• Kalejs and Maizite Families
    Janis and Felicita Kalejs … Kalejs and Maizite Families …
  • Karin Wally Soellner Barth
    The ship was S.S. Groote Beer . I was 18 years old, no English and on my own when I passed through Pier 21 on October 30 1956. I was channeled directly in to C. N. Railway car to go all the way to Calgary, Alberta, with no connection in Calgary. Now on my 60th Anniversary as a Canadian citizen, a …
  • Karl, Irmgard Brall
    A Brief History of Irmgard Brall ( nee Raulf ) Irmgard, Bertine, Henny, Lina was born on September 1st, 1915 in a little town in Germany called Bueckeburg. Her parents were Hermann and Anna Raulf (nee Schlieper). Hermann was a master print setter for a newspaper in the town of Minden and Anna was a …
  • Karpowich Frank Pauline
    In the spring of 1913, 26-year-old Frank Karpowich bid farewell to his family in Mlyniska, Poland, hopped a train to Hamburg, and boarded a ship bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was in search of greener pastures, spurred by nervousness about the hostile political climate developing within his …
  • Joan E. Wright
    I got married October 11th to Canadian solider, Private Clarence Melville Wright . I received notice to sail for Canada on the Queen Mary in June 1946. It was a very enjoyable trip. MacKenzie King was then Prime Minister and gave a speech to the war brides, as he also was a passenger. I met by my …
  • The Janis Levalds Family
    Mr. Janis Levalds was born at Embute, Latvia in April 27, 1904 Family photo below shows Mr Levalds with his wife Karline, his son Ilmars (Nov 8, 1929), his daughter Rasma (Feb 16, 1933) and Ausma (April 28, 1940). This picture was taken at Ausma's Christening (1940) in Latvia … The Janis Levalds …
  • Vittorio Zannier
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  • Walter and Marianne Schwandt
    Country of Origin: Germany Ship Name: MS Nelly Date of Arrival: November 22, 1951 … Walter and Marianne Schwandt …
  • Walter Cramerstetter
    Country of Origin: Italy (Trieste) Ship Name: Saturnia Date of Arrival: March 21, 1957 Age on Arrival: 35 days old with parents Remigio e Fiorella … Walter …
  • Walter Martin Kleinwort
    Walter Kleinwort, 1929-1965 By Margarete (Kleinwort) Gillies At the age of 23, my father Walter Martin Kleinwort bade farewell to his parents, two brothers and two sisters from their Wedel home, located along the Elbe River a short distance west of Hamburg Germany. Although his family operated a …