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… we opened our doors, welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s national Museum. But far more … culture, economy, and way of life. We seek to create engaging, memorable, and enriching visitor experiences, delivering our mandate by … concluded its run here at the Museum in January, and in April of 2026, travels to the Joseph Brandt Museum in Burlington, Ontario, the …
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… Inc.) At the end of this month, 2024 will be over. This has been a milestone year for the Museum. 2024 marked 25 years since Pier 21 … condition of the premises was deteriorating. The significance of the site to Canadian immigration in danger of being forgotten , and might … MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at …
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… Inc.) At the end of this month, 2024 will be over. This has been a milestone year for the Museum. 2024 marked 25 years since Pier 21 … condition of the premises was deteriorating. The significance of the site to Canadian immigration in danger of being forgotten , and might … MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at …
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… Single Men and Women July 20, 1957 – Waterman My story starts in the summer of 1951, when I went on holidays with my … we would be married eventually. I lived in Leeuwarden, the capital city of Friesland. Gerald lived in Amsterdam, in the province of North …
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… Children I was only seven when my brothers, sisters and I were told we were moving to a place called … live on a huge ship for about nine days to get there. Wow! From that moment on, what had been ‘normal’ faded into the background. Chaos took …
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… of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred Raymond Webb, born on Dec 14, 1918 in Bishopton, Quebec, was first stationed in England. It … was among the soldiers who tried to help the citizens of a devastated city. He was then stationed in Scotland in the summer of 1943, where he … at the Palais de Dance where our dad saw her from across the room and said, that was the woman he would marry. And he did, on June 23, 1944. …
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… The Robson Family at Pier 21 England has a tradition that, on New … outside with his piece of coal in his pocket, while mother, four of my five siblings and I, were sitting around the fire waiting for the … After, what seemed, a lengthy discussion, my mother decided to flip a coin. Heads - Australia, Tails - Canada. It came up "tails". Canada it …
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… August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and … to be able to share this moment with our children and grandchildren,” said Lino Saputo during the announcement event at the Museum. “We are …
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… “We are not the only ones looking to heal.” Museum artist-in-residence shalan joudry is a multi-disciplinary Mi’kmaw artist. Her work in … to capitalize their name. It started me thinking about the grammar rules we have in English and when people are allowed to ignore them. I … we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can …