• Private Wilfred Howard Wilson
    … "Well, I don't remember too much about the War at all. It was fast and furious for me. I joined up, in five months I was … you spent half and hour or so looking at it different things would come such as convoys, the train stations and so on. You would mark that …
  • Sapper Tony Anton E. Vermeulen
    … My father, Frank Vermeulen, worked as a veterinarian and farmer in Holland. He lost his livestock two years in succession due to Foot and Mouth Disease. He … to try something to new, and heard that things were much better in Canada. He immigrated to Canada in March of 1927. My parents were … Sapper Tony Anton E. Vermeulen …
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Your Story
    … How can I share my story? You can share your story by filling out the … to help you think about what you may want to include in your story. If all of the themes or questions don’t apply to you, that’s okay. This is … Do I still own the copyright to my story if I give it to the Museum? Yes, you will still own the copyright to your story. If the Museum …
  • The Immigrants: The Story of a Photograph
    … Halifax just before the First World War is one of my favourite examples of this genre of photography. We recently featured this image in a … their ship and the date are unknown. Nevertheless, the photograph is a compelling piece of history, in part thanks to the immigrants’ … harbour after a cold, and probably boisterous, crossing of the North Atlantic. The exception is one woman with a colourful shawl who regards …
  • Ethel Suarez
    … Citizenship and Belonging to a Country Time 0:02:27 Transcript ES: The day of the ceremony—first they give you a test and then after … here and the mayor of the city. Okay we swear that we are going to become a good citizens and we sing “O Canada” and they give us the … a successful carpentry business. Ethel sold the business five years later after her husband passed away in 1985. Currently, Ethel works as …
  • Girl's Horizon by Moonja
    … Girl's Horizon by Moonja …
  • Slumber Parties on the Prairies by Lyndia
    … I am from a typical small town in a nice part of the Alberta prairies. You might know me; I was the girl who was afraid of slumber … in order to solidify my inclusion in at least one. Except this discomfort around belonging was also something deeper. It was part of the … farm. They immigrated, empty-handed, to the Canadian prairies. After planting roots in farmsteads, my grandparents branched out founding a …
  • The Right Mixture by May
    … Time 0:03:54 Transcript As a child, I spoke only Icelandic until I began school in grade one. I grew up knowing that … my new life. When I told my family we were dating, they were distressed. My side said, "Don`t tell me you`re going to marry one of those … In some aspects our cultures seemed very different. Determined to overcome these issues we worked together to create a melded family. …
  • Intermediate Countries and the Separation of Family - Richard Tshimanga
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada CMIP 21 · Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 3:17 Transcript (This audio is only available in … stayed and I liked Zurich. And I started procedures so my family could come over to join me. I tried but it didn't work. One of the reasons …
  • Indigenous artists invite visitors to look at this map of Canada in a new way
    … Welcome to Turtle Island , a new artistic installation by Melinda Robertson and Shannon Monk, has been installed on the glass … got excited when they saw the Museum’s glass map of Canada, with lines delineating national and provincial borders. They saw it as an … artists invite visitors to look at this map of Canada in a new way …