• Nicola and Mario Covelli Families
    … kinsfolk, Nicola Covelli, arrived at Pier 21 to celebrate his arrival. We were deeply moved by this re-creation and the wonderfully, moving story … in England, Switzerland, and Italy; who would have thought this would be. When Mario arrived, he was 15; his son would enter university at a …
  • Refuge Canada - UNHCR Tent
    … by Michele Gervais, Curatorial Projects Coordinator Time 0:00:30 … is like for different situations. In another section of the exhibit we have an apartment. People who are able to set up in a building they’ll …
  • Nikolajs Dambergs
    … Nikolajs Dambergs brought his family to Canada as a final flight from the oppressive powers of World War II. He brought with … wife Mirdza (Mme Dambergs of Halifax ballet fame) and three children. In Halifax he found the freedom and peace which was stolen from him in … remain in France until the liberation of Latvia, but this was not to be. While his life in France was pleasant and successful, the threats …
  • Vietnam Draft - Tom Corcoran
    … Life in the United States Time 0:01:07 Transcript Tom Corcoran (TC): Yup. So … I had as far as the military was concerned. And then I ended up in the military. I got drafted. Emily Burton (EB): You got drafted. TC: I was here. That’s worth telling, I guess. I was here and my dad was in the navy in the Second World …
  • William H. Holland
    … homeland, but there was no more proud and grateful Canadian. Written by: Mrs. Joan Holland …
  • Madame Benoît’s Quebec Tourtière
    … Tourtière is a double crusted meat pie, traditionally enjoyed in Quebec during the Christmas feast called reveillon. Pork is often used, but it could include other meats or even local game, like rabbit or moose. Canadian …
  • Refuge Canada - The Doll
    … by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:52 Transcript: This little 1970s doll here tells … Tran-Davies, a medical doctor in Alberta. She came to Canada as a five-year-old girl in 1979 as part of the large group of South-East Asian …
  • We Never Talk About Hope - Bwe Doh Soe
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 1:00 Transcript To me, like, because we are living such —I think we have—we don’t even understand what is hope, you know. What is, like, hoping … We Never Talk About Hope - Bwe Doh Soe …
  • Matteo, Carmela,
    … Family, 1961 The Orlando Family, 1961 Matteo, Carmela and Maria in Italy …
  • Ivy R. Woods Kelly, Isabel G. Kelly
    … My mother, Ivy (Woods) Kelly was a war bride and we arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax on March 7, 1946 during a terrible … a good middle class home in a pretty place in England called Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex overlooking the English Channel. She had no idea what …