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… not get the patrons it deserved. The services, entertainment, and personnel were sublime. We disembarked in the afternoon; it was slow going … the train made numerous stops and had long waits in nowhere. Every chance we had when the train stopped at a station, my travel … wife and I will be traveling across Canada some day, our plans are to visit Pier 21 in Halifax, NS. Surely it will bring back many memories …
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… I visited Halifax Nova Scotia on July 15, 2003 where I spent an interesting morning touring and researching my arrival to Canada on the ship - Vulcania. We docked in Halifax on an overcast day … of the unknown and what the future would hold for him but also for the joy and hope of being reunited with his father. The Vulcania, left …
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… had arrived in Formosa. The following weekend Cor and Nico went to visit the Remkes family. The family soon moved to Carlsruhe and then to …
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… relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the … immigrants, getting used to different food in their new country can also be difficult and confusing. Sometimes immigrants settle in an area … Pier 21 is a museum of stories of people who came – and continue to come - to make Canada their new home. To give a little of bit a taste …
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… when they research and write about history? In conducting research for a project, historians use primary and secondary sources. In this … Journal Articles Books (discussing a past event) Book Reviews Commentaries Using Primary Sources during Research to Support Exhibit … quickly realized that a limited amount of scholarship was available. I visited the Public Archives of Nova Scotia in search of primary source …
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… This collection includes first-hand accounts of what it was like to come to Canada including: travelling by ship, first impressions of Pier … a multitude of diverse reactions from individuals and families who sought to resettle in Canada. For example, on February 14, 1948, Jewish … caused by five years of war in Europe, Lieberman remembered that “for those of us who had experienced so much during the war, going …
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… for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, … remembered being given small packages of Corn Flakes to eat. This was somewhat strange to them as in Italy corn was consumed by animals, not … Life was difficult…Filena knew no one here, had 4 children to care for, couldn’t speak wither English or French. She was totally dependent …
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… end of this month, 2024 will be over. This has been a milestone year for the Museum. 2024 marked 25 years since Pier 21 reopened to the … MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at … through Pier 21, often with their children and grandchildren, have visited and continue to visit. They come to retrace their steps as they …
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… men. The women and children were given the staterooms. Tullio would visit his father to get some relief from seasickness. The ship sailed …
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… When people ask me about my immigration story, the first picture that comes into my mind is the snowstorm. It was January 2010, my first trip … needed to get to Moncton to fly back to China. Frustrated, I paid $200 for the cab. When I arrived in Moncton, it was dark outside. The lights … I do appreciate all the things I learn from life in Canada. When I visit my parents in China, they can see I have changed, they never knew …