• A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction: Origins of World Refugee Year In the spring of 1958, four young individuals affiliated with the Bow Group, a conservative public policy think tank inside the British Conservative Party, initially suggested the concept of an international year specifically …
  • Karen and Canadian - Bwe Doh Soe
    Life in Canada Time 1:45 Transcript Well, I, right now, I feel like I’m becoming more like a half of Canadian I guess, because I get, because I’ve been here long enough to adopt the culture now, so. But, maybe if you were asking those questions earlier, like two years or three, I would answer …
  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part II
    … by Daniel Meister, PhD Introduction The first part of this article traced the origins of the Barr Colony and its leaders. It demonstrated that the colony was … The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part II …
  • Gaetano Rossi
    … He was dressed in his best slacks and blazer with a crisp, white shirt …
  • The Beginning of a Story Museum
    … empathy goes back to long before Pier 21 was declared a National Historic Site or anyone dreamed of its evolution into a national museum. … mother of six who championed multiculturalism, a Nova Scotian farm boy turned academic, and a little force of nature disguised as a … The Beginning of a Story Museum …
  • Luncheon with a Fascinating Canadian - Mirko Bibic
    … Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Time: 11:30am Location: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W. … tables or sponsorship → The Fascinating Canadian Speaker Series is the Museum’s signature fundraiser held annually in Toronto and Halifax. Each event features a …
  • Railside Room
    … The intimate space is located conveniently near the front entrance, has lots of natural light and is fully accessible. Other Details: Exclusive on-site catering is provided by our partner, RCR Hospitality Group. 80 … a projector, screen and sound equipment. Other Details: Exclusive on-site catering is provided by our partner, RCR Hospitality Group. Drop …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    … Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker Woven together through interviews with his maternal grandmother, Mitsue Sakamoto, and paternal grandfather, … Beker. In 2017, Jeanne Beker donated a special trunk to the Museum. This simple wooden crate had accompanied her parents, Holocaust …
  • Middlemore Shillings
    … 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 this, she wrote, “All …
  • Anything to Declare? Part 1 - Immigration and Customs since Confederation
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching … or French. [3] In recalling his forty years as a Canadian customs official, J. Earl Donnan notes that during the 1930s travellers had …