• Angela Toneguzzo Bianchini
    … in Genoa, Italy to join her husband in Canada. Not knowing when she would see them again, saying good-bye to her sister, brother and mother was … to Canada on March 11,1958 without his bride. The Captain of the ship showed great concern for my mother - she was four months pregnant …
  • Mary Margaret Gregg
    … Mary Margaret Gregg was a War Bride born and living in South Wales. She was one of four siblings (Edward, Wil, Meghan, and Mary) born to Sarah and Gwilym … , was a soldier in the Canadian Army on leave in London and planned to visit his Hewitt Family relatives in Arbroath Scotland. One night Mary …
  • W.A.T. van den Byllaardt
    … April 21, 1957 – Ryndam Arrived in Halifax on April 21, 1957, with the SS Ryndam, HAL. During the trip we had one day, rough stormy weather … the train made numerous stops and had long waits in nowhere. Every chance we had when the train stopped at a station, my travel … very well. Our first impression at sunrise was that we had seldom seen a house or farm, when we did see one it was a very run down shed …
  • Ferrara Family
    … I visited Halifax Nova Scotia on July 15, 2003 where I spent an interesting morning touring and researching my arrival to Canada on the ship - Vulcania. We docked in Halifax on an overcast day on December … and what the future would hold for him but also for the joy and hope of being reunited with his father. The Vulcania, left Naples and …
  • Cor Groenewegen
    … We both arrived by ship from The Netherlands in the same year. Cor arrived with his brother Nico on … (Former Dutch East Indies). Having been in Indonesia, he wanted to see more of this world and decided to emigrate to Canada. Two of his …
  • A Taste of Something New: Adapting to Food in a New Country
    … relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the … immigrants, getting used to different food in their new country can also be difficult and confusing. Sometimes immigrants settle in an area … city and it often has more selection than in Halifax. As it turned out she was able to buy it and send it to me, but it was very expensive and …
  • Historical Thinking (3) : Primary Source Evidence
    … when they research and write about history? In conducting research for a project, historians use primary and secondary sources. In this … Journal Articles Books (discussing a past event) Book Reviews Commentaries Using Primary Sources during Research to Support Exhibit … quickly realized that a limited amount of scholarship was available. I visited the Public Archives of Nova Scotia in search of primary source …
  • Immigrant Voices: Diverse Reactions to the Transatlantic Voyage from Europe to Canada’s Shores
    … This collection includes first-hand accounts of what it was like to come to Canada including: travelling by ship, first impressions of Pier 21 and Halifax, and train travel across … caused by five years of war in Europe, Lieberman remembered that “for those of us who had experienced so much during the war, going …
  • Filena Bruno Fiorita and Family
    … My father Silvio Fiorita left Italy by air and arrived in Montreal in the … for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, … or Dan as he came to be known, age 8, and Laura, age 4 boarded the ship La Biancamano in August 1955. Filena remembered how seasick many …
  • A Welcome Sign?
    Cartoon published July 1, 1999. (Material republished with the express permission of: PNI Maritimes LP, by its general partner, PNI Maritimes GP Inc.) At the end of this month, 2024 will be over. This has been a milestone year for the Museum. 2024 marked 25 years since Pier 21 reopened to the …