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by Eleanor Matheson, Heritage Interpreter Time 0:00:47 Transcript: My name is Eleanor Matheson. Right now, I’m a heritage interpreter at the museum of Pier 21. And so that means that I give tours, in English and French, and we also do all kinds of other little duties. So we sell the tickets and we, …
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by Eleanor Matheson, Heritage Interpreter Time 0:00:59 Transcript: So I painted a mural of Quebec City. As the ship was leaving, the Empress of Ireland was getting ready to sail away. This might have been the last sight that people were seeing. So it’s a recognizable silhouette of Quebec City, with …
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Leaving Uganda …
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Being Selected to Come to Canada …
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The Ruth Goldbloom Educational Bursary Fund recognizes Ruth’s passion for Pier 21 and Canada, and her heartfelt commitment to making education accessible for everyone. Proceeds from the Fund will help offset costs, such as travel and accommodation, for educational visits to the Museum for school, …
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What is oral history? The term ‘oral history’ has two general meanings: Oral history is a collaborative method of documenting a person’s lived experiences of the past through a recorded interview. Interview participants with memories pertaining to a specific theme or event recount their …
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by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:31 Transcript: We’re now preparing to put artifacts in a case from the wheelhouse of Empress of Ireland. The wheelhouse was the nerve centre of the ship. It’s where the captain and officers on duty control everything that happened on the ship: they could communicate …
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by Ron Marsh, Model Builder Time 0:04:07 Transcript: Hello. My name is Ron Marsh. I am here today at Pier 21 Immigration Museum to talk about the Empress of Ireland , a model which I built. I was born and brought up in Halifax. I was the son of a sailor and I worked 38 years for the navy in DND. I …