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  • Postwar Immigration through Pier 21
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked … The postwar situation completely upended this inactivity. People from all over Europe began to arrive, and Pier 21 became the busiest ocean … Canadian soldiers posted overseas, began to arrive in Canada. Almost all of the approximately 44,000 women and their 21,000 children were …
  • Ilmar ja Miralda Rakfeldt
    … myself ( Arnold ja Heli ), Ilmar, and Miralda Rakfeldt and children, Helle, Tiia and Jaak Rakfeldt began on November 14, 1949 from Stockholm … 1950. This time we only had to cross a great river. Our daughters Helle and Tiia began their education in November 1949 in a Canadian …
  • Leonard K. Read
    … The four young men who stepped off the Scythia on March 29, 1953 were all of these things and more. Fifty years to the day of their arrival at Pier 21 the three …
  • Steven F. and Margaret S.
    … Hungary, with his mother (Mary), and sailed from Antwerp 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. … His father was already residing in Alberta. A few years later they all moved to Hamilton, Ontario. Margaret Zusanna (nee Toth) Kucha left …
  • Mark, Edna and Keith Brain
    … our eleven months old son, Keith, left the mining village of Wheatley Hill, Durham and travelled by train to Southampton where we were to … fine nylons that she couldn’t get in England. She would have liked more but after paying 40 pounds each boat fare and 26 pounds each train fare, we had very little money to spare for …
  • Francesco Geraldo Sabbadin
    … the port of Napoli on July 15,1956. Why I left my country of birth? It all began in 1942 when my father and mother died within 15 days of each … Lake. Finally, after a 15 minute bus ride, in the mid morning of July 26, 1956 we arrived in Kirkland Lake. We were all surprised to see that … Building A, called the "dry." Inside there is nothing but benches and chains with steel baskets. Mike pointed to a chain with a number 37 on …
  • Ivy Edie Stevenson Williamson
    … 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 and they grew up in the small village of Withyham, Tunbridge Wells, England. She was 12 years old … her English heritage and we are very proud of the legacy she left us all. She is buried in the United Church Cemetery in St. Peter`s, Nova …
  • Experiences of Place: Immigration Experiences in Sault Ste. Marie
    … History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s … This initial engagement with the interviewees through the camera allowed me to learn about their lives and their journeys to the Sault, … codes used to analyze and interpret the interviews are explored in more detail in the project’s final research report. The interview …
  • Bannock - Shane M. Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King
    … and detailed accounts of who makes the best! I always cringe when Elders come to the restaurant and order it — they are my harshest critics. … for working the dough 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp (37 mL) baking powder (0.9 oz / 26 g) 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp (37 mL) granulated sugar (1.2 oz / 35 g) ¼ tsp / … Bannock - Shane M. Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King …
  • William James, Betty Stewart
    … - Rhonda Lynn (Born 1946) married to John Richard Manore Son - Kelvin William Stewart Magee (Born 1950) married to Andrea Pulford Youngest … friend that he had nothing interesting to do. His friend suggested he call the "WREN" that he had raved about after returning from the dance. … Cdr. William James Magee Veteran Date of Departure: November 1943 Age: 26 Years Name of Ship: S.S. Mauritania After joining the Royal Canadian …

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