Saturday April 6th 2013 1 - 4 p.m.
Ottawa Public Library
Ontario East British Home Child Family in cooperation with British Home Children Advocacy & Research Association, other organizations and individuals from across Ontario will be presenting information on British Home Children at the Ottawa Public Library. They will provide assistance in finding the stories associated with the over 120,000 children,who came to Canada between the 1860’s and the 1940's as indentured servants. Ranging in age from 1-16 years, these impoverished children from all parts of the British Isles came to our country in hopes of a chance at a better life. It was with these hopes that many philanthropic organizations working in tandem with the government to bring these children to Canada and other British Colonies. Hear how their stories have lay hidden for decades due to the stigma attached to them. Only now many Canadians are learning that their family member was a British Home Child.
Join us as we give these children a voice and place in Canadian History.
Carolyn Goddard carol.goddard@sympatico.ca
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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