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Grandpa Jack: The British Home Children

When:
October 24, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
2022-10-24T19:30:00-04:00
2022-10-24T19:45:00-04:00
Where:
Attend in person or register for online webinar
Lansing United Church
Beecroft Rd & Poyntz Ave Toronto
ON M2N 1K4
Cost:
Free. Visitors welcome. See webinar registration link below.
Grandpa Jack: The British Home Children @ Attend in person or register for online webinar | Toronto | Ontario | Canada

This lecture will explore the history of British Home Children through the memories of one. Between 1869 and 1932, over 100,000 children were sent from Britain to Canada to be placed with rural families. Often these children were used as a source of labour and rarely fit into their new families. Emma Kent’s grandfather Jack came to Canada in 1927 as a Home Child and in 2006 he recorded those memories on tape.

Speaker: Emma Kent will be joining us online from Ottawa. Emma is a local historian and walking tour guide with a focus on Ottawa and Girl Guide history. In the spring of 2021, she joined the Board of Directors of the Historical Society of Ottawa.

Mini-presentation: Beth Adams will present Sometimes “home” is a cottage instead of a house.

This will be a hybrid meeting. You are welcome to join us in person at Lansing United Church. Masks are encouraged. (We’ll know you are smiling.)

Or watch the presentation live online. Click here to register for the webinar and get your unique Zoom link.