• Aljas Peep, arrived from Estonia, 1949
    I was also highly amazed at the way Corn Flakes was packed and served in individual cut-open boxes. Finally I was diagnosed as having measles and released from quarantine and "landed" on Apr 5,1949. A long train trip brought us to Ajax to what seemed to be a POW camp with barbed wire around it. …
  • Berthold Schaefers, arrived from Germany, 1952
    Coming to Canada was the best thing that could have happened to me. "Thank You Canada!" for the opportunity and the many flavours along the way. … Berthold Schaefers, arrived from Germany, …
  • First Taste of White Bread
    That evening, my Dad had bought some "Canadian sliced white bread", which was something new for us, which he made extra special by buttering the bread and sprinkling sugar on top... yum, it was good. The next morning we boarded another train, which was beautiful, and we arrived in Orillia on April …
  • Nation Builders
    In 2005, the Pier 21 Foundation launched the Nation Builders Campaign, an endowment to fund the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Under the leadership of Ruth Goldbloom, the Nation Builders Campaign accomplished its $7 million goal to establish this endowment fund. One million dollars was …
  • 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 childhood where I had the opportunities and resources to do well at school, to have …
  • Immigration from the United States to Canada During the Vietnam War
    Introduction In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States witnessed profound social and political change. Involvement in the Vietnam War divided the country, and some individuals chose to come to Canada. Men who were drafted and did not want to participate in a war they did not believe in came to …
  • Abe Baanstra, Netherlands 1953
    We were grateful for the roof over our heads and no one complained… … Abe Baanstra, Netherlands 1953 …
  • Berber (Bep) Koster, Netherlands 1953
    Our first house in Canada was a farmhouse 2 km outside of Bowmanville … Berber (Bep) Koster, Netherlands 1953 …
  • Borge Eskesen, Denmark 1957
    In 1963 we bought our first house in West Vancouver … Borge Eskesen, Denmark 1957 …
  • Charles Bonello, Malta 1951
    …In 1966 we bought our first house in Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto … Charles Bonello, Malta 1951 …