• Collaboration in Oral History Research
    … collaboration is an essential part of oral history research , and can take many forms, including outreach efforts, identifying the focus … research project, sharing authority in interviewing, and working together to create public content. [1] We have been developing relationships … Society of British Columbia since 1995 when we met her in 2018. She gave us a tour of the Welcome Centre in Vancouver, and introduced …
  • To Canada and Back Again: Immigration from the United States on the Underground Railroad (1840-1860)
    … to the northern states were considered to be free. However, after the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, the northern states were no longer a safe haven. Escaped slaves could be captured by slavecatchers and returned to their owners. [1] This also meant that people who … Slave Act in his illustration “Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law.” Credit: Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-4550 The Underground Railroad The …
  • Shaping a Community: Black Refugees in Nova Scotia
    … approximately 300 slaves were brought to the French stronghold at Île Royale in present day Cape Breton, while additional numbers of …
  • Margot Rita Kienle Tarajos
    … NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came …
  • The Alois Kienle Family
    … NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came … The Alois Kienle Family …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over … Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of …
  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over … Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of …
  • LACW Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over … Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of …
  • A Taste of Something New: Adapting to Food in a New Country
    … Settling in a new country may pose many challenges for immigrants There are language barriers, … relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the … lives in Montreal, and I asked if they have it there since it is a big city and it often has more selection than in Halifax. As it turned out …
  • Karen and Canadian - Bwe Doh Soe
    Life in Canada Time 1:45 Transcript Well, I, right now, I feel like I’m becoming more like a half of Canadian I guess, because I get, because I’ve been here long enough to adopt the culture now, so. But, maybe if you were asking those questions earlier, like two years or three, I would answer …