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  • St. Fidelis Golden Age Club Toronto
    … Age Club Toronto To remember and honour our members who came to Canada from all regions of Italy and to recognize their contributions to … their culture, determination, sacrifice and hard work. Per ricordare e onorare tutti i nostri membri che provenienti da tutte le regioni d'Italia immigrarano in Canada e riconoscere il …
  • Domenico Ciolfitto
    … After thirteen days at sea, we finally arrived in Halifax, Canada; myself, my mother, my grandmother and my younger brother Tony. The day that we arrived was also my 13th birthday and to me 13 is always and remains my favourite number. It's been a …
  • Private Clarence Melville Wright
    I got married October 11th to Joan E. Wright who received notice to sail to Canada on the Queen Mary in June 1946. We met in Moncton and I introduced her to my family. We had to live with them until we found a place of our …
  • Mary Adlington
    … Glasgow, Scotland on November 30, 1942. He served overseas and was wounded at the Sicily Landings. Mary sailed into Halifax on October 15, 1944 from Greenwich on board the Ille de France. It was a very bad crossing, hitting the tail end of a … because he had found out through the grape vine that a shipload of brides were arriving. They had not been allowed to give out any dates of …
  • Maria and Frank D'Ambrosio
    … bread for the first time. We were on the train headed for our two day train ride to Toronto. When the server came around with his bread, … to celebrate 50 years of marriage, and I think of how far we have come since then and how we have provided our family with a better life. …
  • Seamus James, Elizabeth Tiny Doyle
    James & Elizabeth Doyle James & Elizabeth Doyle …
  • Andy Faas
    This trunk is made possible by generous funding from Adrianus (Andy) Faas. Thank you Andy! If you would like to fund a trunk, please contact Fiona Valverde, Chief Revenue Officer The Faas family immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 on September 29 after a seven day journey from Rotterdam on the …
  • Sergeant Lawrence B. Ferguson
    Lawrence & his wife, Marianne Ferguson . Lawrence & his wife Marianne Ferguson 1946 Lawrence & his wife Marianne Ferguson 2002 …
  • Chris, Nina and Grace Kowalski
    … Jan Ryszard Kowalski and Gabriela Olsezewska-Kowalska. After a nine day journey in cold, stormy weather and rough seas, they arrived at …
  • Hendrikus Kuenen
    … in the woods, and my father started working on the farm the very next day. The rest is history..... …

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