Kartar Kaur Gill

Collage B consists of six black and white pictures of the Gill family. The photograph on the bottom left corner depicts Indar Fuel Company trucks (1951). The photograph above it shows the Gill family shopping in downtown Vancouver. Behind that photograph is another of Kartar Kaur's passport picture (1949). Next to this is Indar Singh's passport picture (1935). In the top right corner is… more

The text describes Indar Singh Gill's story of moving to Canada. The text also describes the photographs in collage A. The text describes the two images' history: Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur Gill in 1952 and Nachhatter (Nash) Singh and Rajinder Kaur Thind's 1972 wedding picture. more

Collage A consists of two pictures of the Gill family. The top left picture is a black and white photograph of Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur Gill in 1952. The large bottom picture is a colour photograph from Nash Singh (Indar's son) and Rajinder Kaur wedding, surrounded by wedding guests at the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple. more

A photograph depicting two framed watercoloured paintings, one of Kartar Kaur Gill, alongside another framed watercoloured sketch of Indar Singh Gill. The sketch depicts Kartar Kaur in her adulthood, dressed in an orange Panjabi salwar suit and chunni. The sketch of Indar Singh shows him wearing a dark suit and turban.

Nash Singh Gill is seated in an armchair after giving his interview about his father, Indar Singh Gill.

Nash Singh Gill is seated in an armchair after giving his interview about his father, Indar Singh Gill.

The Weekender (The Abbotsford News) writes about Indo-Canadian heritage featured at MSA Museum. The articles starts out by describing the story of Sunder Singh. Sunder Singh was interviewed about his immigration to Canada from his village of Daulatpur, Punjab, in 1906. Sunder Singh mentions owning a dairy farm near Whatcom Road in 1942 and his role in the building of the first Gur Sikh Temple in… more

Kartar Kaur is writing to her husband, Indar Singh, possibly in 1939 from Punjab to Canada. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. Kartar Kaur explains she had not responded to Indar Singh's letters because her hand was infected, and it was very painful to write. As the letter progresses, Kartar Kaur tells her husband not to give her false hope because he previously had written about the… more

Kartar Kaur is writing to her husband, Indar Singh, possibly after 1942, from Punjab to Canada. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. Kartar Kaur writes about how her separation from Indar Singh and their daughter, Gurcharan Kaur's death, devastates her. Further in the letter, Kartar Kaur writes about how her uncles always ask her for money, which she cannot give them. She explains how… more

Kartar Kaur is writing to her husband, Indar Singh, from Punjab to Canada possibly in 1942. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. Kartar Kaur writes about Indar Singh always giving her false hope about returning home (India) after 12 years. Further, Kartar Kaur writes about how it has been four years since their daughter, Gurcharan Kaur's death and how it still weakens her. Lastly,… more

Item consists of a newspaper article about Nash Gill and Gurdev Singh Brar, who were working towards starting an Abbotsford-based Punjabi Credit Union. They were asking for investors in this business venture.

Document is a letter written by Kartar Kaur. Kartar Kaur wrote to her husband, Indar Singh, on July 14, 1937, from Punjab, India. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. In the letter, Kartar Kaur begins by expressing her pleasure that Indar Singh wrote to her, which eased her pain. However, Kartar Kaur is heartbroken that she has been separated from her husband for seven years; she talks… more

Kartar Kaur is writing to her husband, Indar Singh, on November 16, 1939, from Punjab to Canada. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. Kartar Kaur writes about her longing for her husband and hopes to reunite with him soon. Kartar Kaur explains how she has not been happy for a long time since their daughter's death. Also, Kartar Kaur tells her husband she received his letter on November… more

Kartar Kaur is writing to her husband, Indar Singh, possibly in 1939 from Punjab to Canada. Indar Singh had been in Canada since 1930. Kartar Kaur wrote about her happiness when she received Indar Singh's last letter. Later in the letter, Kartar Kaur expresses her anger that she is still separated from her husband and how she is losing her will to live without Indar Singh. Also, Kartar Kaur… more

First, Mahinder Singh is writing on behalf of a weakened Kartar Kaur, who is grieving the death of Gurcharan Kaur (Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur's daughter), to Indar Singh. Mahinder Singh implores Indar Singh to return to India from Canada to support Kartar Kaur. Second, Kartar Kaur expresses how Gurcharan Kaur consumes her thoughts. She tells Indar Singh to accept Gurcharan Kaur's death… more