• The Year Nearly 100,000 Irish Sailed to Canada
    … was 1847. Famine , a sculpture by Rowan Gillespie located in Dublin’s City Centre, depicts people walking towards the harbour, to be carried … not all remained there, this would temporarily have nearly doubled the city’s population of 20,000. Tension and hostility Many immigrants were …
  • Private Norman Peter Kelly
    … of Active Service: October 16, 1941 in Kitchener, Ontario Overseas: May 2, 1942 to December 2, 1945 (43 months) Served in Britain, Sicily, … France, Belgium, Holland and Germany Demobilization: January 22, 1946 (26 years, 7 months) In May of 1942 Private Kelly embarked from Pier 21 … Italy, Kelly witnessed a conflagration in the harbour. Earlier in the day a lone German plane had circled the site, it turned out to be a spy …
  • Ordinary People, Extraordinary Things: Holocaust Education Week
    … To most young people today, the Holocaust is a distant nightmare, something that took place long … and hopefully ensuring the end of genocide. On the morning of November 9th, 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and the … no one texted or played games on their phones and tablets. They just sat there, rapt, staring at the 84-year-old man at the podium, …
  • Steven F. and Margaret S.
    … on the ship called the Minnedosa and arrived in Halifax July 23, 1926. He was just over five years, 8 mos. old when he arrived in Canada. … Hungary with her Mother (Barbara), and older brother (Paul), on her 8th birthday, January 26, 1934, on the ship called the Berlin 3. They … at Lundy's Lane United Church. Steve and Margaret celebrated their 67th Wedding Anniversary on August 14, 2010 surrounded by their family. …
  • Ivy Edie Stevenson Williamson
    … Reason for entry into Canada: War bride Date of Entry: August 19, 1946 City of entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia Name of ship: Lady Nelson Country of origin: England Name of individual: Ivy Williamson   Story: My mother’s name was Ivy Edie Stevenson and she was born on January 26th, 1927 to Charles and Caroline Stevenson. She was 1 of 13 children …
  • Borders, Groups, Statistics: Researching Immigrant Arrival at Pier 21
    … 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 Immigration at Pier 21 does not hold copies of all … records on microfilm , and information on all ports of entry into Canada. There remain some misconceptions about the nature of these …
  • Erika Hertel Danner
    … Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Arrival: March 31, 1960 Age on Arrival: 26 Erika Hertel was born Sept 23, 1934, the oldest of four siblings. …
  • William and Christine Stoffer
    … Families September 26, 1956 – Skaubryn Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … Hague for check ups and shots. Our last week in Holland was spent at my parent’s house with all the kids sleeping on the floor. On the …
  • Peter, Helena Peters
    … and travelled to Berlin where they boarded the Marburn on April 14th for the journey to Canada. Upon arrival in Quebec City on April 26th they travelled to Winkler, Manitoba. In 1933 the family moved to …