• Giuseppe Barbieri e Maria Cugliari
    … Both still in their late twenties, adventurous and with youth on their side, they applied for immigration to both countries. Giuseppe and … then faced with four daughters, with no notice from either country. Southern Italy was becoming very desperate. The effects of the war were … in the North. At first the Southern Italian family felt like outsiders in the North, but because there were so many people from the …
  • Interpretation Guidelines and Resources for Refuge Canada
    … Refuge Canada Welcome to the Refuge Canada Information page. Below are documents and … (1500 sq. ft.). Exhibition Questions If you have any questions, please contact: Sara England, Curator, Temporary and Travelling …
  • Martin O. Kloet
    … need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had just come through a war and were trying to rebuild, but there was no housing and no money. At that time the governments of Canada and Holland and other countries as well, were setting up information meetings to promote immigration because Canada …
  • LACW Grace Shewan
    … some tests was asked if I would like to become a Radar Operator. I said ‘what’s that’ as I imagine most people did since Radar was not in … sworn to an oath of secrecy which was not fully lifted for 50 years. Can you imagine in this day and age, something involving so many people … flares made it easier, enabling them to do precision bombing. It was said that Oboe was the most accurate bombing system used in the war. My …
  • Tibetan Immigration to Canada
    … Asian Heritage Month offers all Canadians an opportunity to learn more about the history of Asian Canadians and to celebrate their … highlight the immigration history of one particular Asian Canadian community: the Tibetans. Early Canadian Interest in Tibet: Missionary … Programs/Services section of the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre website: http://www.tcccgc.org . Citizenship and Immigration Canada, “ …
  • Digital Storytelling
    … experience in a personal and creative way. Charlottetown Gimli Guelph Halifax Langley Lethbridge London Markham Moncton Sault Ste. Marie St. John's Toronto Victoria Whitehorse Winnipeg The Digital Storytelling Project As a museum of stories, we have always collected and … Digital Storytelling …
  • The Hartwig Gaul Family
    … Immigrant Country of Origin: Germany Ship Name: TSS New York (Greek Line) Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: June 12, 1956 Age on Arrival: 9   My parents, brother and I immigrated from West Berlin, Germany We departed from Bremerhaven, Germany A collision at sea …
  • Volunteers at the Pier
    … fleeing the increasing hostility of the Nazis in Danzig (then a Free City located in the corridor between Germany and Poland). Echt’s … inspired by the memory of those experiences, Marianne returned to the site to volunteer first for the Pier 21 society and through its …
  • Collection Policy
    … Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection Policy The … Collection Policy guides collection management practices at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (the Museum). As stewards of … to local, national and global publics. The Museum recognizes that we cannot tell the comprehensive story of Canadian immigration history …
  • Rebecca Teitelbaum’s Orange Cake
    … While in a Nazi concentration camp, Rebecca Teitelbaum risked her life to …