• Frederick Thomas Davis
    … was one of 85,000 child migrants who came to Canada from Britain in the late 19th and early 20th century. His story is a sad one, but typical of a time when family and child poverty and the …
  • Sheila Laird
    … Leaving Home by Sheila Laird I was an English War Bride. My husband was wounded and sent … sent by train to Southampton. I arrived at the docks holding a two year old by the hand, a baby in a carry-cot, diapers, formula and all … started to inch out of the dock, the band began to play "Will Ye No Come Back Again." The streamers began to snap. I wondered if I had done …
  • There's more to this book than recipes
    … artifact in the exhibition stands out: A handwritten recipe book compiled by Rebecca Teitelbaum, a Belgian Jewish woman imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp during the … what eat make share has to offer. The exhibition closes January 18, 2026.   … There's more to this book than recipes …
  • There's more to this book than recipes
    … artifact in the exhibition stands out: A handwritten recipe book compiled by Rebecca Teitelbaum, a Belgian Jewish woman imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp during the … what eat make share has to offer. The exhibition closes January 18, 2026.   … There's more to this book than recipes …
  • A mystery, archival film footage, an old suitcase, and a 75th anniversary
    … staff had noticed something strange in the Pier 21 exhibition - a discrepancy in dates. In a display case, amongst a collection of luggage … was an old suitcase with the name Leegwater painted in white. Opposite it, a black and white image of a man holding that very suitcase at … called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major …
  • No Chop Suey in China - and other food stories
    … Season 4 of our podcast Countless Journeys is all about food and the people who make it. Ann Hui tells her story … Countless Journeys. Photo courtesy of Ann Hui. It was only when she visited Chinese restaurants in small towns that Ann Hui discovered dishes … Chinatown. What were these dishes, she wondered. Why were they so common in Canadian Chinese restaurants, and what was their origin? …
  • No Chop Suey in China - and other food stories
    … Season 4 of our podcast Countless Journeys is all about food and the people who make it. Ann Hui tells her story … Countless Journeys. Photo courtesy of Ann Hui. It was only when she visited Chinese restaurants in small towns that Ann Hui discovered dishes … Chinatown. What were these dishes, she wondered. Why were they so common in Canadian Chinese restaurants, and what was their origin? …
  • Historical Thinking (7) : Ethical Dimensions
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 1, 2020) Introduction When historians take a historical perspective, they must also remain mindful of the responsibilities they have as scholars to critically analyze, discuss and remember historical events including: crimes, injustices and sacrifices. …
  • Bernardus T.J. Arts
    … Bernardus (Ben) Theodorus Josephus Arts was born on March 3rd, 1931 in Lithoyen, … the buzz of VI and VII bombs and the explosions in the fields around his house. Throughout the war, soldiers from around the world came … in a uniform and let him fire a rifle and anti-aircraft gun. He got to ride in the tanks and used to follow them on his bike and collect the …
  • Len, Jane Streng
    … (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and Mom) came from Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad … Mom and Dad packed all their belongings, sold their business and said goodbye to family and friends. The Streng family left Rotterdam on …