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  • Forgetting Danish During a Nine Month Quarantine
    … of his languages. Michael left Denmark with his family and arrived in Canada in late June of 1951 while the epidemic was raging. Not long … he contracted it. “The summer of ’51 was devastating,” Michael wrote. “Canada had not experienced what it was like to live through a … epidemic. There were no vaccines to combat this deadly virus. “80,000 Canadians became ill, one quarter died of respiratory failure. Three …
  • A Scarlet Fever Quarantine and the Subsequent Adventures of a Spirited Little Girl
    … I remember…the time my second brother arrived…I had scarlet fever. I can remember a crib in the kitchen and my brother was in it…our whole house was quarantined and I can remember that. A big red sign on the door, "Quarantine." It was … you in love whether you are an angel or a little devil like Christina. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (00.06.22CM) …
  • Second World War Mock Banana
    … your carbon footprint.  Claire Felloni , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Step 1: Peel and chop the parsnips and boil until soft. Step … and banana extract. Step 3: Mash until smooth, cool and serve. Ingredients Medium-sized parsnips 2-3 teaspoon of sugar per parsnip 2-3 …
  • Salmonberry Crisps
    … on the Pacific Northwest coast and has nourished and healed Indigenous communities living there for countless generations. This recipe for salmonberry crisps comes from land-based educator and poet 'Cúagilákv (Jess Housty), who … berry paste is brittle enough to break into crackers. Serve with the toppings of your choice. *Psyllium husk can be harvested from the …
  • Revealing Chignecto
    … statements from their character to help them build a narrative that encompasses the dramatic and tragic events of Chignecto, leading to the deportation of the Acadians and the displacement of the Mi’kmaw community. This exhibit lifts the veil of obscured history and empowers …
  • Artist-In-Residence 2017 - Andrea Tsang Jackson
    … representing how personal stories form a collective migration story of coming from “elsewhere”. Artist-in-Residence 2017 Andrea Tsang Jackson …
  • Gunther and Elisabeth Sparkuhl
    … to be a distinct possibility. It seemed a good time to be elsewhere. I can recall my parents listening unhappily to news broadcasts on a large … opportunities that the New World seemed to offer. He applied both to Canada and Australia and when the Canadian government approved the … and relief as the passengers gathered to watch the coast of Canada come into view. We landed in Halifax and cleared immigration at Pier …
  • Refuge Canada - The Doll
    … doll here tells a story about two major groups of refugees who came to Canada. This doll is on loan from Dr. Tran-Davies, a medical doctor in Alberta. She came to Canada as a five-year-old girl in 1979 as part of the large group of … thousand Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese refugees were resettled in Canada. This was a major commitment to Canada to resettle refugees and …
  • The Suitcase Activity
    … love to see your packed suitcases! You can take photographs of your completed suitcases & email them to acishahayo@pier21.ca . Print this …
  • Decision to Come to Canada - Richard Allon
    … Leaving the United States CMIP 21 · Decision to Come to Canada Time 0:01:51 Transcript They advertised in one of the … the Canadians offered me a job. And that's ultimately, those factors combined to get me here. Oral History 07.03.02RA with Richard Allon … Decision to Come to Canada - Richard Allon …

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