• Aamir Mirza
    … brother they were all well established and they had no intention to come and start from scratch. But I told them my assessment is that it … there is less chance that I’ll move back to Pakistan. If you want to come to Canada, it’s good for your children, for you children’s future, … And found jobs here much easier, at that time. It wasn't that—the competition was not that high, and luckily found job in one place and …
  • The Right Mixture by May
    … In some aspects our cultures seemed very different. Determined to overcome these issues we worked together to create a melded family. Language was the most worrisome. When we received company from Iceland, everyone spoke Icelandic except my husband. My … other with smoked, cured lamb. Not to mention another set of gifts! Coming from a dual cultural family, my children worked hard to find the …
  • Olive Helen Briggs Ripley
    … still living in England. In 1944, Olive met a Canadian soldier stationed overseas in Kent waiting to go to France during WWII. In 1945 she … the Atlantic on the Aquitania. Arriving at Pier 21 (she was the first one off the ship) and driving to northern Nova Scotia to a small … Philip as of 2001. The WALL OF HONOUR brick was purchased as a birthday present for Olive to commemorate her 78th birthday on July 18, 2001 …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Pyjamas
    … by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:42 Transcript: One of the stars of our exhibit, Empress of Ireland: Canada’s Titanic, … they’re important because John Langley was an Irish immigrant. He’d come to Canada just the year before. The ship Empress of Ireland … the sinking. He lived to be a ripe old age. He fought in World War One, built his ranch and his family kind of cherished these pyjamas for …
  • Hazel Munro
    … sweaters, as nothing else would have stood up to the wear on board. One vivid memory is waving good-bye to my parents as we left England. As we sailed away, I wondered how anyone could suffer from seasickness. I found out the hard way. The … and a lady in the top bunk and a man in the bottom bunk invited me to "Come in dear". I, of course, slammed the door shut and re-thought my …
  • Historical Thinking (2) : Establish Historical Significance
    … Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Establishing historical significance” is the first skill of historical literacy put forward by the … ( www.historicalthinking.ca ). Significance is a challenging concept: one of the things that a historian has to do is make a decision about … make. The discipline of history encompasses a huge amount of material. Any past event at all, ever, about which we can find suitable evidence, …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … and regulations have had a huge impact on who is encouraged to come to this land and who is allowed to stay. This lens begins with the …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … and regulations have had a huge impact on who is encouraged to come to this land and who is allowed to stay. This lens begins with the …
  • Pork Vindaloo - Joe Thottungal
    … and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Step 2: In a food processor, combine chiles, onions, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, … Federation. In 2016, he won top prize at Ottawa’s Gold Medal Plates competition, followed by a silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Culinary … to celebrate the vibrant culinary scene in Canada and introduce our upcoming exhibition eat make share: a taste of immigration . This …
  • Life Begins at 20 by Noel
    … at Westinghouse where he worked in Hamilton. Given that my purpose in coming to Canada was to financially help my parents, I had thought it … on her seventeenth birthday. As we got to know each other, I became completely captivated. During all this time, I had been surprised to … that if Canada didn’t meet my expectations I should not be ashamed to come home. One day, when the many British emigrés at Westinghouse …