• Mennonites and Canadian Accommodation
    … by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) “The problem is a vexing one” A Formal Agreement with the Government: the Privilegium Some of the earliest European agricultural settlers in …
  • Canada’s Refugee Determination System
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor to the United Nations (UN)) … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
  • Lorenzo Cosentino
    … The Immigration Story of Lorenzo Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, Calabria (Catanzaro) with several friends and relatives. … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where …
  • Railside Room
    … The Railside Room offers space for small meetings, workshops and … 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 …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … Credit: Courtesy of Esther Clark Wright Archives at Acadia University … were rejected, some being told it was a white man’s war. Black leaders across the country pushed for the right to enlist. The chief of … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … By Anthony Black, Senior Writer Published on 01/02/2022 Credit: Courtesy of Esther Clark Wright Archives at Acadia University The world nearly forgot … faced discrimination and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up … Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920) …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    … Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: … grandfather, Ralph MacLean, Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents shares wartime recollections from contrasting sides of … will make this next edition of Pier 21 Reads so powerful. On Monday, May 27th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. , attendees will be privy to a …
  • eat make share: a taste of immigration
    … we eat in Canada today.  Download activity book [PDF] Content Highlights First-person accounts of food experiences. Unique, … perspectives and diversity of representation. Strong focus on accessibility. Required Exhibition Space 1,200-1,500 square feet with an … including modifications for 1,000 square foot spaces. Languages Bilingual (English and French). Loan Fee $17,500 for 12 weeks or $28,000 …
  • Sbarra
    … by Nicholas Sbarra Oh Canada! A pleasant light breeze was sweeping the air in the sunny mid-morning of Tuesday, June 26, 1951. The USNS General Harry Taylor , a U.S. merchant ship which … the vessel. The large crowd was mostly silent, and so was our family. My father Pasquale, my mother Teresa, sister Eviliana, who was just …
  • 1968: Pier 21 and the Prague Spring Refugees
    … Czechoslovak leaders that if their reforms continued, they would come with grave consequences. Moscow demanded that the Communist Party … the 1960s Many of the Prague Spring refugees, who had applied to come to Canada at Canadian embassies across Europe, arrived by … horizon. There were ramblings in Moscow that the Soviets are ready to come to ‘help’ us to make sure that we follow the ‘right way’ of …