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The Thiessen family wearing luggage tags, September 1950, DI2013.848.2. Hundreds of old-fashioned luggage tags adorn two walls in the Museum. They are left by visitors and covered with drawings and handwritten messages in different languages. During Pier 21’s years as an immigration shed, …
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… (Fred) Micallef was 18 years old, could hardly speak any English and had no money to his name. Born into a family of 13 children to Paul and Lucia Micallef, he like many young Maltese, chose to go abroad to create a new life after the devastation Malta experienced … one. At one point, traveling across the Bay of Bisque, the waves were so rough and high, Fred remembers hearing the propeller out of the …
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… eat make share recipes Explore recipes → Soft Landing Seven bite-sized stories of ordinary people doing … things in the places they landed-people who changed their communities and were changed themselves. Explore the gallery → … in Canada. Discover all five seasons → Digital Storytelling Newcomers from cities across Canada created a two to five-minute video …
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… does it have to do with Halifax? Yousuf Karsh was Armenian, born in a community targeted by the Ottoman Empire for genocide during and after … Iraq. Canada admitted just 1,250 Armenian refugees between 1919 and 1930, including 148 Armenian orphans. Generally, Canadian immigration … Credit: Nova Scotia Archives (1928 - WR MacAskill - 1987-453 No 2625) Barely 15 years old, Karsh arrived at Halifax’s Pier 2 (the …
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… the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day … to keep the house in darkness among many other new regulations. We had to carry passports at all times, as German soldiers were a constant threat. Consequently, my social life as well as that of many other children and teens became very restricted. …
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… in Tarcento, a town in the north-eastern Friuli region of Italy. My father was a carpenter who worked not only in Italy, but also in France … Design. At the same time, I worked as a bricklayer's apprentice while still in Italy. At 20 years of age, I made the difficult decision … to move to Canada. Job opportunities were scarce in Italy and I had heard that there were many in Canada. I left my parents in 1956 and …
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… CARMEN NELLIE JOE E TOM DI FALCO My great uncle Carmelo Di Falco was one of five … in Canada. These brave hearts are the pioneers of the roots where I come from and to whom I feel thankful for. With my respect and gratitude, I had a plaque installed on Sobey Wall of Honor at the Museum in Halifax, … Carmen Nellie Joe e Tom Di Falco …
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… Walker, in a town called Gravesend, Kent, England, east of London on south side of Thames River. My mother was Lily Barrett and father was … I was born, in 1617. I was born many years later on June 25, 1941. I had four brothers, oldest Victor, Jim, Ron and Bryan. Two brothers, Jim … had a sister in Toronto. Dad's intentions were to visit Canada then go on to Australia, but Mom did not agree. She wanted to stay in …
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… ‘Les’, was born in Moncton New Brunswick in 1922. He was the son of Thadée and Eva Gallant (née Theriault). He grew up in a large family … darkness for hours to ensure his crew’s safe return. Many years later, while being interviewed, for the publication Between Bombs and Barb … fear, but I was apprehensive each time”. Before his time in the air, while posted at the RCAF headquarters in London in 1941, Les met a …
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… Executive Office General Enquiries Media Enquiries Departments Access to … Nathaline Piedrahita-Budiman media@pier21.ca 902-425-7770 ext. 264 Access to Information and Privacy Officer John Murray … 902-425-7770 ext. 248 Nathaline Piedrahita-Budiman Social Media and Communications Coordinator 902-425-7770 ext. 264 Shipra Chaubey …