• Italian Culture and Traditions
    … many European countries, football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Italy. Other sports such as rugby and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. …
  • The Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Canada • Comité Canadian du Centenaire du Génocide des Arméniens • Հայկական Ցեղասպանութեան Հարիւրամեակի Գանատայի Մարմին
    … The Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Canada Comité Canadian du Centenaire du … à Georgetown, en Ontario. Sponsor: George Armoyan & Family, Halifax, Nova Scotia … The Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Canada • Comité Canadian du Centenaire du …
  • Rose Chudley Hebert
    … when the troops were being gathered in Lincolnshire in preparation for D-Day. My cousin, Joan Chudley, said there were men everywhere - sleeping in barns, beside roads and so on. She said on D-Day, early in the morning, the bombers took to the air. When each one …
  • Ivan and Anna Zadan
    … 8 th , 1945 the air was fresh and the taste of freedom was exhilarating to Ivan Zadan. As the gates of the forced labour camps were flung … live together. Everything changed on May 8 th 1945, World War II had come to an end in Europe. A cease fire order was in place, and the … trek through the mountains. This time a stroke of good luck came their way. They stumbled upon an American military base encampment and Ivan …
  • The Lerin Region Macedonian Cultural Association of Canada • МАКЕДОНСКО ПРОСВЕТНО ЗДУЖЕНИЕ НА ЛЕРИНСКАТА ОКОЛИЈА ВО КАНАДА
    … of all Macedonians from the Lerin Region of Macedonia who have made Canada their home from the early 1900s to the present. En l'honneur de tous les Macédoniens de la région de Lerin de la …
  • Captain C.P.H.E. Huxford
    … Captain Huxford pictured on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford …
  • Pte. Lawrence J. Hebert
    … 2000 My father enlisted on June 16, 1941 and was discharged on January 26, 1946. He was in the first wave at Juno Beach on D-Day. That is all he would ever say. He wouldn't talk about his … in his toolshed. He met my mother, Rose Chudley, while preparing for D-Day. The troops were gathering in Lincolnshire, England. My mother …
  • Lorenzo Cosentino
    … The Immigration Story of Lorenzo Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, Calabria (Catanzaro) with several friends and relatives. … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where …
  • Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP)
    … As a federal Crown Corporation, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is subject to both the Access … Access to Information Act Requests Contact the ATIP Coordinator Ways to make a request: 1) Submit online (formal requests only): The … Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) …
  • 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 …