• Workers from the Philippines in Western PEI
    … PEI, where they work, care for their families, and contribute to their communities. Their stories are unique, but also offer a glimpse of life on the island for the growing Filipino community. According to the most-recent Canadian census, there were … then start again at 5am: “I’m good with that because, you know, it’s easy money.” [12] The long hours were related to the volume of the …
  • Frederick Stubbs
    … work in Canada. My father agreed to let my brother, Sidney, and me come to Canada with the hope that after a few years we would be able to … north of Brockville and Sidney went to a farm near Pakenham. With no phone or transportation, we could only write to one another. In the fall … of Ottawa, Ontario). Later in life, when I retired, I bought a school house just down the road from this farm in Shanly and renovated it to …
  • Cesidio Mariani
    … on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. … The day that I boarded the ship on June 4, 1955, was a very sad one. My mother and one of my aunts accompanied me and my older sister, …
  • L/Cpl Leland M. Pratt
    … North Nova Scotia Highlanders, Artillery and Provost Corps. He was in one of the first boats to land in France on D-Day. The couple tell two … Lee was stationed in Utrecht, Holland but he got a couple of leaves to visit Audrey before he returned to Canada in January 1946. Audrey … born in 1949 and Darlene born in 1951. Lee and Audrey built a small house in Belmont on an acre lot they bought for $200. They nearly froze …
  • The Giovanni Ferrarelli Family
    … and Maria Teresa Iaconis in the town of Castelsilano (Casino), Crotone, Calabria, Italy. Married Maria Rosa Cosentino born May 2, 1916. … were wed on December 24, 1933. She passed away on April 2, 2012. Had one child, a son, Giuseppe Ferrarelli born January 13, 1935 and died on … and gave them the opportunity for freedom. The year was 1945. First visit to Canada was November 25, 1951 from the port of Halifax. …
  • Petronella Van Luxemburg Seiferling
    … her “little Holland” her whole life, and wasn’t able to return for a visit until 20 years after she landed in Canada at Pier 21. Mum passed …
  • My Last Ten Years as an Immigrant to Canada and Working at an Immigration Museum
    … At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … Chris Debruyne, who arrived from the Netherlands on April 10, 1950, is one that I liked best in the Canada: Day 1 exhibit: “One thinks deeply, …
  • The Children’s Trunks
    … and friends. Re-imagining the Pier 21 exhibit has given us a chance to bring some of the chapters in the site’s history to life by … video and clothing (and some items that our young visitors can play with). Ausma Levalds Rowberry Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [2013.1912.24] Ausma Levalds …
  • Historical Thinking (4) : Continuity and Change
    … multilayered than many individuals realize. The discipline of history can be viewed as a complex interplay between continuity and change. … when continuity is present. In our 2012 temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes , the case study of the … between continuity and change. In researching Lebanese immigration to Canada, and in particular Halifax, previously published scholarly …
  • The Museum is a March-Break Must-Do
    The city is a great place to spend March break if you can find the right things to do. And, because the week is sponsored by Emera, everything we're offering this March Break is complimentary , including: Movement programming Cooking workshops (space limited, register to reserve your place Access …