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Search passenger ships calling at Pier 21 in Halifax from 1928-1971. Dates are scheduled arrival dates, so they are occasionally off by a day or two if the ship arrived early or late. Please note , the database is incomplete. The source material for 1960 and 1962-1966 was damaged or missing. Some …
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Artist in Residence 2023 - Virick Charles Francis The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is pleased to welcome Eskasoni Mi’kmaw Nation artist Virick Charles Francis as their Artist in Residence for 2023. Virick’s wife Isabel Francis took this photograph of him on a Canada Day trip to …
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“I don't consider myself a basket maker” An interview with artist-in-residence Virick Francis about art-making, finding solutions and what it means to be welcomed by Mi’kmaq. Virick Francis, photo by Isabel Francis Photo. When did you start weaving? In my early teens, I was making big baskets with …
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Season 4 of our podcast Countless Journeys is all about food and the people who make it. Ann Hui tells her story in season four, episode 1 of Countless Journeys. Photo courtesy of Ann Hui. It was only when she visited Chinese restaurants in small towns that Ann Hui discovered dishes like chop suey, …
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The Italian Trunk The Hungarian Trunk The Netherlands Trunk About the Culture Trunks With the help of our donors, we have created a series of Culture Trunks . These trunks are perfect for anyone wishing to learn more about the immigration history to Canada from a particular country or about their …
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The year 2021 marks 110 years since my father’s uncle left his hometown of Fagagna, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of northeast Italy, to settle in Canada. At 25 years of age, Edoardo Chiarvesio boarded the SS Chicago on March 19, 1911 in Le Havre, France. He arrived in New York City on March …
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This blog entry has been expanded upon by its author Jan Raska PhD and can now be found under Research, Immigration History: … Major Waves of Immigration through Pier 21: War Brides and Their …
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Stories in Dutch Dad's Story Dad's Story (English) Children's Stories AE Didi Murphy Willem Kreeft Josephine Keyzer Sietske Flietstra Bellsmith Lina Douwasma Jack de Vries Peter van der Horden Connie A.H. Uyterlinde Family Stories Toon and Trees Maas Johannes Kreeft and Elizabeth Kreeft-Meijers …
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Told by his daughter: Maria Teresa Di Ioia PART ONE Reasons for immigrating to Canada: To look for work in order to support his large family and to provide all of us, his five children, with an opportunity for a better future. Date: May 22,1950 Port of entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia-Pier 21 Ship: …
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I was born in a small city of Sora (Province) Frosinone, Italy in 1940. I have one brother and two sisters. My parents were the most honest, lovable and hardworking people ever. It was their love for us that our values for life were taught. We were brought up as a very close lovable family. My …