• Heidi L. Grundke
    … 1951 was the first year Germans were allowed to emmigrate to Canada. It was only six years after the war, and the situation in … On these excursions we met some disappointment!- Halifax is a small city without industry, depending solely on small companies and … job is neither nice nor easy, but nobody has pity on us. All newcomers here have to start modestly and be willing to do hard work. For …
  • Brandt C. Louie
    … Brandt C. Louie …
  • La Famiglia Mammarella
    … La Famiglia Mammarella …
  • Leo La Vecchia
    … Leo La Vecchia …
  • Canada’s Refugee Determination System
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
  • Warrant Officer Jack E. Mills
    … supposed to be at a dance, but I was! Ed was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always interesting, living in … down we put more around the top. In 1949, pay in the army was really poor and good homes hard to find. Polio was a constant summer-time …
  • A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada
    … of an international year specifically focused on addressing the challenges faced by refugees . Timothy Raison, Christopher Chataway, Colin … the United Nations, specifically the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Relief and Works … Year (1959-1960), Ancienne Lorette Airport, Québec, 20 July 1960. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection …
  • Al and Agnes Kolarik
    … possessions, private properties and businesses. The country he said, lost so many intelligent, bright professionals, politicians, … away by the military police to the Uherske Hradist Gestapo prison south of Zlin, where he was imprisoned in a small, cold, damp …
  • ALL ABOARD!
    … chicken and ham, boiled fresh eggs, strawberry jelly with cream, vanilla ice cream, peach cream cake, biscuits, bread and butter, jam, fresh milk, tea or cocoa, and oranges. [1] Ship menu, SS Duchess …
  • Marjorie Barbara MacBurnie
    … Canadian Ordinance Corp. and drove trucks etc. during the war. Barb said that George stayed in England until after D-Day and the troops … the strangeness of the place and began to wonder what she was coming to. As it turned out, it was quite a culture shock for her and she … third child was born, the family left for Ontario to settle in Port Credit, which she described as a nice, quiet little village in which to …