• Ole Didrik Falkeisen
    … The trip from Rotterdam took seven days and I arrived in Halifax full of hope and the expectation of … was placed overnight on a farm run by the Catholic Brothers. The next day I was placed with a rancher in Hartleyville, Alberta. There I … Ole Didrik Falkeisen …
  • Ruby Leeson Kaspard
    Henry M. Kaspard and I were married October 1, 1945 and shortly after, he returned home to Toronto, Canada. I followed in June 1946 on the Lady Nelson. I could not believe how well we were fed aboard the ship, and how white the bread was. I met lots of friends on the ship and we were all hoping for …
  • Guided Tours
    The Pier 21 Story Guided 30-minute tours of Pier 21 are offered in English and French. Tours and movie viewing times available throughout the day. An audio guided tour is available via the NaviLens app . Join our professional Heritage Interpreters for a guided tour of Pier 21. If you are curious …
  • Mario Bellina
    … working on the railroad as a worker and also cut hair on the side. One day a Poole Construction truck came by and said they needed a few men …
  • The Victor Kvasheninikoff Family
    … Canadian soil. The next leg of their journey involved a two or three day train ride to Hamilton. Each person was given a few dollars for the …
  • Anna Spaunberg
    … Departed Dec 19-1926, arrived Pier 21 Halifax, December 28 1926. Our 9 day voyage – Mother with 3 children ages 6, 4, 2, I was the oldest – …
  • Olive Hall and Bill Wells
    … after WWII who was from Strathmore,Quebec. Still married to this day 56 years later, with nine(9) grown children and several grand … bunk most of the trip and ate crackers galore. She thinks it took 7 days. She had never been away from home and did not realize how far …
  • Olga Mykolajchuk
    … old to travel. She was though everything Canadian. Her desire was to become the best Canadian she could be, dedicated to learning English and … get her Canadian citizenship and she always said those who choose to come to Canada must give Canada their undying gratitude and respect, … of origin. She lived until 95 years of age and was thankful every day to have lived those years in Canada. …
  • The Henk Beuker Family
    … preceded the family helped somewhat, but nevertheless the lack of knowledge of the English language was a real and severe problem. We could …
  • Louw Griet Netty Bob Karel
    … Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: April 11, 1956 Griet and Louw de Vries with Karel, Bob & Netty (Jeannette); Netty and Bob at the …