• The Life of a Can-Haitian by Fraser
    … Haitian boy and girl so I had Haitian siblings and together we went to Canada. Living in Canada was hard - it was like a fairy tale, but I was the strange beast … The Life of a Can-Haitian by Fraser …
  • Lieutenant Walter Melvin White
    … 1939, Walter married Margaret "Ellen" Blois of Gore. They resided in West Gore for 27 years and had four children: Donna (died at age 2), Delta, Donald, and Marilynn. … me to leave immediately and take a runner with me, not to see how fast I could get there, but just to get there. My bedding and …
  • Rosina, Domenico, Giovanna
    … Origin: Italy Ship: Conte Biancamano Arrival Date: September 19, 1955 For some time I have wanted to document the story of our arrival in Canada. I believe it is important for our children to have a starting …
  • Antonio, Lina e Bettina Mancini
    … in the coal mines. While there, a few years later Canada issued a call for immigration as they required workers to work on farms in Western … for. After a week or so, not very impressed with life in the Canadian West, he enlisted the help of a local Priest who was able to persuade … trip to Canada, and thanks to the assistance of the farmer (who was to have been his employer), who helped complete all necessary documents to …
  • Evelyn Smith Morrison, son William
    … arriving in Canada and raised 7 children. Evelyn has made several visits home to England over the years to visit two sisters and three brothers. …
  • John and Gloria Hanson Sherman
    … on the train for Windsor, ON, I went over to Dartmouth, N.S. to visit a family that my father had met when he came over on convoys with …
  • “This is Ticklish Business”: Undesirable Religious Groups and Canadian Immigration after the Second World War
    … the Second World War , published in the journal Canadian Issues . For more information on Canadian Issues , visit https://acs-metropolis.ca/acs/ . …
  • Dorothy Lacey Blake
    … six years. Over the years Dorothy, better known as Dot, was able to visit her British family. She went on to have six more children, Debbie, Larry, Cathy, Gary, Peter and Pam. Mum …
  • Stephen Tychowecky
    … remembered having to clean the ship before they sailed to Canada.Off the British coast, they came alongside a British ship and … and health status were verified, Stephen was given $12.00 cash and wished well in his new country. He boarded a train for Montreal, and …
  • Locating Authorities: Public Expertise, Heritage Institutions and the Recent Past
    … engaged by the institution or not. Creating an open exchange between visitors and the institution will enable the institution to learn from … and the Recent Past , published in the journal Canadian Issues . For more information on Canadian Issues , visit https://acs-metropolis.ca/acs/ . …