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British Home Children Memorial
British Home Children Memorial
Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

Presentation on British Home Children

On Wednesday, October 27 at 7pm, the Historical Society of Ottawa and Emma Kent will offer a Zoom presentation on the Home Children. Between 1869 and 1932, 100,000 children were sent from Britain and...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

The British Home Children

A Silent History: The British Home Children Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin   I keep asking myself the same question: How is it that I worked for 30 years in immigration in Canada and overseas, wi...
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