• Embassy of Italy • Ambassade D’Italie
    … Embassy of Italy Ambassade D’Italie In honour of the thousands of Italians who brought to this … and to its wealth of promise trusted their futures. En honneur des milliers d’italiens qui débarquèrent dans ce grand Pays, remplis de rèves et d’espoirs, qui offrirent en don leur patrimoine culturel et … Embassy of Italy • Ambassade D’Italie …
  • Lucy Carmen Burrows
    … arrived in Halifax at Pier 21 on August 13, 1946. Then she had a five day trip to Saskatoon where she was meeting with her husband and …
  • Margie Gouleff Vassos
    … family who took me under their wing, crossing the ocean in nine days and arriving in Halifax on November 27, 1951. A two day train trip brought me to Union Station in Toronto where I was met …
  • Canadian Macedonian Historical Society • КАНАДСКО МАКЕДОНСКО ИСТОРИСКО ДРУШТВО
    … МАКЕДОНСКО ИСТОРИСКО ДРУШТВО Honouring Canadian citizens of Macedonian descent who came from the Aegean, Pirin, Vardar and Mala Prespa regions of Macedonia and made Canada their home from the late 1800s to the present. En honneur aux citoyens de descendance Macedonienne qui on fait du Canada leur foyer depuis la …
  • Humanitarian Gesture: Canada and the Tibetan Resettlement Program, 1971–5
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian In 1966, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) lobbied Canadian officials to …
  • Recreating a homeland: Czechoslovak diplomats in Canada during the Second World War
    by Jan Raska, Ph.D., Historian In the 1920s, immigrants from Czechoslovakia came to Canada in search of industrial work and available land for agriculture. Czechoslovakia’s diplomats in Canada promoted loyalty to Prague’s policies in the hopes that Slovaks and Czechs would unite into a …
  • 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 …
  • History
    … of challenges upon arrival in Canada, a vibrant Italian-Canadian community gradually emerged, significantly contributing to the building … of labour for construction, maintenance, and work in subsidiary mining companies, and while Italians were not considered desirable settlers, young …
  • 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 …
  • 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 …