• Customs and the Seizure of Goods at Pier 21
    … based on research that informs these new exhibits. Interwar immigrants coming to Canada often concealed their valuables for safekeeping and to avoid customs officials. While Canada welcomed immigrants to bring money with them, home governments outlawed … at their offices. Customs officials learned to ask whether newcomers arriving at Pier 21 brought with them foodstuffs from …
  • Cescato Aldo, Renato
    … Aldo Cescato La mia vita di emigrante, e cominciata un paio di anni dopo la fine della seconda guerra mondiale. Sono nato e ho vissuto nella Regione del Veneto … industriale che non si e piú fermato, le terre venivano abbandonate dai contadini per far posto a fabbriche e case. Dal 1945 al 1948 cera …
  • Candida Franca Iaccino
    … RACCONTO DI VITA: CANDIDA FRANCA IACCINO (dedico questa mia storia ai miei … avevo un ricordo vago e triste. Così il primo di luglio (Canada Day) 2003 ho visitato Pier 21, è stata una grandissima emozione. Sono … Candida Franca Iaccino …
  • Political Involvement and Divisiveness - Frank Scarfino
    … I did. I liked Marx and I liked Hegel. But I wasn't a member of the Communist Party. And most of the people, I know—I remember, there were also, were not members of the Communist Party. We were called, "Communists, traitors. How could you do this to your country? You know, …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • LACW Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Dutch Culture and Traditions
    … people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the … and 42% of the population claim to follow no religion. [3] Holidays New Year's Day ( Nieuwjaarsdag ) - January 1 Good Friday ( Goede …
  • Corporal Bill Pineo
    … know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day." A song shared by both Gracie and Vera Lynn. The silence on the … taking messages to various offices in London as required, but to this day, I can't recall even one request to do so. Jack and I both carried …
  • ALL ABOARD!
    … today. After searching for interesting historical tidbits, I came across a few children’s ship and train menus from the 1940s and 1950s. These menus provide a unique window into how passenger travel …