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  • Why Do I Move to Canada? by Bill
    … write a good song. Because I like American pop music a lot. So that’s why I want to be a singer. Few months after being in Canada, I feel … felt calm so I know what I going to do to realize my dream, and that’s why I came to Canada, and also, that’s why I love Canada. Return to Markham … Why Do I Move to Canada? by Bill …
  • Why Kids Should Play in the Museum
    … Why Kids Should Play in the Museum …
  • Margaret Chase Huxford
    … Margaret Chase Huxford On September 3rd I was in Times Square, New York. I saw the declaration of war spelt out on … this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I … follow him myself a year later with our baby daughter. In the meantime we, like many Halifax families, wondered how best we could contribute …
  • Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration
    … By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Like Canada, soccer is beautiful…anyone can do anything. There are no restrictions, and if there are restrictions, they can be challenged, like in a soccer match. Like Canada, soccer can make … Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration …
  • Theodore and Maria Jacobs
    … his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the … to Agricultural College for three days a week (a 20 km bike ride one way) – both of which would prove useful in the years to come. After the …
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    … Can I search for an immigration record on the Museum’s website? No, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not have immigration records on the website. The Scotiabank Family History Centre staff use a variety of …
  • Trace Your Roots at the Scotiabank Family History Centre
    … through Quebec City so you wouldn’t have anything for me here." However, while it helps to have a full name and birth year to get us … first immigrant ancestor was, we will use these sources to work our way back in time. Our main focus is on locating immigration records …
  • Oral History
    … interviews for research purposes, they’re also used on the Museum’s website and eventually the entire collection will be available online. …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2024
    … history, we examine the significant contributions made by newcomers to Canada’s culture, economy, and way of life. Our job is to … the Museum. The Museum offers exhibitions and programming to a large audience here in Nova Scotia, but we reach far beyond our home province … narrative in here. So this is a really useful tool that's also on our website that gives you a rundown of what to expect in the exhibits. And …
  • The Colour Bar at the Canadian Border: Black American Farmers
    … difficult. For example, British subjects from India or the West Indies could claim privileged legal status in Canada, despite being … twentieth century. Settlers from Oklahoma arriving in Canada in 1911 complained of disenfranchisement, theft of property, and refusal of … bitter race hatred…” [8] C.A. Speers, tasked to report on “negro colonies” in Canada for the immigration department, commented on the …

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