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  • What is Canadian Food, Anyway?
    … is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while … opens on May 10 and will remain at the Museum until January 2026. Access to the special exhibition is included with admission. Visitors should be prepared to finish their visit full of new …
  • What is Canadian Food, Anyway?
    … is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while … opens on May 10 and will remain at the Museum until January 2026. Access to the special exhibition is included with admission. Visitors should be prepared to finish their visit full of new …
  • Velia Ida Bombino
    … almost resulted in Velia not making the departure time, her father wished her well and she boarded the Olympia . Thus began her voyage … were blessed with two sons, John (deceased) and Francis (Frank) and four grandchildren who are the light and love of her life. Despite …
  • Immigration Story by Dil Darjee
    Time 0:03:29 Transcript My name is Dil Darjee. I was born in Bhutan. I moved to Nepal and settled in the Refugee Camp in the eastern part of Nepal. In the camp, there was an organization who supply basic needs for the refugees. Life in the refugee camp wasn’t good. The environment is very bad. The …
  • Stronger by Pankaj
    Time 0:03:37 Transcript One day, my daughter came home and asked me the question, dad, why do some of the students in my school call me ‘Paki’. My reply was ‘it is not a polite word’ and I will have a visit with your school principal. Both my wife and I were born in Uganda but of Indian origin, we …
  • Giuseppi Rosa Vescio e Famiglia
    … Well, our excitement started right away as I was sick and no matter how much my dad tried to bribe the captain, there was no way he would … on April 2nd, 1955 on the sister ship the M/n Saturnia. I guess I must have gotten better as we boarded the next day to a journey which would … Umberto of Savoia , during World War II and he must have told him to visit whenever he is in town. Well, we were in town but the Prince was …
  • Immigration Records and Family History Research Help
    … We provide in-person research services for people who are able to visit the Museum. Our staff use a variety of internal and external … immigration records, manifests and passenger lists . Research we can help with: Someone arrived between 1865 and 1935 The Scotiabank … Family History Centre has access to a variety of databases which can aid in the location of records from this era. Someone sailing from …
  • Indigenous Glass Art Experience with Tribal Fusion Art
    … + HST per person Experience must be booked in advance. Workshops can accommodate up to 30 participants. Groups may also book additional dates, subject to availability (minimum of 8). Visit Tribal Fusion Art for full event information. Register to attend … through a unique experience offered in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. This special package …
  • First Families of Pier 21
    On February 28, 1928 the Holland America line steam ship Nieuw Amsterdam departed from Rotterdam, Netherlands and was the first ship to arrive at Pier 21 on March 8, 1928. There were only 54 people disembarking at Pier 21 on that day and included passengers from Holland, Lithuania, Germany, …
  • Sarah Theresa Roberts
    … at his family homestead with his mother. Sarah & Tom proceeded to have four additional daughters: Diana, Lynn, Marcia & Marlaine. Tom … the remainder of his life in that same home overlooking the Chaleur Bay watching the train go by daily. Sarah enjoyed raising her five girls & having her ten grandchildren visit (Danny, Noel, Erin, Megan, Timothy, Shannon, Jeffery, Sarah, …

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