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Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia Ship Name: Goya Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: March 9, 1951 …
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The S.S. Marine Perch left Malta with 121 other Maltese immigrants bound for the shores of Canada on May 8 1948. Alfred (Fred) Micallef was 18 years old, could hardly speak any English and had no money to his name. Born into a family of 13 children to Paul and Lucia Micallef, he like many young …
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Pte L/Cpl Andrew James Pattison …
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My father Harold Melville Rees, was a handsome, charming, funny Canadian in the RCAF. My Mother, Jeannie Lynn Rees , born Jeannie Lynn Thomson, was a beautiful, young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. They met in a dance hall in Glasgow, called the Locarno, and were married on July 25, 1945. …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Olympia Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: May 13, 1958 Age on Arrival: 20 …
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Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Saturnia Port of Entry: Pier 21 Halifax Date of Arrival: July 24, 1963 Age on Arrival: 20 …
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My mother, Maria Suzete deFreitas Nobrega, along with my brother Noel Hilario, arrived in Toronto in February of 1956. They hadn't seen my father, Mario Estevao Nobrega, for three years. The reunion was a happy one. They lived in the Kensington Market area for a few years, my brother Joel was born …
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Antoon Tap …
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I don't quite believe it, I'm actually going to Pier 21, Halifax NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came here with my …
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Cesare Taraschi and Family …