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  • An Incomplete Portrait of Canada
    … Photographs capture time. They tell fragments of stories. The Museum is full of photographs. In our permanent exhibitions, a huge … destinations all over Canada. This picture of European immigrants welcomed into Canada stands in contrast to those who Canada excluded through official policy. (Dutch immigrants in the new Assembly Hall at the …
  • An Incomplete Portrait of Canada
    … Photographs capture time. They tell fragments of stories. The Museum is full of photographs. In our permanent exhibitions, a huge … destinations all over Canada. This picture of European immigrants welcomed into Canada stands in contrast to those who Canada excluded through official policy. (Dutch immigrants in the new Assembly Hall at the …
  • A Good Life by Metta
    … Time 0:03:42 Transcript There was nothing to do in Arnes so when I finished grade 11, I went to Winnipeg and I stayed with my best friend … students with grade 11 to teach. So Mary Daniels and I went to the Legislative Building to get permits to work as a teacher. Mr. McDonald, the official trustee took out a big map of Manitoba and said there were …
  • Who was Yousuf Karsh?
    … Karsh soon after his arrival in Canada, photographed in 1929 by his mentor, photographer … does it have to do with Halifax? Yousuf Karsh was Armenian, born in a community targeted by the Ottoman Empire for genocide during and after … Credit: Nova Scotia Archives (1928 - WR MacAskill - 1987-453 No 2625) Barely 15 years old, Karsh arrived at Halifax’s Pier 2 (the …
  • Volunteers at the Pier
    … When in 1948, the Mayor of Halifax appointed Fineberg to be the city’s official greeter at Pier 21, (a role she undertook on a volunteer basis), her position at the JIAS …
  • Umbertinese
    … Angela, Luciana, and Pina arrived at Pier 21 on March 31, 1964 aboard the Queen Frederica. The journey from Supino, a small community in the … journey to Toronto. They would have their first Canadian meal on this train. As part of the meal white loaf bread was served, this bread … to Canada, Gaetano and Angela welcomed their son, Walter, the first official Canadian Citizen in the family. They were so happy that Canada …
  • Margaret Van Toen
    … MRS. GOLDBLOOM Now, let's head over to the Resource Centre where you can look up more information about your own family's trip. There are … leave via stage left. Meanwhile on the other side of stage, an official points towards the Immigration area to where another … a War Bride? ENGLISH WOMAN No, (laughs) I'm a "DRUID" The volunteer has a puzzled look on her face. RED CROSS VOLUNTEER I'm fairly new at …
  • Share Your Story Guide
    … Download the Story Guide Your immigration story is part of what defines us as a country. This is why we want to learn … shortages? How did this affect your daily activities? How was your community affected by the conflict? Do you remember the conflict coming … What was involved in the process of leaving? For example, was there official paperwork, interviews and/or examinations to complete? How did …
  • Flight Lt. O. Ross Down
    … Flight Lieutenant Orland Ross Down (1922-2009) The late Orland Ross Down passed through Pier 21 four times between 1941 … young man from Charlottetown who joined the RCAF in 1940, trained in Canada as a wireless-operator/air-gunner and left for overseas from …

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