• Gerarda and Peter Flinsenberg
    … and receive the stamp "Landed Immigrant." Our parents had to buy a few supplies for their train ride to Woodstock, Ontario. They … Canada. Their first trip to the grocery store, our parents wanted to buy vinegar. When they opened the bottle it fizzed, they were …
  • Carmine, Antonietta Perri and Family
    … my brothers Achille (age 14), Silvio (age 12), and Egidio (age 7). We came to join my father, Carmine Perri and older brother, Giuseppe in … My mother also had 3 salamis hidden in her purse. The young boy traveling with his sister motioned to hand them to him and he hid …
  • Michael Supino
    … the small rural town of Provvidenti in the Campobasso region of Italy. We were heading for Naples to embark on a ship to join my father, … from Italy. This was a fascinating experience for a six-year-old boy. We stayed on the third floor of the pernsione. It was the highest … Michael Supino …
  • How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter
    … Photo courtesy of Saïd Allibou. “I can’t feel my hands!” Saïd was wearing gloves. His wife, Ghita, was not. It was February 4th, just nine … app. “It's more accurate compared to the others,” according to Saïd. Buy your winter clothing in Canada. Saïd and Ghita purchased winter … outfits in Morocco but “our clothes didn't match the winter here.” Buy mittens, not gloves. Saïd has learned that “mittens are more …
  • The Francesco Supino Family
    … the small rural town of Provvidenti in the Campobasso region of Italy. We were heading for Naples to embark on a ship to join my father, … from Italy. This was a fascinating experience for a six-year old boy. We stayed on the third floor of the pernsione. It was the highest … The Francesco Supino Family …
  • Andolfatto Severino
    … 22, 1957 at 9:15 in the morning. I remember it was Easter Monday; we were all there on deck watching the boat "Olympia" being docked by … home saying that I had arrived safe but I couldn't find out where to buy a stamp. Looking at the line of itinerary I traced on the Canadian …
  • Wolfgang Paul Loofs
    … Background: Though of mixed German-Dutch parentage, I grew up in Germany (Saxony); by the time I was 18, I had lived through the collapse of the Weimar Republic, the Hitler-regime including six years of World War … Forces I not only became legitimized, but also exposed to the American way of life, and the idea of emigrating first occurred; however, the …
  • Patricia Norlander and son Stanley
    … I met my "husband to be," Albin Carl Norlander outside the YMCA in Sheffield whilst he was … for Ortona proving to be one of the tougher fights. During this time we exchange many airmail letters and he sent me the money to buy an engagement ring. Early in April of 1945, without warning, he …
  • Crossing the Big Pond by Monika
    Time 0:04:50 Transcript I was born in Bremerhaven on January 23, 1941 to Karoline and Theo Muller, two doting parents. Everything was on fire, chaos everywhere. Although I was born in St. Joseph Catholic Hospital, I was baptised Lutheran immediately. Since Bremerhaven was bombed continuously and …
  • A Taste of Something New: Adapting to Food in a New Country
    … Settling in a new country may pose many challenges for immigrants There are … to name only a few. Though there are countless other adjustments we may discuss relating to immigration, one important and certainly … face struggles in trying to cook healthy food. Sometimes it’s hard to buy food within your budget because many items are more expensive than …