicken Wire and an Uncomplaining Mom
    … in quarantine after they arrived in Canada in March of 1963. “I spoke to my dad and he thinks it was around 3 to 4 weeks that we were there,” Mike recalled. “The brick walls and the bars on the windows. “My sister actually contracted measles as we crossed over. On the … assume. And by the time we got here, she was full blown measles. And I do remember walking up a hill…to the hospital to see her…And then the …
  • Sailing Out of Different Port
    … Individuals who immigrated to Canada after 1935 can request their immigration information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. A Personal Information Request Form needs to be submitted to …
  • Would You Pass The Test?
    … and the long, more realistic test. When a hopeful-citizen actually does the real test, they have 30 minutes to answer 20 questions. The … just maybe, they sometimes take their citizenship for granted. So what do you think? Would you pass the test? Here is an 8-question sample to …
  • Frequently Asked Questions About the Collection
    … How can I share my story? You can share your story in two ways. You can complete the online story form located here . You can also email …
  • Gabriela Maria Alessandroni
    … be allowed to flourish. My mother Gabriela was the daughter of a well-to-do landowner. Through wartime Italy, she had remained the jewel of …
  • Giulio Cesare Alessandroni
    … their love would be allowed to flourish. My mother Gabriela was the daughter of a well-to-do landowner. Through wartime Italy, she had … her Anna Teresa , in honour of my father’s own and only sister who had died suddenly at the age of 21. And within two years of her birth, the … patch made of cotton pushed into place by glasses, my father never complained of his trials, but pursued life with kindness, gentleness …
  • Pier 21 Person Search – Maja Monic
    … seen: Warsaw, Poland and Versailles, France Last known destination: Canada The Scotiabank Family History Centre needs the public’s help … in 1947 when Irene’s family left the country and Maja’s family came to Canada. In May 2013 the Scotiabank Family History Centre received the … reunite Irene and Maja please email Reference Services Manager Cara MacDonald at reference@pier21.ca . Dear Canadian Museum of Immigration, …
  • Vietnam War - Len Sirois
    … used to somehow do you in too, because apparently a lot of guys would complain about back problems, you know, carrying your backpacks and all …