• Deciphering Family Facts from Family Lore
    … that were unclear or unseemly, and over generations those stories become our truths. But what if there was someone who could help decipher … did for my family in October 2015. By then I had been working at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 for two months and was still … following year as my Dad had a conference in Rome, so they planned a 2 day detour to Revenna. I know that for my Dad there is a wonder in …
  • The Smell of War in the Air - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 3:12 Transcript: Mooshie Zahirovich (MZ) : So … as independent states, and, and I could hear guns closer and closer coming to my place. And, and you could feel this uneasiness all around … brother. Because— MZ : Yeah. It, it— YZ : Both of them of them were soldiers. MZ : Not directly, but on different war lines, but it’s, it was …
  • By Sea or Land: Refugees or Displaced Persons - Van-Nha Tran
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 3:23 Transcript (This video is only available in …
  • “This Is An Emotional Place” - The Notes They Left Behind
    … political refugees as they were transported to Canada.” If these newcomers couldn’t understand or speak English or French, the tags … past, they are also a way to communicate through time to the future. A message might be read by visitors months later. One visitor, … share your stor y with us and with all those who will see it in the future.   These two videos, produced by the Museum, were inspired by …
  • Bill and Jo Hawkins
    … for me to be able to carry with me on my travels. Finally departure day arrived. My trunk had gone on ahead and I just had my one piece of … where we were going and again the volunteers were with us. Finally as daylight arrived we reached our destination. Then transferred onto the … The Ocean Liner Aquitania that was to be our home for the next seven days. What a wonderful surprise it was for me to find my husband …
  • It's a Small World by Carmela
    … new baby, but my troubles were definitely not over. My inability to communicate made it all so difficult, and I was feeling lonely even … roots. My painful beginning became the inspiration for my lifelong commitment to language education, which I have been promoting for more …
  • Morris Ladenheim
    … he knew in Zaleszyczyki, Poland. It meant a rough but exciting 8 day voyage on the ship The Pilsudski with his mother and sister - … What did Morris Ladenheim eventually learn about those who did not come to Canada? He learned of the murder of his grandparents by the …
  • Private Norman Peter Kelly
    … France, Belgium, Holland and Germany Demobilization: January 22, 1946 (26 years, 7 months) In May of 1942 Private Kelly embarked from Pier 21 … Italy, Kelly witnessed a conflagration in the harbour. Earlier in the day a lone German plane had circled the site, it turned out to be a spy …
  • Ingeborg Dietrich Ruohoniemi
    … fell sea sick for two days, oh that was so terrible, I thought I would die. We finally arrived in Halifax late evening. As we approached the …