Tag Archives: British Home Children

New book about a British Home Child, written by her granddaughter

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Gail Dever

Last week, in almost perfect timing, Carol Marie Newall’s first book, Outside the Gate: The True Story of a British Home Child in Canada, was released. It’s about her grandmother, Winnie Cooper, who was sent to live at the Barnado’s … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Bagnell, author of books on British Home Children and Italian immigration to Canada, passes away

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Gail Dever

Journalist, author, and retired United Church of Canada minister Kenneth Bagnell died Tuesday at the age of 87 in Toronto.  Reverend Bagnell was the author of The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada, a story of children brought … Continue reading →

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Veterans Affairs Canada adds British Home Children section to its website

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Gail Dever

After six years of lobbying by the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association, the story of British Home Children, along with profiles of some of the children who eventually served in one of the World Wars, are now part … Continue reading →

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BIFHSGO creates Ontario Home Child photo database

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Gail Dever

Early this morning, the British Isles Family History Society (BIFHSGO) launched the Father Hudson’s Photos database, containing 146 photos of homeless English children who were brought to Ontario between 1908 and 1936. Fr. Hudson, who was a parish priest in … Continue reading →

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‘The Forgotten Home Child’ — new book released

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Gail Dever

Halifax writer Genevieve Graham’s latest book, The Forgotten Home Child, is about a young girl caught in a scheme to rid England’s streets of destitute children, and the lengths she will go to find her way home. It is based … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème – February 15, 2020

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halifax Municipal Archives: Remembering Africville Source Guide by Elena Cremonese on Local History (Halifax Public Libraries). Genealogy Tip: 1842 Canadian Census Returns by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Deciphering … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 14, 2019

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsA New Home Children Research database from BIFHSGO by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. New York Public Library’s Top 10 Best Kept Online Secrets by Rhonda Evans on New York … Continue reading →

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Children’s charity Quarriers admits it was wrong to send children to Canada and Australia

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Gail Dever

Scottish children’s charity Quarriers apologized yesterday to children migrated through the organization and to children who suffered abuse following migration. Thousands of children were emigrated from Scotland by the Quarriers organization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Almost … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 28, 2019

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFree Online Saskatchewan Genealogy Resources by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. British Home Children by Julie on Julie G. Family History. Family archives and research at Assumption College’s French Institute … Continue reading →

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Communities in Canada and UK commemorating 150th anniversary of the arrival of first British Home Children

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Gail Dever

From 1869 to 1948, more than 100,000 poverty-stricken British children were sent to Canada to start a new life amid strangers. Some of the children ended up being used as indentured farm workers and domestics. These children, known as the … Continue reading →

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