• John and Dina Neevel
    … was born June 5, 1921 in Gendringen (Gld) The Netherlands. We left Holland Feb. 11 and went by train to Paris. We stayed 1 night … by Cecil Disney in Brooklyn, Ont. - north of Whittley. We had sent a telegram but that did not arrive on time. We could write and talk a …
  • Pauline and Armand Dubue and Family
    … Leaving Home for Canada: When I finally got my telegram to go to London, my mother was upset but she bravely came, along with my good friend, to help me with the children. We said our tearful good-byes and then I was on my own with a great …
  • The Gerald William Wilson Family
    … wife Joan Wilson . Gerald's daughter Sandra . Gerald and Joan Wilson A telegram that Joan sent to Gerald Gerald William Wilson Gerald William …
  • Alfred and Liselotte Kraus
    … own homes. Three years later they moved into their first home on Bridge Crescent. Alfred worked in construction as a master carpenter … retirement. They raised two children; Ingrid Kraus now living in Maple Ridge, BC and Corinne Misko who resides in Coquitlam, BC with her …
  • Tonellato Angelo, Rosa, Attilio, Ido
    … commenced on the afternoon on a pleasant spring day March 2nd,1954. We were transported from our home in Trevignano by a horse driven cart … The following day March 4, 1954 was a clear but windy day. We made our way to the docks where we were processed by the customs authorities and …
  • Corporal Bill Pineo
    … HALIFAX HARBOUR, JUNE 1940 Minesweepers, accompanied by destroyers bristling with guns, were getting … through lack of communication, they assumed it their duty to take it in. Fortunately, it was only a few miles away and was returned to me … Corporal Bill Pineo …
  • Elfriede Gruber and George Novotny
    … It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my immigration formalities were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. … unfriendly, and many travellers went through extreme misery. I have always been fortunate to have a high tolerance for motion sickness, but … compared to others -- I had $28 in my pocket and even managed to buy my friends their first Canadian chocolate bars. Later the same day …
  • Bruno V. Sinosic
    … Refugees Organization ) camp at Bagnoli, near Naples, Italy, we had reached Bremerhaven, our final destination prior to our … destination was to be Port Arthur - Fort Williams. (presently, Thunder Bay) Egi and I would lose contact with one another for the next forty … Bruno V. Sinosic …
  • Tarcisio Filippelli
    … mother Teresina (aged 29), sister Tonina (aged 2), and me (aged 6), were the last to make the crossing aboard the Vulcania in 1960. The … the night, my father and I briefly de- boarded before carrying on our way. On January 30th, 1960, it was a bright and sunny day and snow …
  • The Otto Froese Family
    … The Otto Froese Family My son Robert and his wife Cindy attended a convention in Halifax in 2000. While there, they … my husband Bernie Feddema and their son Justin flew to Halifax and were able to spend the day at Pier 21. It was exactly 50 years to the …