• Party Dresses, New Friends and Other Advice for a Long Quarantine
    … In the summer of 1940, as the blitz raged in England, Percy and Grace Blackman’s parents told them they were going to Canada. They were thrilled. They were born in Canada and … Party Dresses, New Friends and Other Advice for a Long Quarantine …
  • 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, … floor of the pernsione. It was the highest building I had ever been in. To buy fresh produce form the third story, a basket was lowered on … Michael Supino …
  • Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    … August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS   Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier … to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The gift is a way to acknowledge where the Saputo family’s Canadian journey began. … said Lino Saputo during the announcement event at the Museum. “We are proud to support the Museum, and play a part in sharing the …
  • Datta and Pat Saungikar
    … arrived in India to face discharge. Patricia Marian Saungikar nee Evans Joined W.R.N.S. as Aircraft Mechanic in February 1957 after … after 5 years at her own request due to marriage and emigrating to Canada. Due to the restrictions in the Indian Navy about marrying … the train with a change in Montreal; they arrived in Toronto, Sunday evening. On a very cold February day they made their way to …
  • Bargenda Family
    … - as a POW in Scotland. He returned to Berlin in November 1947 and we met and got married in 1949. We lived with my mother in a 2 … fortunate to find a job which meant that he would leave Berlin on Monday, return on Friday, repair the truck on Saturday, have a day off on …
  • William Hutcheson McArthur
    … 13, 1964 Age on Arrival: 21 My Immigration Voyage from Scotland to Canada At the age of 21, I made the decision to leave Scotland to get … and promised to care for us and together they had my half-sister. We were on coupons but thanks to the Canadian Merchant Navy ships we …
  • 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 Sault Ste. Marie. My father emigrated in 1948 via Montreal. I was a toddler and my mother was pregnant with my …
  • It's a Small World by Carmela
    … new baby, but my troubles were definitely not over. My inability to communicate made it all so difficult, and I was feeling lonely even … roots. My painful beginning became the inspiration for my lifelong commitment to language education, which I have been promoting for more …
  • How do YOU like our Museum?
    … Change. For some people, change is exciting, for others, terrifying. In June, the Museum changed, the visitor … the reactions of visitors to our Museum changed. I love change, by the way – especially this kind. I have been working at the museum for over … experience has been.” Comment Card 159 In redesigning the new exhibit, we knew that we wanted many opportunities for visitors to interact with …
  • A Quarantine Label on the Door Doesn’t Make the Best First Impression
    … after they settled in Canada in June of 1950. “Soon after Labour Day, school started for John and Roger,” Jennifer wrote. “It was very … and friendliness of teachers and children helped a lot. “Alas, however, they didn’t go for more than a week before Martin & John developed unusual coughs which we realized …