• The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part II
    … broader process of British colonialism and was inspired by a desire for colonies to be composed of mostly British settlers. The group of nearly 2,000 … the perpetrator was fired, in the other, the student was sent home. [26] Parents repeatedly refused to send their children to the schools on …
  • Movement of War Brides and Their Children through Pier 21
    … to Canada of bona fide agriculturalists who had sufficient means to commence farming in Canada. However, immigration remained prohibitive … them to Pier 21 in Halifax where they were processed as immigrants. [26] Mrs. J.W. Perry, a war bride, and her daughter Sheila aboard SS … Appeal Decisions: Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Taylor [2007 FCA 349],” Federal Court of Appeal , …
  • Alois Wilhelm Escher
    … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house … the trip to America was: $115.00 for 3rd class passage, $10.00 for his visa, $8.00 U.S. head tax and $30.70 train fare from New York (Ellis … was of utmost importance. Since Al's brother, Theodor had not yet become a citizen of his newly adopted country and, therefore, could not …
  • From “Gutter Children” to Home Children: child migrants in the archives of the Canadian Museum of Immigration
    … work were added into the mix, life expectancy was low, at just forty-six years for England and Wales between 1891 and 1900. [5] Infant … me and said “another little brat” and I didn’t see my mother again for six years.’ [19] He was most likely taken to Barnardo’s Stepney …
  • Daphne Barber Jensen
    … of the Plaque commemorating war brides and children on August 26, 2000 at Pier 21, a lovely visit! …
  • Morris Koggel, Ann Meyerink Koggel
    … Ann and Marinus Antonius Koggel entered Pier 21 in Halifax, September 26, 1952, Arriving aboard the Zuiderkruis from the Netherlands. I left … would never see her again. I promised him that she would be back to visit him within 3 years. As difficult as times were in Canada in those … all of whom have visited Holland. We're happy about the decision to come to Canada. …
  • Giel, Els, Jack Jonkhout
    … Holland on Pier 21- Friday, April 2. 1954. I was 28 years old (born 1926), my wife 26 years (1928) and our son was born June 21, 1953. We sailed on the … and grandchildren. We have been fortunate to be able to go back to visit our families in Maastricht, Holland on a regular basis. We kept …
  • Elise Marini
    … remarried a lady from Italy also employed with an Italian countess who visited Denmark when Queen Elizabeth II, then princess, came to … Walter and I are married 42 years and have two sons married with four grandchildren. On board the ship my recollection is a bit foggy, I … up immediately. I believe we left Copenhagen in and around November 26, 1951 and arrived at Halifax Nova Scotia on December 5, 1951. Just …
  • Yolan Bencsik
    … Families 1956 We huddled each night around our radios giving us the news from Budapest. I saw five pointed stars in our town square, … Antal) that rented a cot in our kitchen. My sister Eva (Erdos) who was six years old and I, who was eight at the time, were told that we were going to visit our relatives, but this couple never came with us. None of our …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction Battalion exhibition at the Black Cultural …