-
… Mirja S. Bishop. Tyyne Johanna Saarinen was only 27 years old when she set sail for the new world. She had $25 in her pocket. She had a small … she could not know if she would ever return to her homeland again. She said goodbye to her father and her 3 brothers. Her mother, sister, and … to the 1920's, arrivals were handled at Pier 2 in the north end of the city, but Pier 2 was largely destroyed in the Explosion of 1917 and new …
-
… in Canada, photographed in 1929 by his mentor, photographer John Garo. Credit: Yousuf Karsh wearing a turban/Library and Archives … figures of the twentieth century; Karsh captured iconic images of people like Muhammad Ali, Helen Keller, Glenn Gould, Jacqueline Kennedy, … does it have to do with Halifax? Yousuf Karsh was Armenian, born in a community targeted by the Ottoman Empire for genocide during and after …
-
… was due to religious persecution in Russia. My father had been a lay preacher in the Baptist church and had helped to build a church in … name of a country from a bowl (three countries were chosen -- America, South America and Canada). Canada won out, 3 consecutive times! On the way over here they said that they were going to raise their children as real Canadians, …
-
… By 1924 my father had died of tuberculosis leaving only my mother, Leah Bogen Brill, and me in Russia. The only family we had left in … when I was reunited with my mother in 1930. We lived on the Lower East Side in New York. Shortly after arriving in New York I married Irving …
-
… Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 2:31 Transcript Yella Zahirovich … sometime in July, and then in September we got an answer that we are selected. And they tell you—Okay. So most of people we know—so you know …
-
… contact. They wrote letters to each other for four years. Nives often said that she was destined to immigrate to Canada because her birthday … as a bread maker. Luigi saw first-hand the opportunities that were available in North America and was not afraid to let his daughter immigrate … of National Health and Welfare in Rome and was granted a visa to come to Canada. With the airline ticket that Mario had bought her in …
-
… It's a warm summer's night at the Cottage, and as we sit by the fire, Giovanni Maieron shares with us his story of how he … and building tunnels and bridges. Subsequently another team would lay down the train tracks which apparently were used for the purpose of … out the materials from the iron mines. The only way out of the site was by plane. It would take approximately two hours to reach …
-
… "Well, I don't remember too much about the War at all. It was fast and … you spent half and hour or so looking at it different things would come such as convoys, the train stations and so on. You would mark that … years I saw nothing but dark colors. I'll never forget that, I just sat there amazed at the colors." "I didn't keep in contact with anyone …
-
… Maruta, was born. These camps were in the English sector and we were well treated, even schooling was provided. The food was sparse and the … the minute the tug started to tow us out of the harbour, seasickness set in. The men were separated from their families and required to do … it still. When we arrived at the train station in Kenora, my uncle said "Hi!". I had no idea what he was saying. That is how my basic …
-
… see any sun in the morning and in the afternoon it became foggy. I can still not get over the fact that I missed the family on shore in … saw dolphins today, out in the water. A freighter passed on the port side. For the rest of the day we kept to the centre of the ship and … first dinner sitting because I fell asleep during the afternoon. We sat on the deck for a long time tonight and went to bed at 22hrs. …