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The Leegwater suitcase, donated to the Museum shortly before its opening 25 years ago. Museum staff had noticed something strange in the Pier 21 exhibition - a discrepancy in dates. In a display case, amongst a collection of luggage brought by people immigrating to Canada through the Halifax …
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The city is a great place to spend March break if you can find the right things to do. And, because the week is sponsored by Emera, everything we're offering this March Break is complimentary , including: Movement programming Cooking workshops (space limited, register to reserve your place Access …
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Did you know that the Museum offers personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many generations? A popular service “I am overwhelmed by the help I received.” In high season there are often lineups at the Museum’s popular …
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Zaynna Khalife, Ardavan Taraporewala, Linette Doherty and Howard Dai in The New Canadian Curling Club . Photo by @stoometzphoto For a lot of people, curling is a mystery . It doesn’t look very athletically demanding, and yet - as many Canadians have discovered while flipping through TV channels - …
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Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter. Are Jamaican Patties the most history-packed food in Canada? Okay, okay, that question is probably impossible to answer. Lots of foods have fascinating and complex histories. But …
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Explore the timeline at timeline.pier21.ca Attention history nerds: Clear your next several hours. There are thousands of years of history to learn about on the Museum’s new digital timeline ! The timeline is full of information about the histories of peoples in the lands we now know as Canada, and …
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Cartoon published July 1, 1999. (Material republished with the express permission of: PNI Maritimes LP, by its general partner, PNI Maritimes GP Inc.) At the end of this month, 2024 will be over. This has been a milestone year for the Museum. 2024 marked 25 years since Pier 21 reopened to the …
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November is a time to remember and honour the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and Frances Ling wear military-inspired outfits outside their family’s restaurant in Halifax to show their support for …
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Welcome to Turtle Island , a new artistic installation by Melinda Robertson and Shannon Monk, has been installed on the glass map of Canada in the Museum’s Canadian Immigration Story exhibition. Melinda Robertson and Shannon Monk got excited when they saw the Museum’s glass map of Canada, with …
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A secret war, 100,000 refugees and the creation of the Private Refugee Sponsorship program A family of new Canadians celebrates Canada Day. Photo Credit: Charlie Lim (HOF024). Between 1975 and 1985, over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees from three countries came to Canada in the wake of the Vietnam …