News from the world of British Home Children ........

Now the study of British Home Children has become a major area for historical research.

These were the young people migrated by children’s charities and individuals from Britain to Canada and other bits of the old Empire from 1870 well into the 20th century.

For a long time the story was pretty much limited to those who had a personal interest, usually because they came across a close relative who had been sent.

Finding out about what happened was often mired by a reluctance on the part of those migrated to speak about the experience, coupled with the huge problem of knowing where to look for information and finally the fact that little had been written about the policy.

All of this has begun to change, with self help groups springing up on social media, a growing awareness of this bit of history, and a recognition by historians that here was a valid area of study.

There are now a number of newsletters which aim to widen interest in the subject and offer help and advice to those starting out to look for a relative and to understand why the policy was begun.

I subscribe to two of these newsletters of which one I write for.

And with that in mind I offer up a link to the the one published by  British Home Children, Advocacy & Research Association.

It was established by Lori Oschefski in March 2012 and is an important resource for anyone with a casual interest in the topic, to those wanting to begin their own research.

The latest newsletter was published today.

Pictures; extracts from the Spring 2018 edition of the Newsletter of British Home Children, Advocacy & Research Association,

*Newsletter of British Home Children, Advocacy & Research Association,