The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 Fernie Museum
In 1891, the Canadian Pacific Railway established the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, which operated out of Liverpool , UK transporting immigrants from Europe to western Canada.
Immigration policies gave preference to people of British origin and Northern Europeans. Asians, southern and eastern Europeans were deemed less desirable but they came and helped in nation […]
The card is printed in English, Bohemian, Russian, Ruthenian (Ukrainian), German, French, Dutch, Hungarian, Swedish, Polish, Italian and Yiddish. Photographer: Unknown
