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Schwinghamer, Steven, 1976-
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Ports of entry -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Immigrants -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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Schwinghamer, Steven, 1976-
Ports of entry -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Immigrants -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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Pier
21
: a
history
/ Steven Schwinghamer and Jan Raska.
by
Schwinghamer, Steven, 1976-
University of Ottawa Press, 2020.
Call #:
325.71 S415p
Subjects
Ports of entry -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax --
History
-- 20th century.
Immigrants -- Canada --
History
-- 20th century.
Canada -- Emigration and immigration --
History
-- 20th century.
Series
Mercury series
ISBN:
9780776631363 (pbk.)
9780776629353
Description:
xiv, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at
Pier
21
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During those years, it was one of the main ocean immigration facilities in Canada, including when it welcomed home nearly 400,000 Canadians after service overseas during the Second World War. In the immediate postwar period,
Pier
21
became the busiest ocean port of entry in the country. Today, people across Canada still enjoy connections to
Pier
21
through family
history
and stories of arrival at the site. Since 1998, researchers at the
Pier
21
Interpretive Centre and now the Canadian Museum of Immigration have been conducting interviews, reviewing archival materials, gathering written stories, and acquiring photographs, documents, and other objects reflecting the
history
of
Pier
21
. This book builds upon the resulting collection. It presents a
history
of this important Canadian ocean immigration facility during its years of operation and later emergence as a site of public commemoration."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Raska, Jan, 1980-
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325.71 S415p
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