• National Congress of Italian–Canadians
    … recognize all contributions made by Italian Canadians to their adopted land through their hard work, sacrifice and commitment. A riconoscenza ed in onore del contributo reso dagli Italo–Canadesi alla loro terra adottiva tramite il lavoro, la dedizione ed il sacrificio. …
  • El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick • The Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
    … El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick The … El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick • The …
  • The Honorary Consulate of Lebanon • Le Consulat Honoraire du Liban • القنصليۃ اللبنانيۃ الفخريۃ
    … The Honorary Consulate of Lebanon القنصليۃ اللبنانيۃ الفخريۃ  Le Consulat Honoraire du Liban -In honor of the Lebanese who landed at Pier 21 We are the seeds of the tenacious plants, and it is in … des Libanais qui ont débarqué au Quai 21 Nous sommes les graines de la plante tenace. Dans notre maturité et notre plénitude de cœur, …
  • Peter Stein and Family
    … The following are edited sections of Susan Stein’s memoir.  They … Tales start with these words and looking back over the many years of my life, they are the right ones to start writing my memoirs. Born and …
  • 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 … as a bread maker. Luigi saw first-hand the opportunities that were available in North America and was not afraid to let his daughter immigrate … she was going to live next door to for the rest of her life. In May 1960, Nives visited the Canadian Department of National Health and …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 1
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 22, 2020) Introduction Before the arrival of Europeans, Algonquin and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations were the primary inhabitants along the … pt. 5 Blueprint for application to government to complete Pier No. 2 (January 1910) Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Immigration Branch …
  • Mario Chiarvesio
    … of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: October 21, 1951 Age on Arrival: 23 The Immigration Story of Mario Chiarvesio (Italian Immigrant) Mario Chiarvesio was born on April 3rd, 1928, the last of three children of Bonaventura Chiarvesio and Giulia Lizzi … parents and extended family. With no job prospects, Mario decided to join his uncle – Edoardo Chiarvesio – in Timmins, Ontario. Mario’s plan …
  • Ina van Teunenbroek
    … Her early school years were World War Two years with The Netherlands under German occupation. She graduated from the Gemeentelijk Lyceum in … and in 1984 Curator of the Centre for Canadian Horticultural Studies (CCHHS) and editor of Canadian Horticultural History, an … Mills Library, McMaster University. Freek was granted sabbatical leave May to October 1974 for work and study at the Institut fuer Stauden, …
  • Historical Thinking (3) : Primary Source Evidence
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 1, 2020) Introduction What types of sources do historians encounter when they research and write about history? In conducting research for a … who came to Canada in search of economic opportunity and a better life. A majority of these workers returned to their country of origin …
  • L/Cpl Leland M. Pratt
    … Leland M. Pratt of Belmont left Halifax from Pier 21 aboard the Andes of Britain in May of 1941, aged 17. On board ship Lee was in charge of two grenade guns. Lee he was in the Army Provost …