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… with his small owner just like you. Fenton will guide you and your companions through the immigration process with fun games, stories and …
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… to Halifax in 11 days. I was merely a child, 18 years old travelling alone, it was cold, and I was terrified. It was quite an adventure, but I … only thing I could see was water and the sky. I knew I would not be alone. As soon as I arrived in Toronto, my dad, my brother, some cousins, … This was extremely difficult because I did not know how to speak even one word of English. Nevertheless, I survived as did everyone else. I …
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… information, and a selection of high-quality digital photos. About the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is located in the national historic site at the Halifax seaport where nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada from 1928 to 1971. Today, as …
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… and immigrants were placed all over Western Canada. Streuber was one of the organizers of the Canadian Christian Council for …
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… by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:00:53 Transcript: One of the larger objects in our exhibition Refuge Canada is this rigid inflatable boat. It represents some of the most … invariably overload them with 18 to 20 people. Sitting here you can just imagine the dangers of a trip like that with adults clinging …
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… virtual program, students will be able to engage in real time with one of our Heritage Interpreters in an interactive role-playing experience that strives to detail immigration to Canada at the start of the 20th Century. Learners will build a … accessible to young learners across Canada. This program can be done with students who are learning from home, or with students together …
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… ears that notion sounded unusual. You see in Hungarian, "Hal" with one "L" means "fish", so I imagined that we were all to be taken into a …
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… Mary, father Owen, sister Rose and brothers John, Hugh and James. One week later, April 13, 1929 they arrived at Pier 21, Halifax Nova …
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December 2023 to December 2025 Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers has created an artistic intervention, currently on display in the Canadian Immigration Story exhibition. “Since July 2021, I have created over 100 installations at residential school historical sites, museums, art galleries and other …
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February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 867A During the First World War, national security fears and wartime prejudice drove the policy of internment, which lasted until 1920. During this time, Canada interned 8,579 people identified as “enemy aliens”, …