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… fog-bound St. Lawrence River, the Empress was hit broadside by a coal ship, the Storstad . The ocean liner went down in less than 15 minutes. …
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… activities and programs that are made possible by the donations and support you provide. From new and travelling exhibitions to personal commemorations to free admission on Canada Day, your support is crucial. Passages shows why. The Winter 2026 edition has stories about: A special visit by two sisters who arrived at Pier 21 65 years ago How a staff …
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… Arrived in Canada on the S.S. Maasdam, March 1954 at the age of 23 from Ness a/d Amstel, … a labourer on the St. Lawrence Seaway building project. Bought a ‘49 Ford and headed west to BC to work on the railroad from Squamish to … still owns and drives his Ford. Came to the Outaouais region of QC to visit Dutch friends, worked as a bulldozer operator at a paper mill in …
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… younger sister, Mary K. (Bowes) Astephen) Jean was 28 years old when she came through Pier 21 in February 1946. Travelling by rail from … February 1946 and we did not meet again for 21 years. She came east to visit me in North Sydney, Cape Breton by air, staying for a month or …
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… My husband, Theodore, brought me to Lethbridge, Alberta. Having no relatives here we stayed with his friends until we found somewhere to live. I was made most welcome with them and I think Canada … in teaching, and the other in Engineering which he was gratified to see. We spent many, many happy times travelling with them through the …
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… born March 12, 1923 in Mohilno, Western Ukraine, Displaced Person Helene Marie Kreutzer, born August 29, 1925 in Spiegelau, West Germany … was raised in Bavaria and as a young adult worked in Munich where she met and married Alex. Seeking a better future for themselves and … sons and a daughter. Helene returned to Germany on a few occasions to visit her family and relatives but Alex never did, fearing his freedom …
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… Recently I have returned from a trip to the East Coast and visited the tall ships in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Pier 21. What a magnificent … We had sailed from Southampton, England, August 24th, 1947. She was to bring many of the War Brides from Britain to Canada. I was …
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… 1957 in Marydale, NS where they purchased a farm. They had decided to come to Canada with the hope of owning their own farm. Many relatives came from Holland to visit us at the Maas farm. One of the favorite places to take visitors …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Ukraine Ship Name: Hellig Olav Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: April 5, … Age on Arrival: 17 In 1929, because of her youth,and travelling alone (she was sponsored by her aunt already in Canada), she was chaperoned by …
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… on July 18, 1923. Her parents were Reginald and Lillian Briggs. She has a younger sister, Diana Dilley, still living in England. In … carried across the Atlantic on the Aquitania. Arriving at Pier 21 (she was the first one off the ship) and driving to northern Nova …