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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Oral History with Petronella VanderDonk-Muise |
| Date | 15 Jun 2001 |
| Document Type | Oral History (Audio) |
| Name | VanderDonk-Muise, Petronella |
| Interviewer | Coleman, Amy |
| Date of Recording | 15 Jun 2001 |
| Duration | 00:06:24 |
| Reference | 01.06.15PDM |
| Library / Archive | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
| Description | Petronella VanderDonk-Muise arrived from the Netherlands in 1946. She relates her experiences arriving in Canada as a war bride, describing meeting her husband on the pier, walking in the public gardens and how ashamed her husband was by her appearance, eating oranges and bananas and the train journey to Yarmouth. |
| Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
| Country (from) | Holland |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Places | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Ports | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ships | Queen Mary |
| Keywords | war bride, marriage, shipping, Cunard Line, food, railway, seasickness, clothing, church, religion |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |