• Nives Zuttioni
    … . He had immigrated to Canada in 1951 and returned to his hometown to visit his mother who was seriously ill. When it came time for Mario to … they decided to keep in contact. They wrote letters to each other for four years. Nives often said that she was destined to immigrate to … to let his daughter immigrate to Canada. Nives’ dad always said the best flour you could make bread with was la farina manitoba. Little did …
  • New Year, Canadian Beer
    … a very excited Margot Tarajos. She asked if we would be open for her visit 363 days later. Margot was two and a half on New Year’s Eve in 1955 when her family arrived at Pier 21 and was ready to start … three rosaries -- one for each of us -- and welcomed us to Canada. The best ambassadors this country could ever have had. Mother still has …
  • A Good Life by Metta
    Time 0:03:42 Transcript There was nothing to do in Arnes so when I finished grade 11, I went to Winnipeg and I stayed with my best friend Mary Daniels family. Ruth, Mary’s mother, was a war bride and she took me round all over to find a job but nobody had any openings. When we were just about home …
  • Stanley Sape Vander Meulen
    … Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of … The name is common in Holland because of the many windmills built for flood-control in that low-lying country. Such generic last names … community, and a well-known wood-working industry that produced high-end furniture, wood-laminate beams, and aircraft parts. More …
  • No eggs or butter? Baking during difficult times is nothing new.
    … Government wanted to fulfill its commitments to England by providing a vast quantity of food supplies for troops and civilians. Therefore, …
  • Ivy Livermore Kellam
    … saying, "Forever, forever". Fortunately I had the money to return if I wished, I had saved the money whilst working for Canadian Treasury … more, but even her recounting did not bring back the memories, so I have to presume that I blocked that night out, because it was too … blew in and landed on our clothing. Naturally, we wanted to look our best when we arrived. The train stopped frequently at small stations …
  • History
    … was an important waterway from pre-Roman times. The Magyars, who would come to be known as Hungarians, travelled from the foothills of the … Peoples, Nandor F. Dreisziger explains that these historical factors have made it difficult to define just who is a Hungarian. Since the … Revolution in 1956. Pier 21 was one of the entry points which welcomed many of these Hungarian immigrants, particularly the large group …
  • Corporal Leonard Palmer
    … Grade “B” and began to receive Tradesman’s Rate of Pay. On May 26, 1944 he was transferred to No. 8 Sub-section and proceeded “on … Hospital Ship, No. 46. During that time period, the Lady Nelson made four round-trip crossings from Halifax to Liverpool and back. During …
  • "Why Do We Need a Museum of Immigration?"
    … Monica MacDonald suggests that current debates on immigration are best informed by the historical contexts of immigration as well as the …
  • Jane Helders
    … of North Holland. We went steady for one year and then I broke it off. In September 1953 Gerald immigrated to Canada. He sailed from … my birthday March 28 (I turned 28), we became engaged. I promised to come to Canada as soon as possible. I did not consider myself an … completely wrong, which caused delays. I had to travel to The Hague to have a check-up by the Health Department. I was so nervous that I got …