• Chris, Nina and Grace Kowalski
    Krzysztof (1945), Janina (1946) and Grazyna (1948) Kowalski came to Canada from Poland via Germany with their parents Jan Ryszard Kowalski and Gabriela Olsezewska-Kowalska. After a nine day journey in cold, stormy weather and rough seas, they arrived at Pier 21 on December 22, 1949 on the American …
  • Andrea Goetz, daughter Julia
    … We were met at Waterloo Station and taken to a Service Club in the west end of London: later that night we boarded a train, well blacked …
  • Margaret Nagy and Son David
    … from Southampton, England at the beginning of November 1946. The ship we sailed on was called the Lady Rodney and we were all traveling to Halifax, Canada to join our Canadian husbands …
  • Media Centre
    … Information and resources for media professionals, including quick … in Canada from 1928 to 1971. Today, as Canada’s sixth national museum, we share the ongoing story of immigration to Canada—past to present, … of Pier 21: A History by Steven Schwinghamer and Jan Raska. The book weaves first-person stories of immigrants, Pier 21 officials and …
  • Learn from Life in Canada by Lily
    Time 0:04:22 Transcript When people ask me about my immigration story, the first picture that comes into my mind is the snowstorm. It was January 2010, my first trip to New Brunswick — I had just finished my immigration interview in Fredericton when I learned my bus to Moncton was cancelled because …
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  • Roger Declercq
    … Roger Declercq was born in Moorslede, Belgium (West Flanders) in 1931. He left Belgium for Canada on June 13, 1938 at the age of 6 … the ferry from Antwerp to Dover, England. From there they took a train to Liverpool, England where they boarded the ship "Lord Athelon" for …
  • Ruth Goldbloom Educational Bursary Fund
    … Accepting applications The Ruth Goldbloom Educational Bursary Fund is intended to defray the costs of transportation and/or accommodation to … or related topics. Bursaries can cover all types of costs EXCEPT the cost of museum admission. Conditions Recipients must agree to be …
  • Quarantine Memories of Chicken Wire and an Uncomplaining Mom
    … March of 1963. “I spoke to my dad and he thinks it was around 3 to 4 weeks that we were there,” Mike recalled. “The brick walls and the bars on the … Mike’s sister Carrie made a full recovery and they were soon on their way to Toronto. What rings the most true for me in Mike’s recollection …