7:30 pm
The sinking of the Canadian ocean liner Empress of Ireland in 1914 comes close, and in a few ways even exceeds, the tragedy of the famous Titanic disaster. Far more Nova Scotians perished in the sinking of Empress of Ireland on the Saint Lawrence than died on Titanic but Empress has often been forgotten in Nova Scotia and the rest of the world.
A new temporary exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 aims to remind people of the place of Empress of Ireland in Canadian history.
Dan Conlin, is curator at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. He recently brought the exhibit Empress of Ireland: Canada’s Titanic from the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa to Halifax. Join him for an illustrated talk about the cast of Nova Scotians who were caught up in this epic Canadian disaster and how they fit in the broader picture of travel and immigration in this era.
A shattered porthole recovered from the wreck.
Dan’s talk is cosponsored by the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
For additional information:
Richard MacMichael
902-424-8897
richard.macmichael@novascotia.ca