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  • Immigration Simulation - Online Version
    … virtual program, students will be able to engage in real time with one of our Heritage Interpreters in an interactive role-playing experience that strives to detail immigration to Canada at the start of the 20th Century. Learners will build a … students together in a classroom. If you would like to book a virtual visit, please contact Saïd Allibou by email or by telephone …
  • Teddy Bear’s Journey – Online Version
    … of Fenton the Teddy Bear as he tells his story of immigrating to Canada with his small owner, Hendrik. Young participants connect with … students together in a classroom. If you would like to book a virtual visit, please contact Saïd Allibou by email or by telephone …
  • Second World War Military Personnel
    … service files of a Canadian Armed Forces member who died in service, visit … Second World War (not killed in action), access restrictions apply. Visit … more information on how to obtain military service files. If you have any questions regarding access to information, please email …
  • Tommaso, M. Teresa, Giuseppe
    … gifts as Christmas had just passed. My father and his brother arrived one year earlier. My father worked very hard on a farm in Ontario … and my mother returned for the first time last year (1997) for a short visit. My parents actually had the chance to emigrate to either the US or Canada but ended up in Canada. I …
  • Guided Tours
    The Pier 21 Story Guided 30-minute tours of Pier 21 are offered in English and French. Tours and movie viewing times available throughout the day. An audio guided tour is available via the NaviLens app . Join our professional Heritage Interpreters for a guided tour of Pier 21. If you are curious …
  • Special Lectures
    … We have a number of experts available to talk your group when you visit. Contact us to find out if the theme or topic you would like a …
  • Vietnam Draft - Tom Corcoran
    … States Time 0:01:07 Transcript Tom Corcoran (TC): Yup. So I didn’t come back and as soon as I didn’t come back, I lost whatever college … said, “If you decide that you want to stay there, we’ll just come and visit you instead of you having to come and visit us,” which floored me. So to make a long story short, I packed my …
  • Virtual Field Trips
    … These 30-90 minute virtual field trips, delivered live with one of our Heritage Interpreters, will dive into Canada’s immigration … please contact Saïd Allibou by email: learn@pier21.ca or by telephone 902-425-7770 ext. 251. Our virtual field trips are made possible … - 8 $140 **These 30-90 minute virtual field trips, delivered live with one of our Heritage Interpreters, will dive into Canada’s immigration …
  • A Lifetime of Giving
    … started. The pair, who have now been married for 61 years, recently visited the Museum. In all those years they have never exchanged material gifts; they have always done charitable work and made donations in each other’s names instead. … woman who went into labour at Pier 21, and walking for four hours in one of Halifax’s worst blizzards to get to an emergency blood drive. …
  • COVID-19: Staying Safe
    … to work with us to keep the Museum a safe space for yourself, for all visitors and for our staff. The Museum is closely following public … under 2 are exempt, as well as children 2 to 4 when their caregiver can't get them to wear a mask. People with a valid medical reason for … with their family members and caretakers. The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) service desk is open Tuesday to Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. …

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