• How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … and sugar so that you can quench your hunger." Other times, he and his brother stole crackers from market stalls. Or they fashioned … into the orphanage, he was thrilled to have regular food to eat. This experience marked him. "My favourite food by far is rice and beans … moved with them to Lower Sackville, NS. “It blew my mind” Of course, this brought a change in all aspects of his life, including the way he …
  • Postwar Immigration through Pier 21
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked …
  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … and sugar so that you can quench your hunger." Other times, he and his brother stole crackers from market stalls. Or they fashioned … into the orphanage, he was thrilled to have regular food to eat. This experience marked him. "My favourite food by far is rice and beans … moved with them to Lower Sackville, NS. “It blew my mind” Of course, this brought a change in all aspects of his life, including the way he …
  • William James, Betty Stewart
    … Andrea's daughters. Story It was 1944 and WWII was nearing it's end. The times were both dangerous and exciting, fearful and adventurous and … there were intense feelings at both ends of the spectrum. It was in this atmosphere that, like many couples, young Canadian Navy Lieutenant …
  • Nickopoulos
    … were hard-working immigrants who made many sacrifices to ensure that their children and grandchildren had a better quality of life. Jim was … born in 1936 in the village of Fanaiti in Arcadia, Greece. He spent his childhood and teenage years in the village where he worked on the …
  • Strategic Winter Port: A History of the Port of Saint John
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 20, 2020) Introduction: Establishing a Port … John River (known in Wolastoqiyik as Wolastoq ) and the area later encompassing Saint John ( Menahkwesk ). In 1604, a French expedition … Canada. Dept. of Interior / Library and Archives Canada / PA-047926 Beginning in the latter-half of the nineteenth century, Saint John …
  • Countless Journeys Podcast
    … - Annette Clarke How to Share an Egg - Bonny and Saul Reichert The Spice of Life - Vikram Vij Chop Suey Nation - Ann Hui Season 3: Immigrant …
  • Leonard K. Read
    … was a young structural engineer that had been sponsored by Avro to come to Canada and work on the Avro Arrow project. When asked about shipboard romances, Leonard Read, with a telling twinkle in his eye, murmured, "We were shy English bachelors." Of his first …
  • van Dongen
    … 1951 in Rijen, Noord Brabant, Holland and came to Canada by boat (the Volendam) arriving at Pier 21, Halifax, on February 24th. Dad wanted to farm. Like many others in Holland, his family didn’t have enough land to divide among all the children who …
  • Reproductions, Use and Loans
    … at collections@pier21.ca for requests to use the collection. Provide as much information as possible about your request and how you will use the items. Licenses will be issued for requests as long as: The item is unrestricted The use aligns with the Museums …