Tag Archives: British Home Children

New book from Global Genealogy about three sisters who were British Home Children in Canada

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

Global Genealogy has published a new book, British Home Children to Canada — Three Sisters from Kensington and Chelsea Union, by Gloria Tubman who lives in Ottawa, Ontario. The author’s research into the story of her grandmother Annie Bond Hodgins’ life … Continue reading →

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One of Amazon’s bestsellers is a new book about Canada’s British Home Children

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Gail Dever

Lori Oschefski’s new book, Orphans of the Living: British Home Children in Canada, launched only a few days ago, has already become Amazon’s top seller in the 19th and 20th Century Canadian History categories. The 363-page book is available on … Continue reading →

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Findmypast commemorates British Home Child Day with more than 2,000 new records

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

Yesterday was British Home Child Day in Canada, so it was timely that Findmypast announced on Friday that it had added three new Home Children record sets to its existing collection. With emigration reports, lodgings registers and newspaper cuttings, there … Continue reading →

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More British Home Children records now available and free to access on Findmypast

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast has added three British Home Children record sets to its collection. In partnership with Home Children Canada and Library and Archives Canada, Findmypast is publishing an ever-growing collection of Home Children records. If you have a Home … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 11, 2024

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDocumenting Loyalists in the Family Tree: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 U.S. Resources and Part 4 Canadian Resources by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Discovering my … Continue reading →

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Findmypast launched first global collection for tracing British Home Children

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

A major new collection of British Home Children records was launched yesterday on Findmypast that will allow millions of descendants of British Home Children to trace their ancestors for free – many for the first time. Created in collaboration with … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 25, 2023

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew on Ancestry: Norfolk, England, Indexes to Wills, Probate, Administrations and Marriage Licence Bonds, 1371-1858 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Military Archives releases 15th instalment from MSPC Project by Claire … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 3, 2022

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsInheritance Interrupted: Estate files during WWI by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Revised LAC Home Children Research Guide and FamilySearch adds Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 by … Continue reading →

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This week’s creme de la creme — November 26, 2022

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLibrary and Archives Canada New Beta Census Search and Old LAC Site via the Wayback Machine by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Teresa’s Genealogy Essentials… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on … Continue reading →

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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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