• Cacciotti
    … In 1950 Vladimiro, Giuseppina, and Franco left their hometown of Carpineto Romano, Italy to start a new life in Canada. On February 1, 1950 …
  • Second World War Mock Banana
    … While bananas can be found in many grocery stores across Canada today, the vast majority of them are exported from tropical regions. Swapping bananas for locally-grown parsnips can provide a dose of fibre, vitamins and folate and could lower your carbon footprint.  Claire Felloni , …
  • Willems
    … with finding work or settling in their new dwelling. He was also a Boy Scout leader for many years. Mary was a dedicated wife and mother, …
  • Jean Bowman Courchaine
    … Jean Bowman Courchaine …
  • Quarantined on the Journey Over to Canada
    … Halifax with her baby was frightening for British war bride Audrey (Hawes) Doyle Ash. Audrey was onboard the Queen Mary when she and Patrick … Audrey. “All in all, I was happy, I was with my husband and little boy. “We came to live at Doyles Brook, NB, where we lived and raised …
  • Why Kids Should Play in the Museum
    … A grade 3 class is enjoying one of the Museum’s temporary exhibitions called Kids Celebrate! They are in their school uniforms. The exhibition focuses on 12 special times of … each is a day or a period of time celebrated by kids and families in Canada. For each of the celebrations, there is a station with …
  • Norma and Bruce Salter
    … food. I met five other War Brides from different parts of England and we chummed around together during the voyage. After five years in … brides fared. Unfortunately I did not keep in touch with them and most were heading for other provinces. My husband, Bruce, sailed from Pier …
  • Garcea, Onofrio, Pina, Anna, Franco
    … and have lived there since. They had another son in 1966, Raffaele. We became Canadian Citizens in 1970. My father, Onofrio, worked as a … All three of their children are university educated. Anna (B.A., B.Ed.) is a teacher; Frank (B.Arch. Sc.) is a Project Manager …
  • Why Kids Should Play in the Museum
    … A grade 3 class is enjoying one of the Museum’s temporary exhibitions called Kids Celebrate! They are in their school uniforms. The exhibition focuses on 12 special times of … each is a day or a period of time celebrated by kids and families in Canada. For each of the celebrations, there is a station with …
  • Ruth Mudryk, son Dietrich Stoedter
    … 21, Halifax Ship: USAT General J. H. McRae Country of origin: Germany We left Bayreuth in Bavaria in the back of a USA Army 2 1/2 truck for … departure point. I will never forget that as I got really motion sick. We were put up in a large warehouse which was filled with refugees from …