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… At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories are used in the permanent exhibitions, online and in current and future travelling exhibits. Most recently, we …
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… War bride: left Liverpool, England aboard the ship, Athlone Castle, May 2, 1945. Arrived at Pier 21, in Halifax, May 12, … 18 I met 29 year old, Staff Sergeant, William F. (Bill) Kydd, RCOC, while skating at a rink in Richmond, Surrey, England. At the time, I … to be married on June 13, 1944, about a year after our meeting. Bill had 48 hours leave but he couldn’t confirm his being there for our …
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… Like an Infant as an Immigrant Time 0:02:15 Transcript … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t … culture, ethics, and the attitude, and what it takes to land in a very good job or related field of your own choice. So, you would have to do …
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… lived in the small home, eventually 23 people in total. Each family had a single room to sleep in and there was a small barn for the … and one of his brothers owned and operated a small trucking company out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They would send money back home; the … war but his brother had escaped and lived at large among the locals. While Romolo was imprisoned in Ethiopia, his youngest daughter was born …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 23, 2020) Introduction How do I find a passenger list? Is there a ledger? What if my ancestor came from a country that no longer exists? While the Scotiabank Family History Centre at the Canadian Museum of … form instead of passenger lists or port of entry lists. Form 30 replaced land entry lists and Form 30A was used for ocean arrivals. …
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… 11, 1953, a warm and bright spring day and also the day we steamed out of Copenhagen harbour bound for an uncertain, but, hopefully, promising future. The entire family had gathered on the waterfront to bid us bon voyage. It was a tearful … and struggling against mountainous waves of the North Atlantic, while desperately dodging torpedoes of Admiral Doenitz's U-boat wolf …
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… 21 : Recollections by Jean Laffin (Nee Shephard), War Bride 1944 My association with Canadians started before the Second World War began. When I was still going to school, my Mother belonged to a women’s group called, The Women’s Own. They had their meetings on Wednesday afternoons. We children would go in …
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… use the crutches on the boat during my trip home. On arrival, I walked off on crutches with my own backpack. The reason I was anxious to get on crutches was the requirement to be able to walk off in order to go home, otherwise all stretcher patients had to be admitted to …
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… to get to a refugee camp. Yeah. Oral History 13.11.23BDS with Bwe Doh Soe Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Return to Refugee Experiences Gallery Photograph of Bwe Doh Soe with his mother, sisters and brother taken in 1997 upon entering a … Hiding in the Jungle - Bwe Doh Soe …
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… Andersen So now what's left to be said ? Only three things: Thank You, Good Luck, and Goodbye. J.O.M.A. 1949-2012 History: Born in Copenhagen … lack of job opportunities in Europe the family decided to immigrate again in 1958 aboard the SS Stavangerfjord and landed in Halifax at … at Pier 21 is to explore the theme of immigration to Canada in order to enhance public understanding of the experiences of immigrants …