• Sape and Aaltje Post and Children
    Country of Origin: The Netherlands Ship Name: Volendam Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: July 22, 1951 Post Family Immigration Story It was July 11th, 1951 when Sape (Sam) and Aaltje (Elly) Post boarded the Volendam in Rotterdam with four children in tow. Kees (Keith) 15; Afke (Anne) …
  • Peggy, Dorothy, Dick, Don
    … As a former British child war evacuee who came to Canada under the auspices of the Children's Overseas Reception Board … of Dunkirk, my parents applied for my younger sister, Dorothy, and me to be evacuated to Canada under the CORB plan. In due course we were … to be located in Canada. Dorothy and I enthusiastically opted to go "to a farm by the sea", if possible, where indeed we found ourselves a …
  • Royson Ng
    … thing is you’re open-minded, okay. Uh you have to look at Canada do welcome you, okay. You have to come, again, not thinking what you had, … him to be medicine—want to do medicine, okay. And the third one is eleven-years-old, so still a long way to go. But what—what he’s going to …
  • Kavitha Ramachandran
    … … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t … you to do land in that job. Just sitting at home or talking to people I think—it doesn’t help and nobody’s going to pay my bills. If …
  • Derk and Dina Jebbink
    … had started their own business upon their arrival in Canada. She had come to know them through the immigration assistance group. Upon return …
  • Monica Forberger
    … by the immense generosity of Canadians. I had no shoes, as my last pair of good German leather shoes had been stolen from our train coach, as we were about to leave Naples. I was presented by a pair of (what I thought) elegant white sandals. They were a couple of …
  • Daphne Barber Jensen
    … of the Plaque commemorating war brides and children on August 26, 2000 at Pier 21, a lovely visit! …
  • Demetre Agiotis
    … Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1965 - Demetre; January 26, 1962 - Marie …
  • John, Ellen, Philip, Ann McDermott
    … Philip, Ann McDermott It was the summer of 1951, when John 28 Ellen 26 Philip 2 and six months and Ann 6 months landed at Pier 21 on board …
  • Giuseppe and Regina Ortolan Family
    … - Giuseppe; April 14, 1951 - Regina and Julia Age on Arrival: 26 - Giuseppe; 22 - Regina; 11 months - Julia …