• Sbarra
    … BRIEF STORY by Nicholas Sbarra Oh Canada! A pleasant light breeze was sweeping the air in the sunny mid-morning of Tuesday, June 26, 1951. The …
  • Driving Canada: A Collaborative Oral History Project
    … PhD, Oral Historian “Reality is reality. It is more difficult than imagination…We’re adapting, whatever’s happening. We were okay, we’re still okay, … Driving Canada: A Collaborative Oral History Project …
  • Gerlof, Akke, Gerrit,
    … FROM FRIESLAND, THE NEDERLANDs TO CANADA By: Steve (Siebe) Wiersma Simcoe Ontario 01/29/06 Arrival Pier 21, …
  • Workers from the Philippines in Western PEI
    By Emily Burton, PhD, Oral Historian Introduction This blog focusses on the work lives of four women from the Philippines who are among the many Filipinos to arrive in Prince Edward Island in recent years. All four women participated in oral history interviews in 2023, and all four live in Western …
  • The Pier Goes To War: Halifax’s Pier 21 and the Second World War
    … by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Aerial view of Ocean Terminals c. 1940. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 … The Pier Goes To War: Halifax’s Pier 21 and the Second World War …
  • The Juozas Dubauskas Family
    … sacrifices they made. I thank God for the freedom, the beauty and the way of life this wonderful country has given me. By Rutelle Bembridge nee Dubauskas (daughter) …
  • Photographs-All Aboard
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  • Hold your next event at this award winning national historic site
    … are available for all types of functions. Museum staff take pride in providing quality service that exceeds expectations every time. RCR Hospitality Group is the Museum's exclusive catering partner. … Hold your next event at this award winning national historic site …
  • Michael, Marjorie, Janet Seymour
    … I was only 6 months old when my parents and I came from England. We landed at Pier 21 on May 3 1947 on the Aquitania. My parents were both in the Royal Air Force in England. My father (Michael … They arrived in Halifax with all their worldly goods, a 6 month old baby (me) and a yellow Labrador Retriever. They stayed in Halifax for a …
  • Mary Fitzpatrick and Deirdre Anne
    … crossing. She relied on kind passengers and crew to care for me. When we arrived at Pier 21, my mother was weak and had lost a lot of weight. She had no idea how long the train trip to Toronto would be. She had only $10 and was asked to pay a disembarkation fee. When … Mary Fitzpatrick and Deirdre Anne …