• Madame Benoît’s Quebec Tourtière
    … Tourtière is a double crusted meat pie, traditionally enjoyed in Quebec during the Christmas feast called reveillon. Pork is often used, but it … Image cropped. Step 1: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan except the bread crumbs. Bring to a boil and cook 20 minutes, uncovered, …
  • Guilt About Leaving - Robert Porter
    … Leaving the United States Time 0:01:14 Transcript Leaving the US was difficult, like I said, besides family and friends, … was really difficult on many levels. I felt really guilty. I was leaving behind people that I knew, you know, I had friends that were going … Guilt About Leaving - Robert Porter …
  • Matteo, Carmela,
    … Family, 1961 The Orlando Family, 1961 Matteo, Carmela and Maria in Italy …
  • Gwendoline Goodey
    … Relieved to Get to Halifax Time 0:01:19 Transcript When I woke up I—the boat wasn’t moving and I—we had told—we were told never to open our port holes and I went over and I thought, We’ve got to be in port if we’re not moving. So I undid the port hole just a little bit … Gwendoline Goodey …
  • Vijay Bhosekar
    … Seeing Diversity in Canada Time 0:00:54 Transcript They were all houses you know, I think it was probably that the community was all in different houses. …
  • Family Bonds & Belonging
    … 2019 What is family, anyway? Can you pick your family or is it determined by biology? Is family the people you share holidays with? Or, is it more of a feeling? Family Bonds and Belonging honours and interprets the many ideas … was originally produced by the Royal BC Museum and has been adapted by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Presented by …
  • Vietnam War - Len Sirois
    … Life in the United States Time 0:02:22 Transcript I had just graduated from university—1965. I wasn’t home two weeks. This would be in May because school used to end in the end of April there. I was home …
  • Difficulties Leaving Home - Frank Scarfino
    … Leaving the United States Time 0:02:25 Transcript Because I had all these … country? You're a communist. You're a traitor." So, I had all that in my head and yet I felt — it wasn't that I can't, you know, it's … Difficulties Leaving Home - Frank Scarfino …
  • Ezers Guntis
    … February 8, 2005 In June of 1998, I accompanied by my wife, attended the Civil … from ships in Halifax when our families immigrated to Canada, we were interested to learn more. The Tourist Information office …
  • The Pier 21 Story
    Step into the past and experience what it was like to immigrate to Canada through Pier 21. From the ship you sailed on, to customs and immigration in Halifax, to the train you took to your final destination, discover the past housed in the walls of our National Historic Site. Stand in history . …