• Lt. Cmndr. William G. Curry
    … G. Curry Communication officer on his first crossing of the Atlantic (on the HMCS Snowberry), not sure about his plan of action (as he was … in the wardroom on shore when the word came in that they had a chance to take the Germans captive. They scrambled on some vessel and …
  • Michele e Concetta Fusillo
    … September 23, 1951 - Concetta; June 12, 1954 - Michele Age on Arrival: 26 - Concetta; 23 - Michele Born in the south eastern community of … We want to acknowledge and thank them for taking the risks they did to come to a new country, not knowing the language, not having work and … to learn from their character and experiences. Their legacy will live on. My parents have three children, Connie, Lucia and Frank. We thank …
  • Concetta, Laura and Teresa DiPietro
    … On December 31, 1958, Zio Mimi took us to Naples where we were to start … New Year's Eve. With tears in her eyes, my mother took my sister and I on the ship and someone led us to our cabin. Then I cried. The cabin … do this to us, I thought, but it had to be done to join my father in Canada. He had been away since 1956. For 10 days this was our home. For …
  • Rita Mitchell and Marion Mitchell
    … Rita Hilda Mitchell (nee Yeomans) grew up in the Brixton area of London, England with her parents and younger sister Edna. In 1944 her … nearby, and they met at a dance and fell in love. As the war raged on, the couple endured long separations while Reg saw action in Italy … and Rita we're delighted with the arrival of their daughter, Marion, on April 1, 1946. Rita left England on the Queen Mary to join her …
  • Vittorio and Antonia Ciampini
    … On November 2, 1954, we arrived at Halifax Pier 21. I was four years … father Vittorio Ciampini (28 years old), my mother Antonia D'Alesio (26 years old), my sister Domenica (6 years old) and my brother … herder without a trade and without much schooling so he decided to come to Canada in search of a better life for his family. He had …
  • The Suitcase Activity
    … love to see your packed suitcases! You can take photographs of your completed suitcases & email them to acishahayo@pier21.ca . Print this …
  • Learning How to Eat a Banana in Quarantine at Pier 21
    … put in the ships infirmary,” Peep recalled. “When we reached Halifax on, I believe March 27, I was carried off the ship to a quarantine …
  • The Pier 21 Story
    … like to immigrate to Canada through Pier 21. From the ship you sailed on, to customs and immigration in Halifax, to the train you took to your final destination, discover the past housed in the walls of our National Historic …