• FilomenaeSaveriaMandato
    … to find work to make a better life for their children. With the division of land, high taxes because of the war, and the Americas opening … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One … seen for over 35 years and her son Uncle Anthony she hadn’t seen for 26 years with the wife Sarah and children all from Cleveland, Ohio. Of …
  • Language as a "Pull" Factor for Newcomers to Francophone Minority Communities
    … population in our growing collection by conducting interviews in both official languages. [1] Our collection currently preserves and makes … of the people who decided to settle in a community where their official language is a minority one. [3] The selected interviews that … we have to know at least two languages. Its mother tongue and the official language being French. So, with that, I knew that language was …
  • Language as a Pull Factor for Newcomers to Francophone Minority Communities
    … population in our growing collection by conducting interviews in both official languages. [1] Our collection currently preserves and makes … questions emerging from an initial exploration of these interviews is: why do some French-speaking people decide to settle in a majority … of the people who decided to settle in a community where their official language is a minority one. [3] The selected interviews that …
  • "Might Be the Best of the Lot": Baltic Refugees, Canadian Immigration Policy and the Arrival of SS Walnut
    … immigration officials have considered many factors in determining whether an individual was ‘admissible’ and would be granted entry to … from Europe, “…the Balts – especially the Latvians – might be the best of the lot.” Massey was impressed by the Latvians who he claimed … "Might Be the Best of the Lot": Baltic Refugees, Canadian Immigration Policy and the …
  • Theodore and Maria Jacobs
    … Heading for a Good Life in Canada By Carla White When Theodorus Jacobs (a.k.a. Theo) saw the vessel that would take him and his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the Netherlands upon the Groote Beer (Great Bear), but …
  • John Hughes
    … children. Less than a month later, the first C.O.R.B. party had set sail for Canada from the port of Liverpool. On June 21, 1940, Prime … to C.O.R.B. absolving them of any liability. Everything had to be ready in case the call came to leave home for the railway station, … in Halifax. We spent the night on board ship and I marveled at the city lights. The next day we disembarked at Pier 21, went through the …
  • Stanislaw and Barbara Sokol
    … Pier 21 June 1, 1948 Stanislaw Sokol was a young forester working in the Bialowieza Forest of Poland. He enjoyed his life but that all changed on March 20, 1939 when he was called up …
  • Fredrich Kuhn and Family
    … Fredrich Kuhn and Family …
  • Shaping a Community: Black Refugees in Nova Scotia
    … The Arrival of Black Refugees Related to the War of 1812 Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 300 years. Some … group collectively became known as the Black Refugees. Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 300 years. Upon … at the Siege of Lucknow in 1857. Over time, the Black community has continued to grow and make valuable cultural contributions. In …
  • Driving Canada: A Collaborative Oral History Project
    By Haroon Khalid, Anam Zakaria, and Emily Burton, PhD, Oral Historian “Reality is reality. It is more difficult than imagination…We’re adapting, whatever’s happening. We were okay, we’re still okay, and we will always be okay, hopefully.” Rammah Mohammad. [1] Introduction In 2024, the Canadian …