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We often say that the War Brides followed their hearts to Canada, and so they did, but they were not the only ones. From the Italian proxy brides to those who met on ships as children only to find each other years later in Canada we have had the opportunity to hear a lot of love stories. I think of …
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Since the Museum opened in 1999 we have been collecting stories, pictures, interviews and friends. Re-imagining the Pier 21 exhibit has given us a chance to bring some of the chapters in the site’s history to life by sharing our friends' stories. I get to do this by building five trunks based on …
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32 pairs of children’s shoes, cast in bronze, dot a 165 km trail in Ireland known as the National Famine Way. Crossing six counties, it marks the path taken by twelve-year-old Daniel Tighe and 1,489 others, two-thirds of them children . Suffering from famine and in dispute with their English …
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March 10 to November 11, 2018 Transcript Transcript Transcript Transcript Transcript … Refuge Canada - Video Gallery …
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by Michele Gervais, Curatorial Projects Coordinator Time 0:00:30 Transcript: This is a UNHCR refugee tent, which they located in Montreal. So it was most likely used in North America. It was set for disposal because it’s quite old and they kindly donated it to us for this exhibit. This tent is a …
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These 30-40 minute virtual field trips, delivered live with one of our Heritage Interpreters, will dive into Canada’s immigration past. Perfect for education and community groups, and tailored for different ages. If you have questions, please contact Angelique Cishahayo by email: learn@pier21.ca or …
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Pictured, left to right, back row: Leya Evelyn, Paolo Pietropaolo, Ida Beltran-Lucila, Tina Pittaway, Rup Magon, Jorge Requena Ramos. Front row: Leila Marshy, Philip Moscovitch, Yousuf Karsh, Rey Tatad, Dinuk Wijeratne. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 produces two podcasts. Countless …
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Photographs capture time. They tell fragments of stories. The Museum is full of photographs. In our permanent exhibitions, a huge floor-to-ceiling photograph from 1914 of the passengers of SS Komagata Maru looms over part of our museum- a haunting memory of faces turned away by the racist …
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By Anthony Black, Senior Writer Published on 01/02/2022 Credit: Courtesy of Esther Clark Wright Archives at Acadia University The world nearly forgot the existence of No. 2 Construction Battalion, a military unit made up of Black men determined to serve their country during the First World War. …
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Introduction: Sharing Authority Sharing authority through collaboration is an essential part of oral history research , and can take many forms, including outreach efforts, identifying the focus of a research project, sharing authority in interviewing, and working together to create public content. …