• Sergeant Clifford W. Smith
    Sergeant Clifford W. Smith …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2022
    Time 0:26:06 Music plays while a camera pans over the Museum’s exhibit spaces. Words on screen: Annual Public Meeting 2022 Transcript Robert Vineberg, Chairperson I would like to welcome you all to the Annual Public Meeting of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Today we will be …
  • Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Streng
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born 1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and …
  • Kids Celebrate!
    November 5, 2022 - January 29, 2023 Kids Celebrate! invites children ages 5 to 12 to learn about the many celebrations practiced in their own communities. The exhibition is divided into four seasons, each evoking a different family or community setting. Children can learn more about the many …
  • Private Walter M. Rocky Thompson
    Born 1918 in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba died 1996. The fourth child to John Gillis Thompson and Gudrun Thordis Gudmundson. He was a Golden glove boxer in Manitoba and this was where he got his nick name “Rocky”. A name he was called his whole adult life. He enlisted in the Princess Patricia Infantry …
  • The Otto Froese Family
    The Otto Froese Family My son Robert and his wife Cindy attended a convention in Halifax in 2000. While there, they visited Pier 21, I told my son that is where my family and I landed in 1951. On May 15, 2001, my husband Bernie Feddema and their son Justin flew to Halifax and were able to spend the …
  • The Rosalind Roberts Family
    Country of Origin: Wales Ship Name: Scythia Date of Arrival: April 14, 1929 Rosalind Roberts (Davies) was born December 27, 1893 in Oswestry, England, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Davies (Lewis) who was a tailor by trade and had real estate. Rosalind, by trade, was a seamstress and also nursed …
  • Tony, Martha Vanderheyden Family
    JoAnne Potter nee Vanderheyden I was born May 21, 1940 in Beek & Donk, Holland. After WWII devastated our country, my parents made the decision to immigrate to Canada in 1948. There was much preparation for a family to make such a journey. There were two sets of klompens (wooden shoes) made for …
  • Experiences of Place: Immigration Experiences in Sault Ste. Marie
    Introduction: The Research Project My name is Jay Patel. I am a York University student majoring in History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s Oral History Program, under the supervision of Dr. Emily …
  • Digital Preservation in the Collection
    Here in the Collections department, much of our work focuses on Digital Preservation. Digital Preservation is a way of keeping digital material alive so that they can be accessed long into the future, even as the technological tools and programs we use change. This involves the long-term care and …