• More than a Building
    … years past, is a building. For visitors past and present, some find this site unmoving. They give little thought to what the walls and their surroundings have …
  • Madame Benoît’s Quebec Tourtière
    … Tourtière is a double crusted meat pie, traditionally enjoyed in Quebec during the Christmas feast called reveillon. Pork is often used, but it could include … to make and delicious.  George Showman , CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Image cropped. Step 1: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan …
  • Ria Elizabeth Frauenfelder Dufresne
    … We in the worst years had a hunger where many people died. I saw some sitting against the wall but you passed on your way. One afternoon on the 27th of May I sat on a terrace - a real European event, when a young military person … a conversation began. The Saturday before on the 27th of May had been his 24th birthday. I was 20 in April. We married the first of August …
  • Muriel Caroline Tobutt Robbins
    … in a previous Convent which was bombed one night while she was in Sick Bay. Her Artillary Officer Capt. Price was killed. She was lucky that … Carol Ann was born just before the war ended. Dad was sent home with his Unit in late 1945 and Muriel and Carol Ann arrived in Canada on The …
  • Plan Your Visit
    Parking We are located on the Halifax waterfront at the Halifax Seaport. Parking is free evenings, weekends, and holidays. Rates for other time periods.  → Accessibility The Museum uses NaviLens technology to ensure an inclusive experience for those with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments. …
  • Sergeant W. Vandekamp
    … Walter Vandekamp was born on March 31, 1908. His name was Wounter v.d. Kamp, later changed to Walter Vandekamp. He arrived in Halifax in March of 1928 on board the M.S. Nieuw …
  • Squissato
    … Our story began in January 1952 when our Dad came to Canada by himself to set things up before the rest of the family followed. He came aboard … the ship Vulcania, landing in Halifax Pier 21 on October 21, 1952. The ride across the Atlantic was really rocking and rolling; everyone was …
  • Arriving in Canada: Arepas in Mississauga - Monica Valencia
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:08 Transcript So, we took a plane from Miami to … to my cousin’s house—well, my dad’s cousin’s house. And he lives in Mississauga. And he used to live, back then, with his girlfriend and his … we liked that because we didn’t feel lonely so we feel that we had company. And his mother-in-law, his mo—yeah, his mother-in-law—she had …
  • Giulio Cesare and Gabriela Maria Alessandroni
    … the Alessandroni Family had landed at Pier 21, Halifax. There they set foot to a new adventure, a new chapter of a family full of love, …
  • Salzburg with Aunt Olga and Uncle Joseph - Peter Duschinsky
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:50 Transcript Yeah, so, I left. I was with uh, … never seen anything like that. We lived uh, we went to Salzburg, which is a beautiful city in the Alps, just a beautiful, beautiful place. It is that to this day, everybody knows about it. But remember, this was …