Skip to main content
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Countless Journeys. One Canada.
  • Facility Rentals
  • Boutique
FR

Main Menu

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  • Visit
    Visit +

    Visit

    • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Admission Prices
    • Location & Parking
    • Guided Tours
    • Group Reservations
    • Accessibility
  • Exhibitions
    Exhibitions +

    Exhibitions

    • Exhibitions
    • Travelling Exhibitions
  • Events
    Events +

    Events

    • Events & Programs
    • Artist in Residence
    • Perfect Pairings Call for Participants
  • Learn
    Learn +

    Learn

    • Education Groups
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • Lesson Plans and Activities
    • Discoveries for Everyone
  • Research
    Research +

    Research

    • Immigration Records
    • Immigration History
    • Historic Pier 21
    • Oral History
  • Collections
    Collections +

    Collections

    • Search the Collection
    • About the Collection
    • Reproductions, Use and Loans
    • Donations to the Collection
  • Support
    Support +

    Support

    • Your Donation
    • Ways to Give
    • Donor Impact
    • Search the Virtual Walls
    • Sobey Wall of Honour
    • Wall of Service
    • Wadih M. Fares Wall of Tribute
  • About
    About +

    About

    • About the Museum
    • Accessibility Plan & Feedback Process
    • Governance & Corporate Reports
    • Media Centre
    • Do Business With Us
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Welcome Home to Canada
    • Volunteer
    • Staff Directory
  • Facility Rentals
  • Boutique
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Countless Journeys. One Canada.
  • Facility Rentals
  • Boutique
FR
  1. Home

  • Joan Winifred Gallant
    … Country of Origin : England Ship Name : Letitia Port of Departure : Liverpool, England Date of Departure : May 28, 1946 Port of Entry : Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of … Joan Winifred Gallant …
  • Transformation by Marion
    … Time 0:03:39 Transcript Here I am. Visiting my homeland 23 years later. I was born and … I can have. I did not think outside of the box, because I did not even think, that I was inside of the box. I did not see the broken … people here in the Yukon, I began to believe in myself. I learned to become a professional child care worker and after years I decided to go …
  • Om Prakash Sharma
    … Our greatest glory is not in never falling but by in rising every time we fall. Confucius The Story of My Life Om Sharma, June 2, 2008 I was born in Sillanwali, Sargodha in …
  • Museum’s Podcasts Unearth Unforgettable Stories
    … right, back row: Leya Evelyn, Paolo Pietropaolo, Ida Beltran-Lucila, Tina Pittaway, Rup Magon, Jorge Requena Ramos. Front row: Leila Marshy, … journalist Paolo Pietropaolo. Countless Journeys is produced by Tina Pittaway while D’innombrables voyages is produced by Philip … societies are a reflection of what we create and what we oppress.” - Tina Pittaway, Producer of Countless Journeys Changing the Tune …
  • After Almost 60 Years Apart, a Family Finds Each Other
    … that we have to use other ways, which tend to be less detailed and can lead us down the wrong path or to “dead ends.” However, not every … is a good example of that. It all began when I came to work one day in May 2012 to discover this lovely email from a gentleman in England: … married Albert Richardson in Hendon, UK in 1942 and they had 2 sons, Ian M J (1948) and Peter A O (1950). The family is known to have …
  • Reborn by Sergio
    … Time 0:04:19 Transcript January 10th, 2010, almost midnight, a family of 5 people … arriving to Moncton, New Brunswick, and after the airport main door open… a lot of snow, … a dark and windy day, and maybe because of the … in Bolivia. It is a developing country with many challenges to overcome. Often people did not agree with the decisions of the government …
  • Ethel Suarez
    … Citizenship and Belonging to a Country Time 0:02:27 Transcript ES: The day … new because well we have to be in front of all the—the judge and immigration people that they came from Calgary, and authorities here and the mayor of the city. Okay we swear that we are going to become a good citizens and we sing “O Canada” and they give us the …
  • Peter Hessel
    … office aboard the ship. On Sunday (June 15th) I was examined, received my train tickets for Bremerhaven, and my passport. That's when I was … (police and customs inspection). They only asked: "How much money do you have?" Nothing was checked. Then we went aboard the Anna Salén in … board. Today a drugstore and a snack bar will be opened where everyone can buy coke and liquor. But I intend to buy some lasting things. First …
  • Stanislaw and Barbara Sokol
    … & Barbara Sokol arrived Pier 21 June 1, 1948 Stanislaw Sokol was a young forester working in the Bialowieza Forest of Poland. He enjoyed … Regiment at Lukow in September and Zareby in October of the same year. He spent time in Radom POW camp but escaped and returned to …
  • Fokke, Homiena van der Veen Family
    … My parents, Fokke (Frank) and Homiena van der Veen, arrived in Canada … 13, Jan 11, nearly 12, Hans 7 and the twins Arnold and Ina nearly 2 years of age. Unlike many immigrants my parents decide to come to Canada not from economic need, but because my father wanted to …

Pagination

  • « First First page
  • ‹ Previous Previous page
  • …
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • …
  • Next › Next page
  • Last » Last page
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • TripAdvisor

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
© 2025 All Rights Reserved.
1055 Marginal Road, Halifax NS B3H 4P7
T: 902-425-7770 • F: 902-423-4045
Toll Free: 1-855-526-4721 • info@pier21.ca

  • Events and Weddings
  • Shop
  • Media Enquiries
  • Contact Us
  • Filming and Photography
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility at the Museum
  • Accessibility Plan
  • Take Down Policy

Symbol of the Canadian Government