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Jewish Youth Tours

With the former Jewish Synagogue housing the community's only museum and the rich Jewish history in the "Pier", the museum has also become a popular destination for organized tours.

The Whitney Pier Museum is now an important part of the Jewish Heritage Tours organized for cruise ship passengers and Jewish Youth Groups visiting the area.

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'From the Pier Dear'! Images of a MultiCultural Community
1993
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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From the Pier, Dear!

Another major project has been "From the Pier, Dear! Images of a Multicultural Community". This extensive history of Whitney Pier was researched and edited by Professor Elizabeth Beaton and Professor Mary Keating. Both women are faculty members with the University College of Cape Breton.

"From the Pier, Dear!" was first published by the Whitney Pier Historical Society in 1993 and due to demand it was reprinted again in 2001.

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Places of Learning

Dr. Seana Kozer and the Cape Breton Literacy Network partnered with the Whitney Pier Historical Museum for "Places of Learning: Situating Literacy in Museums in Nova Scotia". Funded by a SSHRC grant from the federal government, Seana designed and coordinated "Places of Learning" as her postdoctoral program. The objective was to help adult learners develop research and communication skills while celebrating their communities. The Level 1 class at the Cape Breton Literacy Network participated in the project.

For a more detailed look at the program see the source of this excerpt, the Cape Breton Literacy Network website.

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Community Recognition Awards
2003
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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Awards at the Seniors' Tea

Along with receiving its own awards, the Whitney Pier Historical Society has also recognized its fellow citizens.

During the Seniors' Tea for Pierscape, Community Recognition Awards were given to Thelma Nobrega, Clotilda Yakimchuk, Evelyn Davis, Isabel Waterman and Duncan MacKay, seen here in this collage.

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Archbishop Vincent Waterman of the African Orthodox Church
1990
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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Archbishop Vincent Waterman also received a Community Recognition Award during the Seniors' Tea. He is seen here at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier, where he has been the resident priest for 25 years.

St. Philip's is the only African Orthodox Church in Canada.

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MultiCultural Day at the Museum
1989
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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Multicultural Day

As Whitney Pier has been a ehtnically and racially mixed community for over a hundred years, it is with pride that the Whitney Pier Historical Museum holds events showcasing the area's diversity.

One such event, seen here, is the Whitney Pier Historical Museum Multicultural Day. In this photo we see Thelma Nobrega, a friend and Monica Broomes.

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MultiCultural Day at the Museum
1995
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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Also in attendance was Annie Schella, Ursula Melski, Evelyn Davis, Ron Caplan and Thelma Murphy.