Tag Archives: British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association

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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New logo for British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Gail Dever

The British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association released their new logo yesterday. Designed by Mikey Afluente and association member Lisa Murray, the logo was designed to show the grass roots of the British home children leaving Britain and coming … Continue reading →

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