• The Rosalind Roberts Family
    … nursed the sick. She married Thomas Charles Roberts of Garn, Caemarvon, Wales who was district manager of Pearl Assurance Co. They made … at the age of 43, leaving Rosalind, three sons Idwal, Glyn, Gomer, and one daughter Ceridwen. Before passing away Thomas wished Rosalind and … river was starting to break up and they had to jump from one piece of ice to the other to cross. Once on the north side of the river Jack …
  • A Reflection on Curating Perfect Landings
    … past. The basic theme of the exhibit is that figure skating in Canada has been profoundly influenced by the contributions of immigrants , as … Commons , linking back to the late 1800s, when people waltzed on ice in the Public Gardens. More recently, I think it is fair to say … took up as a suitable use of the storied Commons of the city. (Aside: one of the builders featured in Perfect Landings is Joe Geisler, a …
  • Marjorie Franklyne
    … Marjorie Franklyne was just a young woman when she arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she carried him in her arms as … in time as memories of so long ago flood the present. "Life on board one of the biggest liners to ever sail the seas, was frightening, yet …
  • Striving for a Dream by Yafet
    … Time 0:03:12 Transcript I never thought I would say “No” to come to Canada until the day I actually had to leave my country. As a … much to worry about. As I grew up though, there were some political issues in my country, and my family started to scatter one by one until it was my turn. I came home from school and my mom …
  • Berthold Herman Seiler
    … Berthold Herman (Bert) Seiler, 1911-2004 We will remember Berthold Herman (Bert) … region of France. Residents invariably tell visitors that Rodalben has one major claim to fame: on his return from Moscow in 1812, Napoleon and his troops passed through … Berthold Herman Seiler …
  • Points of Departure: Indigenous military service, Trooper Jesse Moses, and Pier 21
    … contributor John Moses, Delaware & Upper Mohawk bands, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and Director, Repatriation and Indigenous … military heritage and history in perhaps greater depth than they have done previously; and thus in this sense to begin viewing Pier 21, at … of departure for a discussion of Indigenous military service as it has been a destination for newly arrived immigrants to these shores. …
  • Alfred Michael Micallef
    … The S.S. Marine Perch left Malta with 121 other Maltese immigrants bound … 8 1948. Alfred (Fred) Micallef was 18 years old, could hardly speak any English and had no money to his name. Born into a family of 13 children to Paul and Lucia Micallef, …
  • Karl, Irmgard Brall
    … A Brief History of Irmgard Brall ( nee Raulf ) Irmgard, Bertine, Henny, Lina … little town in Germany called Bueckeburg. Her parents were Hermann and Anna Raulf (nee Schlieper). Hermann was a master print setter for a …
  • Private Wilfred Raymond Webb
    … Handsome Canadian Soldier-Meets-Pretty Scottish Lassie It was during the terrible times of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred … He was then stationed in Scotland in the summer of 1943, where he met his future bride, Betty. Our mother, Elsie Elizabeth Knowles , was born …
  • Pte E. Elizabeth Knowles Webb
    … Handsome Canadian Soldier-Meets-Pretty Scottish Lassie It was during the terrible times of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred … He was then stationed in Scotland in the summer of 1943, where he met his future bride, Betty. Our mother, Elsie Elizabeth Knowles, was born … Pte E. Elizabeth Knowles Webb …