• Toon and Trees Maas
    … Maas) born February 20, 1923 in Oosterhout, Noord Brabant, Holland. Theresia Maria Helena Mass (Trees Maas) need Holdrinet, born November … Within hours he had landed a mechanic's job at the local Studebaker car dealership and the couple were released from Pier 21 to begin their …
  • Toon and Trees Maas
    … before proposing a marriage and immigration abroad. Toon and Trees (the common Dutch form of their names) were married in a civil ceremony … in Rotterdam for Canada. Their crossing of eight days, or so, was rather eventful as the newly married couple was required to sleep in … Within hours he had landed a mechanic’s job at the local Studebaker car dealership, and the couple were released from Pier 21 to begin …
  • Refuge Canada
    Refugees face fear, shattered lives and often dangerous voyages in search of refuge. Canada has provided that refuge for many. However, over the course of the twentieth century, Canada has had mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. Refuge Canada …
  • Olesya Aleksandrova
    Yogurt Day and Gathering Furniture Time 0:01:42 Transcript OA: Oh we didn’t have anything, it was an empty apartment. No spoons no plates, nothing. So we bought first our thing was in Walmart we bought spoons and plates, plates, and the only thing that I could recognize was yogurt (laughs), you …
  • Ellen Margaret Dunham LaRocque
    … These are photos of Ellen Margaret Dunham, a war bride who served with … in Dorchester, Dorset, U.K. on January 24, 1945. In 1946, my mother sailed on the RMS Aquitania , arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at Pier 21. She travelled by train to re-unite with my father in Lanark, Ontario, …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … Explore the timeline at timeline.pier21.ca Attention history nerds: Clear your next several hours. There are thousands of years of history … is not a single, straight line. There are many perspectives on the past. That’s why our timeline is made up of three different timeline … point of view, that hopefully will be taken up by educators and researchers.” “As we negotiate this shared space that we're trying to develop …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … Explore the timeline at timeline.pier21.ca Attention history nerds: Clear your next several hours. There are thousands of years of history … is not a single, straight line. There are many perspectives on the past. That’s why our timeline is made up of three different timeline … point of view, that hopefully will be taken up by educators and researchers.” “As we negotiate this shared space that we're trying to develop …
  • Franciszek, Geowefa, Janina Warelis
    … some tools and their baby and bid farewell to their homeland. Their sea voyage on the S.S. United States brought them to Halifax on July 13, 1929. From there they travelled with the Canadian National Railway to Manitoba. … the family was also active in functions at the Taras Hall. Their first car, a 1932 Model B Ford was purchased in 1944 for $450.00. During …
  • Why isn’t it called “Japantown”?
    … Canada (2023). Source: Library and Archives Canada/RG18, vol. 3567, file c315-36-3. Page 119/136 Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There … owned by Chinese and Japanese Canadians were smashed. Still, the community continued to deepen its roots, not only in Vancouver but … Property opens in Vancouver. Within weeks, the Canadian government passes a law to remove Japanese Canadians from a 160 km “protection …