• LACW Elsie F. Mills
    … have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the sky looks so huge. That was the first … to be at a dance, but I was! Ed (Jack Mills) was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always interesting, living in …
  • Workers from the Philippines in Western PEI
    … year, she transferred to the food handling division of the plant. Her day shifts were usually from 6am until 4:30pm. She worked brining, … to obtain permanent employment in a mussel plant —35 hours a week, Monday to Friday. The employer also provided an apartment close to the plant. Ruby …
  • Canada: Day 1
    … March 18 to November 12, 2017 Canada: Day 1 is our Canada 150 project, supported by RBC Foundation , that brings to life 150 years of immigrants’ “Day 1” experiences. Curator's Tours: Transcript Welcome to Canada: Day … Canada: Day 1 …
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  • Theodore and Maria Jacobs
    … his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the … stationed until August 1950. Though he never attended high school due to the outbreak of the Second World War, Theo took a bookkeeping … Theo asked the bishop which country he would choose to emigrate to, and the bishop said Canada. From then on, Theo decided that was …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    … post will give you an overview of the field and suggest some starting points to help get your research underway. Early Scholarship: … and ethnic communities began to spark greater interest. In part due to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Biculturalism and Bilingualism, the introduction of the points system in 1967, and an official multiculturalism policy in 1971, …
  • Arriving at Halifax Before Pier 21
    by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) Introduction: The Halifax Harbour and Early Arrivals Halifax harbour is large, deep, and ice-free . It is a natural transportation hub, with river access to inland Nova Scotia, and proximity to efficient shipping routes from Europe to North …
  • Points of Departure: Indigenous military service, Trooper Jesse Moses, and Pier 21
    … History Departures During parts of its history, Pier 21 was as much a point of departure as it was a destination . As a member of the … Jesse’s wartime service on the occasion of Remembrance Week 2022. My point in so doing is to encourage readers to consider Indigenous … this sense to begin viewing Pier 21, at least symbolically, as much a point of departure for a discussion of Indigenous military service as …
  • Who Is Admissible? Immigrant Desirability and Immigration Acts since Confederation
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 9, 2020) In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened new exhibitions on the history of the Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada and the history of immigration to Canada. This blog is based on research that informs new displays …
  • Children of the Pier: Adolescent Experiences of Arrival and Process
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated September 28, 2020) Introduction: Adolescent Impressions of … 21’s site history is the immigration experience of children. Young newcomers are frequently mentioned in relation to the immigration process … Take some, uh—uh, food from, uh, Lebanon, because of the different diet you have. From cracked wheat to—uh, we brought …