• Frederick Stubbs
    … For years after 1918 there was tremendous advertising to immigrate to Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Various government … work in Canada. My father agreed to let my brother, Sidney, and me come to Canada with the hope that after a few years we would be able to … in Ottawa, Ontario. After my father passed away, I went to England to visit my mother, my brothers and their families. Although we kept in …
  • Cesidio Mariani
    … June 6, 1955 I came to Canada from a small Italian town in central Italy. I arrived on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. … our trips there. I still love Italy and find it a beautiful country to visit, but Canada is my home. …
  • The Giovanni Ferrarelli Family
    … and gave them the opportunity for freedom. The year was 1945. First visit to Canada was November 25, 1951 from the port of Halifax. … He was the first family member to immigrate and sponsored six of his ten siblings with their families to enter this great …
  • Nicolangelo Romano
    … became an American citizen. We met when Mary came to Toronto to visit relatives, one of whom I was friends with and married in 1959. … a welder and later a millwright. I’ve used my welding skills to make furniture out of iron, wood (from trees at the cottage), glass and … they were little and our fur grand puppies from time to time. We have visited every province of Canada (Mary hasn’t been to Newfoundland yet) …
  • The Museum is a March-Break Must-Do
    … is sponsored by Emera, everything we're offering this March Break is complimentary , including: Movement programming Cooking workshops … Pyjamas are welcome any day at the Museum but they are encouraged for that particular day. Visit the exhibitions, admission is free. There are two main …
  • Petronella Van Luxemburg Seiferling
    … were in quarantine in Halifax due to illness. Their next step was a four-day train ride to her new home in Saskatchewan – their ride from … sisters also immigrated to Canada and they, along with her remaining six siblings in Holland, supported her through both good and difficult … her “little Holland” her whole life, and wasn’t able to return for a visit until 20 years after she landed in Canada at Pier 21. Mum passed …
  • The Children’s Trunks
    … 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 … video and clothing (and some items that our young visitors can play with). Ausma Levalds Rowberry Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [2013.1912.24] Ausma Levalds …
  • Historical Thinking (4) : Continuity and Change
    … multilayered than many individuals realize. The discipline of history can be viewed as a complex interplay between continuity and change. … when continuity is present. In our 2012 temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes , the case study of the … between continuity and change. In researching Lebanese immigration to Canada, and in particular Halifax, previously published scholarly …
  • My Last Ten Years as an Immigrant to Canada and Working at an Immigration Museum
    … At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … Since coming to Canada, I returned home only once in December 2012 to visit my family. Things had changed after 5 years. I was afraid to take …
  • The Museum is a March-Break Must-Do
    … is sponsored by Emera, everything we're offering this March Break is complimentary , including: Movement programming Cooking workshops … Pyjamas are welcome any day at the Museum but they are encouraged for that particular day. Visit the exhibitions, admission is free. There are two main …