• Changing Awareness - Peter Seixas
    … (Gurpreet, put video on Vimeo and embed here. Like you did for Digital StoryTelling) Time 0:01:49 Transcript: So, it was very, if I were to sum up my childhood, I would say it was a very comfortable, safe, solid … and resources to do well at school, to have nice activities. It was—it was a good place to grow up. Now, by the later years of high …
  • Karin Wally Soellner Barth
    … The ship was S.S. Groote Beer . I was 18 years old, no English and on my own when I passed through Pier 21 on October 30 1956. I was … all the way to Calgary, Alberta, with no connection in Calgary. Now on my 60th Anniversary as a Canadian citizen, a mother of four great … and very proud to be a Canadian. I am a Canadian Citizen as of January 26, 1962. Before leaving for Canada - September 29, 1956 Visiting Pier …
  • Peter, Helena Peters
    … three sons Isaac 12, Jacob 8, and Gerhard 6, immigrated to Canada in 1925. They left their home in Romanowka, Ukraine and travelled to Berlin where they boarded the … 14th for the journey to Canada. Upon arrival in Quebec City on April 26th they travelled to Winkler, Manitoba. In 1933 the family moved to …
  • Steven F. and Margaret S.
    … on the ship called the Minnedosa and arrived in Halifax July 23, 1926. He was just over five years, 8 mos. old when he arrived in Canada. … (Barbara), and older brother (Paul), on her 8th birthday, January 26, 1934, on the ship called the Berlin 3. They left the port of … On September 16, 2010 Steven Franklin Kucha passed away in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Margaret, dear and devoted Father of daughter …
  • Capt. J. R. Iain MacArthur
    … 1942, I sailed on the Empress if Japan to Scotland. I was 23 at the time. The Empress was a cruise liner built to carry 1800 passengers. For … she carried some 6000 troops! It was so crowded I never did find my assigned lifeboat during the 7 day trip! Another memory was that I … 1945, I returned to Canada on the hospital ship Letitia. I was 26 at the time. This was a memorable trip in several respects. The ship …
  • Irene Ferguson McNeil
    … Clyde McNeil, on January 28, 1943. Irene Cecilia, was born October 26, 1943, at Ruskin College, Oxford, England. Canadian mother-in-law was concerned due … in London, England and wanted her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to come to Canada. Arrived in Halifax on the ship, Ile de France (carrying …
  • Pte. Lawrence J. Hebert
    … Lawrence Joseph Hebert November 27, 1920 - October 4, 2000 My father enlisted on June 16, 1941 and was discharged on January 26, 1946. He was in the first wave at Juno Beach on D-Day. That is all …
  • Michele, Nicolina e Vito Spatafora
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte Biancamano Port of Entry: Halifax Date of … high waves and the threat of storms known as the Gales of November may be a frightening experience, even for an “old salt sailor.” So, … Michele, Nicolina e Vito Spatafora …
  • Keith and Joan Baldwin, daughter Judi
    … Carinthia arriving in Halifax on March 19. Our family was comprised of my wife Joan, our daughter Judith and expecting our son Jeffery. The … could see no future for our family. When I left the U.K. at the age of 26 I had the dubious distinction of never having paid any income tax, simply because I never earned enough income. Actually my dear wife had been the bread winner for the first years of our …