• Bill Shaw, wife Kaye and Family
    … arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the Georgic on April 26, 1952 on Kevin's first birthday. We sailed from Southampton on April 19, 1952. Our Mum was quite … that Mum was not sick then but seasoned sailors were. We saw food that we had never seen like corn on the cob and fruits not common …
  • Why Kids Should Play in the Museum
    … added bits from the Halloween section of the exhibit. Three are in toy helmets. One wears a green army helmet. Another is in a black … game or at least that they’ve made up a game to play with the wooden toy. A great place to learn Kids can find ways to play almost anywhere. …
  • Hazel Munro
    … were not affected and ran around and ate the enormous variety of food, particularly the fruit. The baby was denied his normal food as my … find our cabin. I opened what I thought was our door and a lady in the top bunk and a man in the bottom bunk invited me to "Come in dear". I, …
  • Zbigniew and Stefania Sauter
    … precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, living each day in a state of constant fear and uncertainty. Shortly before the war … we started our peaceful new life, finally free and able to buy any food items we desired, as well as clothing, household appliances, and …
  • Why Do I Move to Canada? by Bill
    … the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take part in many competitions. And I usually get the first or second place during the competition. When I was in the secondary school, I am the top 10 singer from grade 7 to grade 9, and I hope one day I can learn …
  • Eminently Suitable for Our Purposes: Official Commemoration of Immigrant Arrivals in Canada, 1949-1972
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction During the early postwar period, Canadian … “Canada’s 50,000th DP Starts New Life in New Home,” Globe and Mail , 26 February 1949, 17. Oral History with Ausma Levalds Rowberry, … and Mail , 12 January 1954, 15. “Missing Millionth,” Globe and Mail , 26 May 1954, 6. “Missing Millionth.” Badgley, “As Long as He is an …
  • Three Halloweens with the Unforgettable Kay Collicott
    … lived in those hills. If you ever caught one, your every wish would come true.” Kay was reluctant to leave her family and beloved Ireland … I had lost Nanny forever. My father was never the same after Nanny died. It seemed he was never again the happy fun loving father of my … will see that the globe (or spirit orb) has enlarged and moved to the top step. Also the solar light that was beside the small white globe …
  • Peeled to the Core by Roya
    … those peels. First peel of my ego came off when at united nation high commission for refugees I was recognized as stateless. You see, I took … graduates. You see, I had two Canadian Degrees from MacLean Magazine top rated universities. The last peel came off when I lost my health to … If we are lucky we will experience the peeling- and our soul comes through young and vibrant with no attachment to anything …
  • The Colour Bar at the Canadian Border: Black American Farmers
    … difficult. For example, British subjects from India or the West Indies could claim privileged legal status in Canada, despite being … spread throughout the state by the end of his work, in July 1911. Not coincidentally, demand for immigration to Canada plummeted . [15] (See … April 1911, File 72552 Pt 3. ↩ C.A. Speers to J.B. Walker, Winnipeg, 26 October 1910, File 72552 Pt 2, 4. ↩ C.A. Speers to J.B. Walker, …
  • By Sea or Land: Refugees or Displaced Persons - Van-Nha Tran
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 3:23 Transcript (This video is only available in … we? I left Vietnam on January 21st 1988. Yes, it's true, so January 26 is the anniversary of my marriage. I? I got to Thailand by boat, but …