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Montreal snow storm
2018-028/001(02) · Item · 1971
Part of Home Made Visible collection

Item consists of an a Haitian Canadian family’s home movie featuring the family and their neighbours shovelling snow and digging out the street. Recording also features children playing in the snow and a tractor plowing the street. Video was filmed by André and Ginette Valcin.

Project and donor(s) contributed description follows: "On March 4th, 1971, Montreal saw the "Storm of the Century", a massive snowstorm brought 43cm of snow and 100/km winds to the city. It would take 41 years for this snowfall record to be broken. People lost electricity for as long as ten days. Nadine recalls living on St. Leonard and not being able to see through her patio doors and that the only people who could get around were emergency vehicles and snowmobiles. Of course this major setback meant snow days for everyone, and Nadine's parents and neighbours got to shovelling. In a predominantly Italian neighbourhood, Nadine suspects her family may have been the only Black family on this street. With no school, five-year old Nadine took pleasure in the Montreal pastime of building snow forts."
Montreal Caribbean Carnival
2019-067/001(01) · Item · [between 1973-1976]
Part of Home Made Visible collection

Item consists of a Black-Canadian family’s home movies featuring crowds and performers at Montreal Carifiesta parade. Participants in costumes are playing mas, marching with a masquerade band. Several carnival bands - made up of dozens and sometimes hundreds of participants, wearing themed costumes created by various Caribbean designers and assembled by volunteers - would dance and perform for crowds and a group of judges (who would select and later announce the best mas band) at a local stadium, before the masquerade bands would make their way through downtown streets. In the 70’s and 80’s, the Carifiesta parade would mainly make its way along Ste-Catherine Street in Montreal, before the parade was moved to nearby René Lévesque Boulevard in later years.

Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "This footage was shot in the mid-1970’s and marks one of the first Montreal Caribbean Carnival celebrations in the city. Heather’s parents, Richard and Althea Seaman, brought her and her siblings, Hazel and Herbert, to see their first few parades as spectators. In later years, the family was occasionally involved as participants – whether helping to create costumes, build floats or march in the annual parade. The summer event was established to celebrate and showcase the Caribbean culture and heritage of immigrants, who were born on one of the diverse islands of the West Indies or those who had ancestry there. While Caribbean immigrants in Toronto started their carnival celebration - Caribana - in 1967, to mark Canada’s centennial celebration, Montrealers held their first Carifiesta parade and festival in July 1975."
Monica Shafik_oral history_video.mp4
2021-003/007(04) · Item · 2021
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection

Interview with Monica Shaik, 23 year old. This interview was with a first-generation immigrant, who was born in Sudan, lived in Egypt briefly, and moved to Canada at the age of three. In this interview, she spoke about why her family came chose to Canada, Coptic persecution in Egypt, and the importance of community when moving to a new country. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.
Moha ElGendy_oral history_video.mp4
2022-001/001(12) · Item · 2021
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection

Moha Elgendy, 69 years old, was born in Cairo in a Muslim family. She migrated to Brazil in 1975 with her husband, an agronomist. At that time, there was a high demand for such professionals in Brazil. They lived in the state of Goiás, in the mid-west. Moha narrates her struggle to adapt to a new, less conservative culture—and also her feeling of belonging there.
Mixtape of songs in Greek and English : Side B
ASC61477 · Item · [198-?]
Part of George Papadatos fonds

Continuation of the mixtape of songs by various Greek and English artists. Recording includes "When Love Comes to Town" by U2, "Να μ' αγαπάς/ Na m'agapas" by Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου/ Eleni Tsaligopoulou, "Χάντρα Θαλασσιά/Hantra Thalassia" by Γιάννης Κότσιρας/Giannis Kotsiras, "Κανένας δεν χαιδευη σαν εσένα/ Kanenas den haidevi san esena" by Ελένη Δήμου/Eleni Dimou, "Όλα Μου Τα Καράβια/ Ola Mou Ta Karavia" by Χάρις Αλεξίου/ Haris Alexiou, "Μια Ελλάδα Φως/Mia Ellada Fos" by Κωνσταντίνα/Kostantina, "Games Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel, "Free" by Stevie Wonder", and "Little 15" by Depeche Mode.
Mixtape of songs in Greek and English : Side A
ASC61476 · Item · [198-?]
Part of George Papadatos fonds

Mixtape of songs by various Greek and English artists. Recording includes "Ατομική μου ενέργεια/Atomiki Mou Energeia" by Δήμητρα Γαλάνη/ Dimitra Galani, "My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Nina Simone. "It's Now or Never" by Elvis Presley, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon, "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, "I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin, "Pouring Rain" by José Feliciano, "You Mean Everything To Me" by Neil Sedeka, "Always on My Mind" by Elvis Presley, "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra, "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey, and "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters.
Mixtape of Greek songs: Side A
ASC61461 · Item · [198-?]
Part of George Papadatos fonds

Mixtape of Greek songs, including "Ο Σκλάβος/ O Sklavos" sung by Γιώργος Νταλάρας/Giorgos Dalaras and Βασιλική Λαβίνα/Vasiliki Lavina, "Που Ειναι Ο Θεος/ Pou Enai O Theos" sung by Λιτσα Σακελλαριου/ Litsa Sakellariou, "Aν Ηξερα Αναγνωση Αραφη/ An Ixera Anagnosi Grafi" by Μανωληs Μητσιαs/Manolis Mitsias, and "Η Μπαλάντα του Ξεσηκωμού/I Mpalanta Tou Xesikomou" by Θάνος Μικρούτσικος/Thanos Mikroutsikos. Recording ends at around 13 minutes. The rest of the recording is blank.
Mixtape of English songs : Side B
ASC61430 · Item · [198-?]
Part of George Papadatos fonds

Recordings of various songs by Pink Floyd, including "Chapter 24" "Matilda Mother", "Arnold Layne", "Candy and a Currant Bun", "It Would be So Nice", "Paint Box" and "Julia Dream". Recording ends around 23 minutes and 20 seconds. The rest of the recording is blank.
Mixtape of English songs : Side A
ASC61429 · Item · [198-?]
Part of George Papadatos fonds

Recordings of albums by Jean-Michel Jarre, including "Magnetic Fields" and "Equinoxe." Recording ends at 23 minutes and 18 seconds. The rest of the recording is blank.
Miscellaneous live recordings : Side A
ASC61449 · Item · 1980
Part of George Papadatos fonds

Partial recording of the song "Drugs in My Pocket" by the Monks from a radio broadcast on Q107 Toronto (CILQ-FM). Recording ends at 3 minutes and 14 seconds. The rest of the tape is blank.