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  • Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    Media Release August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS   Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and Veneto in search of a brighter future, Lino and Mirella Saputo took their very first steps in Canada at Pier 21 in the …
  • Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    Media Release March 9, 2018 Halifax, NS   Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Opening March 10, Refuge Canada explores Canada’s place in the global refugee crisis. Through images, soundscapes, first person accounts and artifacts, this powerful exhibition begins “no …
  • Empress of Ireland - Voice Tubes
    by Michele Gervais, Curatorial Projects Coordinator Time 0:01:13 Transcript: A major form of communication within the steamships that brought immigrants to Canada were voice tubes, or voice pipes, as this example seen display salvaged directly from the 1914 wreck of the RMS Empress of Ireland. We …
  • 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 Interpreter here at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. I’m in our Empress of Ireland Exhibit and today I’d like to take a look at the dining experience of passengers aboard …
  • Empress of Ireland - Behind the Scenes with the Curator
    by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:31 Transcript: We’re now preparing to put artifacts in a case from the wheelhouse of Empress of Ireland. The wheelhouse was the nerve centre of the ship. It’s where the captain and officers on duty control everything that happened on the ship: they could communicate …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Model
    by Ron Marsh, Model Builder Time 0:04:07 Transcript: Hello. My name is Ron Marsh. I am here today at Pier 21 Immigration Museum to talk about the Empress of Ireland , a model which I built. I was born and brought up in Halifax. I was the son of a sailor and I worked 38 years for the navy in DND. I …
  • Signs of Agency in Refugee Narratives
    (Updated December 4, 2020 ) Introduction: Agency in Extreme Circumstances When people live through extreme circumstances , such as war, they face forces beyond their control. But they also make choices. In this blog, I share insights on individual agency , or the power “to change or affect events …
  • Stories of Children, War, and Family Separation in the Oral History Collection at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    (Updated December 4, 2020 ) Introduction: Oral Histories and Childhood Experiences of War and Family Separation Oral histories are used in Museum research reports, in permanent and travelling exhibitions, on the Museum’s website, and by external researchers and other third parties. We still have …
  • War Strategies
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