• John Devai, Olga Kimpel Devai
    … I arrived in Canada on May 28, 1950 and was fortunate to have experienced the wonderful hospitality and dedication … and unforgettable picture - like a dream. We always wanted to visit Halifax again, together as husband and wife but, sadly, my … the sugar company. The photo was taken by, and published in the local newspaper, the Chatham Daily News. The newsletters include information …
  • Mary Margaret Gregg
    … Gregg was a War Bride born and living in South Wales. She was one of four siblings (Edward, Wil, Meghan, and Mary) born to Sarah and Gwilym … , was a soldier in the Canadian Army on leave in London and planned to visit his Hewitt Family relatives in Arbroath Scotland. One night Mary … Peter), and family. Mary and Peter lived in Fernie for approximately four months. Later, in November 1946 they moved into a new home in …
  • W.A.T. van den Byllaardt
    … time Volunteers welcomed us to Canada and presented us with a box of "ready to eat bowl" of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and a Bible. The train was … the train made numerous stops and had long waits in nowhere. Every chance we had when the train stopped at a station, my travel … wife and I will be traveling across Canada some day, our plans are to visit Pier 21 in Halifax, NS. Surely it will bring back many memories …
  • Historical Thinking (3) : Primary Source Evidence
    … when they research and write about history? In conducting research for a project, historians use primary and secondary sources. In this … Journal Articles Books (discussing a past event) Book Reviews Commentaries Using Primary Sources during Research to Support Exhibit … quickly realized that a limited amount of scholarship was available. I visited the Public Archives of Nova Scotia in search of primary source …
  • Immigrant Voices: Diverse Reactions to the Transatlantic Voyage from Europe to Canada’s Shores
    … This collection includes first-hand accounts of what it was like to come to Canada including: travelling by ship, first impressions of Pier … caused by five years of war in Europe, Lieberman remembered that “for those of us who had experienced so much during the war, going … immigration shed, Pier 21 witnessed a decrease in the amount of newcomers arriving in Canada by way of ship. English immigrant Peter …
  • L/Cpl Leland M. Pratt
    … Lee was stationed in Utrecht, Holland but he got a couple of leaves to visit Audrey before he returned to Canada in January 1946. Audrey …
  • The Giovanni Ferrarelli Family
    … and gave them the opportunity for freedom. The year was 1945. First visit to Canada was November 25, 1951 from the port of Halifax. …
  • Petronella Van Luxemburg Seiferling
    … were in quarantine in Halifax due to illness. Their next step was a four-day train ride to her new home in Saskatchewan – their ride from the train … her “little Holland” her whole life, and wasn’t able to return for a visit until 20 years after she landed in Canada at Pier 21. Mum passed …
  • Nicolangelo Romano
    … became an American citizen. We met when Mary came to Toronto to visit relatives, one of whom I was friends with and married in 1959. … a welder and later a millwright. I’ve used my welding skills to make furniture out of iron, wood (from trees at the cottage), glass and … they were little and our fur grand puppies from time to time. We have visited every province of Canada (Mary hasn’t been to Newfoundland yet) …
  • Berthold Herman Seiler
    … to the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. Residents invariably tell visitors that Rodalben has one major claim to fame: on his return from … his retirment. He worked part-time in his basement and took pleasure visiting friends and family. He especially enjoyed treating friends to … Twin Bridges, not to mention travelling to Germany with his family to visit relatives. These excursions included visiting Heidelberg and …