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… detail their departure, crossing the Atlantic, and eventual arrival in Canada to their first place of residence. These letters have been … Oma. And Aunt Ans, when are you coming to see us? If you still want to come you will have to be quick about it; otherwise the birds will have … Ann live on the first floor level]. Yesterday I already sold a pot of jam for f3.50, and so it continues. We hope to come and visit for a few …
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… you are part of this society, and you also can make this country become better. Return to Charlottetown …
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… Helen Keller and Muhammad Ali, along with iconic Canadians Karen Kain, Marshall McLuhan, and famed African Nova Scotian concert singer … Portia White, 1946 Nelson Mandela, 1990 Ernest Hemingway, 1957 Karen Kain, 1977 Glenn Gould, 1957 All photographs © Estate of Yousuf Karsh. …
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… the scope of what we talk about here at the Museum. The history of Canadian immigration is a vast and immensely complicated thing. It’s a … to that often depends on you, dear visitor. Knowing your interests can help me present content in a way that is enjoyable. We tend to … Pier 21, or you want to know more about refugees? Knowing this I can work to present the story of immigration through the perspective of …
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… Preservation is a way of keeping digital material alive so that they can be accessed long into the future, even as the technological tools … our catalogue to improve full-text searching ii . We have also been scanning some beautiful hand-written stories from the filing cabinets. … copy v , with a lower resolution JPEG as the access copy vi that you can view on the Image search page . This means we preserve the best …
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… and find myself writing in the hopes that someone out there can help us with a question. Patricia wrote to me back in 2011 while … During our correspondence I mentioned that a visitor had let me scan what they called “a Middlemore shilling”. When Patricia learned … visitor to follow up with a story about her father and made a quick scan of the shilling but I didn’t ever get her name or have her sign a …
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… we are currently able to access. We have access to records for all Canadian and most United States ports of arrival, as well as some … lists that survive from this period. If your ancestors immigrated to Canada before 1865, we can provide tips on sources to consult, archives … If your ancestor came to Canada between 1865 and 1935, it is best to come prepared with a full name, birth year and approximate period of …
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… for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration … 1935) for all ports of entry. These do not include passenger lists. Commemorative Ship Photos: Available for purchase in person on the day …
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… be a “look and read” type of museum. In the Pier 21 exhibition and Canadian Immigration Hall, there are places for people to touch, sit, smell, put stuff together, and take stuff apart. Visitors can pack a suitcase, decorate a suitcase, add a patch to a virtual … _____? “I would have appreciated some info about Mennonites coming to Canada not just leaving for Mexico.” Comment Card 239 “It would be …
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… Can I search for an immigration record on the Museum’s website? No, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not have immigration …