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  • Forgetting Danish During a Nine Month Quarantine
    … and is made up of over 500 islands,” Michael wrote. “I believe that is why Mor and Far loved the west coast of Canada so much; it reminded … roots.” That is a good reminder for all of us to get outside when we can and where we can to enjoy the natural beauty of spring in Canada. Thanks Michael. …
  • Pier 21 Club
    … Pier 21 Club commit to an annual leadership gift of $2,100 or more. We are seeking new members. A famous Lebanese Poet, Gibran Khalil … once said, ‘I felt in my heart to give a little because I was given so much.’  That is why I give, and Pier 21 is a wonderful place to support. It is a …
  • Refuge Canada - UNHCR Tent
    … donated it to us for this exhibit. This tent is a part of Refuge Canada to show what temporary settlement living is like for different situations. In another section of the exhibit we have an apartment. People who are able to set up in a building they’ll … Refuge Canada - UNHCR Tent …
  • Fokke, Homiena van der Veen Family
    … My parents, Fokke (Frank) and Homiena van der Veen, arrived in Canada on October 23, 1953 on the Groote Beer at Pier 21 from The … Ina nearly 2 years of age. Unlike many immigrants my parents decide to come to Canada not from economic need, but because my father wanted to … of his relatives of an earlier generation had gone to the Denver area via Ellis Island, but he had no sponsors in the U.S. He considered New …
  • Ariella Milanese
    … Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia … two brothers stayed home in Italy and took care of the family. During WWII, when the Allied Forces freed Ethiopia from Nazi occupation, all … of her late husband, with some help from friends and family. One day Mario Pecile , the brother of Ariella’s neighbour, came into the …
  • Port of Entry, Process and Gatekeepers – A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec during the Great Depression
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 14, 2020) In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened new … history of immigration to Canada. This blog is based on research that informs these new exhibits. Introduction From the eighteenth century onwards, Quebec City’s … and Gatekeepers – A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec during the Great Depression …
  • Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
    … demands for more prohibitive regulations to limit Chinese immigration. Commonly referred to as the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” the legislation … did it fully satisfy nativist and racist opinions. [1] Calls for the complete cessation of Chinese immigration originated in British … to register and carry photo identification as evidence of their compliance with the regulations of the act; even Canadian born and …
  • LAC Beverley Henry Patterson
    … Garth, (married Shirley Osborne), Michael (married Janet Walsh), Anne (married Bryson Eye) and Greg (married Susan Head). Bev had eight … father Wilford, brother Ivan Clifford, Ivan & Beverley Garth, Anne & Eric Beverley and Mary on their wedding day October 4, 1947 … son Michael, granddaughter Lauren, grandson-in-law Josh Mary, daughter Anne and Beverley …
  • Stanley Jones, England 1948
    … in Sackville, and came home a member of a Co-op shortly after that, we were assigned a building lot, allocated $14,000, and we were on our own. …

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