• “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … a tour of the Maritimes with his wife Tina. Living in Montreal, they were looking forward to returning to the place where their parents, … of thousands of others, took their first footsteps in this country . “We really wanted to stop at the Museum in Halifax because we wanted to … and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
  • “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … a tour of the Maritimes with his wife Tina. Living in Montreal, they were looking forward to returning to the place where their parents, … of thousands of others, took their first footsteps in this country . “We really wanted to stop at the Museum in Halifax because we wanted to … and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
  • Stronger by Pankaj
    … I was born and brought up in Uganda. Immediately the question was “how come you are not black?” My answer was just like in Canada, Africa has … hands went up to ask the question. “But why such a sign?” Discussion commenced and all agreed that we all are equal and we should not be …
  • Scotiabank Family History Centre
    … for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration … 1935) for all ports of entry. These do not include passenger lists. Commemorative Ship Photos: Available for purchase in person on the day …
  • Thomas J. Duiverman
    … Single Men and Women July 9, 1953 – Waterman My five day journey from Rotterdam, The Netherlands on the ship SS Waterman was … earlier, this didn’t bother me. Upon landing in Halifax at Pier 21, we were sorted like cattle at a market and had to stand in long lines … Ontario. It was good that I did not understand too much English, but I can remember him using the term "S.O.B." directed at me. So I was …
  • Anything to Declare? Part 1 - Immigration and Customs since Confederation
    … (Updated October 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching Canada’s border by car are asked by customs officers whether they have … country at the border, airport, or port, travellers must go through Canadian customs before being permitted to continue on their journey. … scores of newcomers by issuing permits to newcomers who were on their way to meet their friends and relatives. As a result, many passengers …
  • Ellen M. Nielsen, Birthe and Inge
    … three sons, two of whom are married, by her first husband who passed away at age 40 and two married daughters by her second husband Tom … join my father, Johannes Nielsen, who had emigrated to Canada in 1928. We travelled by rail from Halifax through Montreal to Toronto, where my …
  • Ernst Radke
    … brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to immigrate and …
  • Stanley, Martha, Gloria, Janet Jones
    … Jones, age 7 years, left Liverpool England and arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on January 17, 1954. We had lived in South End on Sea and then Colchester Essex before …
  • Yolan Bencsik
    … Families 1956 We huddled each night around our radios giving us the news from … instincts told me as we hitched hiked that this was definitely not the way to either one of my grandparents’ homes. As we walked we got … itself was not unpleasant. I remember the green grass: it was a sunny day, and it all seemed very easy. The Red Cross was there to aid us as …