• Empress of Ireland - Behind the Scenes with the Curator
    … they decided where the ship was going to go. This case contains actually artifacts from the Empress of Ireland that were recovered from the … tube, the helm, the telegraph that sent speed controls to the engine. All those items that were there that night where fatal decisions were … with the coal-carrying ship Storstad, and produced the deadly collision that cost over a thousand lives. So these actual objects that …
  • Private Ernest Paul Hanna
    … Paul Hanna was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on January 25, 1920. At the start of World War II he signed up and proudly served his country … blessed with seven children: Paul, Gloria, June, Sharon, Diane, Linda Lee, and Adrian. Ernie's Family grew to include sixteen Grandchildren …
  • What Your Donation Makes Possible
    … gateways to understanding. People from around the world continue to come to Canada, each with an individual journey worth sharing. All continue to … of what it means to be Canadian.  You can help provide newcomers with stepping stones  Donations also go to support the Welcome …
  • Stories - Netherlands
    … Dad's Story Dad's Story (English) Children's Stories AE Didi Murphy Willem Kreeft Josephine Keyzer Sietske Flietstra Bellsmith Lina Douwasma … Hoogerdyk Corrie J. Douma Arie and Tiny Bor Abe Baanstra Eric Wicherts Nederlof van Tiggelen William and Christine Stoffer Johanna Schel Anton and Paula Rouss …
  • About the Museum
    … coast to coast. The Museum is located in the Pier 21 national historic site at the Halifax seaport where nearly one million immigrants landed … from 1928 to 1971. From immigration terminal to national historic site to national museum of immigration, our own story of becoming has …
  • Ernesto Natale
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  • A Letter to Ify by Patricia
    … said that everyone has a story: How true! My immigration story is not complete without you! it is already 365 days since you left us. My heart is still heavy I feel so hurt, without you things are … A Letter to Ify by Patricia …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Porthole
    … that visitors to our exhibit, Empress of Ireland: Canada’s Titanic, see as they come through the door. It’s a shattered porthole from the actual ship, … 1914 when the disaster happened. It has an automatic sort of flotation shut device on it, made by the Thomas Utley Company of Liverpool. And …
  • The Pier 21 Club
    … Refresh from current site …