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… . If you would like to bring a Tribal Fusion Art treasure home, please visit our Boutique. Basket of Berries Basket holds stories woven …
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… with Russell Grosse , Executive Director of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, on the new exhibition A History Exposed: The … be new to some and contradicts some of our national myths. What will visitors learn? One of the key factors of this exhibit is how … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian …
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… Francis about art-making, finding solutions and what it means to be welcomed by Mi’kmaq. Virick Francis, photo by Isabel Francis Photo. When … really limited income, living in Maine. All you had was either work for farmers or baskets because black ash is abundant everywhere in … to be over a hundred thousand people during the summer that would be visiting Halifax. It'll be the ideal time to provide awareness of the …
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… to Halifax in the early 1900’s. He enlisted on 16 October, 1916 in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, at the age of 18. He served in the 8th … Taylor. Of those days, my brother and I remember when we would go to visit him at work and he would always buy us caramel and peppermint … and about WWI. Again, he never talked about the war, only in joking to say that I should try horse meat. My grandfather was a quiet, kind, …
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… ship. From Naples we went to Sicily to pick up more passengers and I also remember stopping off in Gibraltar and Lisbon. We reached Gibraltar … did not speak Italian, but they were very helpful, made us feel welcome and made sure that we got onto the right train. One of the men … landed there. Having travelled to Halifax on business, I made sure to visit the site and was very pleased to learn that Pier 21 will be made …
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… work. He asked John, "would you like me to write to our relatives in Canada to sponsor you there to give you a job they have business there, to help us … He sponsored family, cousins, distant relatives and whoever asked to come to Canada. At 20 years old he started business with 2 of his …
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… meanings: Oral history is a collaborative method of documenting a person’s lived experiences of the past through a recorded interview. … course of an interview. The recorded document is a primary source that can be archived and made available to the public. Why does the Museum … Canada to conduct interviews periodically, so they may be able to visit your city or town. What should I expect during an oral history …
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… Francis about art-making, finding solutions and what it means to be welcomed by Mi’kmaq. Virick Francis, photo by Isabel Francis Photo. When … really limited income, living in Maine. All you had was either work for farmers or baskets because black ash is abundant everywhere in … to be over a hundred thousand people during the summer that would be visiting Halifax. It'll be the ideal time to provide awareness of the …
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… country’s immigration history. Collection items are preserved and used for research, exhibition, and interpretation. The collection has … has collected and preserved written memories shared primarily by newcomers to Canada, veterans, Pier 21 staff and volunteers, and their … projects. To learn more about the oral history program, please visit the Oral History page . Does the Museum collect artifacts? The …
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… to live in Canada. He relates his tale with pride and an unexpected softness from this otherwise strong willed retiree. So we sit under a … was increased up to $1.25 per hour. The company was C.M.M.K. owned by four partners from Montreal,Quebec and the United States. After so many …