• What if the Magic of Christmas Could Travel With Us?
    … The end of the year is the most preferred time for most people. At least it may be for some people, but for others it is not the greatest time. Some people consider Christmas time as a moment of sharing. A moment of the year when we go to see family and friends. This …
  • Janos Maté
    … By: Janos Maté Had it not been for Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin my older brother Gabor and I may never have had the opportunity to crunch on Kellogg’s Cornflakes in … for our parents. Father was then 46 years old, and mother 37. With two young sons, a couple of suitcases in hand, and with virtually zero …
  • Demetre Agiotis
    … Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1965 - Demetre; January 26, 1962 - Marie …
  • A Cuban maestro’s cunning escape to freedom, told in five movements
    … Rafael Alcolado performs at the Museum at the 2018 opening of the Refuge Canada exhibition. First movement, Santiago de Cuba On January 1, 1959, Rafael Alcolado was a 12-year-old student at a Jesuit-run school, Colegio de Dolores , in … as they overthrew Cuba’s government and seized power. In the next few years, Rafael’s world changed radically . As Fidel’s government veered …
  • A Cuban maestro’s cunning escape to freedom, told in five movements
    … Rafael Alcolado performs at the Museum at the 2018 opening of the Refuge Canada exhibition. First movement, Santiago de Cuba On January 1, 1959, Rafael Alcolado was a 12-year-old student at a Jesuit-run school, Colegio de Dolores , in … as they overthrew Cuba’s government and seized power. In the next few years, Rafael’s world changed radically . As Fidel’s government veered …
  • Empress of Ireland -The Dining Experience
    … by Scott Stewart, Heritage Interpreter Time 0:06:12 Transcript: Hello my name is Scott Stewart. I am a Heritage … china, glassware, flatware, and what I like to ask visitors when they come to do the activity with me is where does it all go? Which piece is … Empress of Ireland -The Dining Experience …
  • Museum Hits the Right Note for Pier 21 Club Member
    … It may not come as a surprise for many that the head of the National Arts Centre … music as a tool to learn English. But while the circumstances surrounding Peter Herrndorf’s use of music were less than ideal, it helped steer him down a path to become one of this country’s best known champion of the arts. In 1947, …
  • Ralph, Sheila, Keith, Denis Fuller
    … sea to the North was too rough for their normal route at a speed of 26 knots. Ralph had a job waiting with George A. Chase in Sussex, N.B. …
  • Giuseppe and Regina Ortolan Family
    … - Giuseppe; April 14, 1951 - Regina and Julia Age on Arrival: 26 - Giuseppe; 22 - Regina; 11 months - Julia …
  • “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.”
    … The following article describes a moment of physical violence. Why are you drawn to the stories of migrants in border regions? There are many things one can do with photography. Shooting sports or marine photography. There's … world. And I think it comes from a desire to do something useful with my abilities. Do you get to know some of the people you're …