• Private Ella Heinz Rinder
    … My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … the thousands during difficult times in the German states during the 18th century. They came at the invitation of the Russian government …
  • Setting The Table: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities
    … Transcript Screen Text SETTING THE TABLE: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities Screen text with audio I was born in the … leZlie lee kam, Toronto Screen text with audio I was born in Penang, Malaysia. I have one brother. I come from a Buddhist family and at home, … and we always waited until my father came home.  Screen text Home Economics, Peranakan Chinese, and Laska in Malaysia Siew Lin Polk Siew …
  • L/Cpl William Heinz
    … My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … the thousands during difficult times in the German states during the 18th century. They came at the invitation of the Russian government …
  • Sgt. Elroy Heinz
    … My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … the thousands during difficult times in the German states during the 18th century. They came at the invitation of the Russian government …
  • Emmanuel and Rose Flaig
    … My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … the thousands during difficult times in the German states during the 18th century. They came at the invitation of the Russian government …
  • Food Wars! Immigration and Food Confiscation at Pier 21
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) Introduction “If … exhibition sheds light on an interesting yet underexplored aspect of Canadian immigration history: food confiscation. Food can be a … culture that are important to them and their families. These aspects may include education, material possessions, language, religious …
  • Mary K. Bowes Astephen
    … I was 24 years old when I came through Pier 21 in May, 1946. There is a picture of this sailing in the book "Pier 21: The Gateway That Changed Canada" by Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic and J.P. Le Blanc. My husband, Stephen Astephen, was waiting for our four year old son, …
  • Leonard Palmer
    … The Early Years Leonard Palmer was born on September 19, 1913 in … was much easier and accessible to the growing boy. At age 15, the Army would not take him as he was adopted, and he had no job prospects. … Leonard Palmer …
  • Joyce Emily Callow Sherwood
    … nee Callow with tributes by her sister Gwen Milton and her daughter JoAnn Bell. English War Bride, Aquitania, April 10, 1947 I was one of … every night. Penge was bombed more than any other area in England. I remember when the sirens went off, we all went to the Anderson Shelters … worked as a conductor on the buses during the war. I was introduced to my Canadian husband-to-be (William James Sherwood R.C.A. C100060) by my …
  • Maria (Nobile) Harvey
    … The Trans-Atlantic Passage of Rosa (Mulé) Nobile and Daughters Maria & Carmela When my sister Carmela and I found out that we had been accepted to …