• De Francesco, Pompilio
    … and beautiful North America was. They had made some money working in Canada and the USA before they returned to Italy. In their mature age, … people per square kilometre around Lombardy and 500 around Naples, but Canada was said to have only 1 person per square kilometre. They told … young man who worked hard. My wife stayed home to look after our four daughters who all went to college or university. I thank God …
  • Immigration from the United States to Canada During the Vietnam War
    … in the Vietnam War divided the country, and some individuals chose to come to Canada. Men who were drafted and did not want to participate in a war … Sirois Vietnam War Leaving the United States Richard Allon Decision to Come to Canada Frank Scarfino Difficulties Leaving Home Bruce Bolin … Immigration from the United States to Canada During the Vietnam War …
  • Shaping a Community: Black Refugees in Nova Scotia
    … by Lindsay Van Dyk, Former Junior Researcher (Updated November 19, 2020) Introduction: The … withheld land grants, an influx of white immigration increased competition for the few jobs available, and the rocky, infertile land … 1776-1815,” The Journal of Negro History 58, no.3 (July 1979): 258-261; Whitfield, “The Development of Black Refugee Identity,” 11. ↩ …
  • Nancy Belle Archibald
    … be up at 4am the next morning as breakfast was at 5am and we had to be ready to leave soon afterwards for the train. As Margaret had to sleep … clean with a nice white coat of paint and three bright red funnels beside the grey dock sheds. We pulled up right inside the sheds and … peace time it was a first class cabin, but it had been converted with four double tier bunks and on each of the lower berths they had fitted …
  • Katrina Ewanishan Yurko
    … as Katarzyna Iwaniszyn (Catherine Ewanishan) in Nowosiolki, Poland not far from the Ukrainian border. Katarzyna was the third child of Szymon …
  • George and Evelyn DeLorey
    … 4, 1993 in Ft McMurray, Alberta   Met her husband George Willis Renford DeLorey, a soldier with the West Nova Scotia Regiment at a social … 19, 1943. In early October 1944, received orders from the Canadian Forces that she would leave for Canada. She left her home in Warlingham, travelled by train to …
  • Settling the West: Immigration to the Prairies from 1867 to 1914
    … (Updated January 28, 2022) Introduction: The Immigration Boom to the Canadian West From 1867 to 1914, the Canadian West became home to millions of immigrant settlers seeking a … resulting immigration boom created key industries still important to Canada’s international role – like agriculture, mining, and oil . The …