Are you a descendant of a British home child or do you know of others who are descendants of British home children? Some of their stories are uplifting and others are heartbreaking.
There is a video documenting the story of home children sent to Canada that has just recently become available.
More than 100,000 children came to Canada as indentured farm labour and domestic servants from the 1860’s till 1939. Director Eleanor McGrath’s documentary about the British Home Children and their descendants examines the forgotten heritage of many Canadians.
It is free to view this video for a limited time and is well worth viewing. There is also a transcript available. The link to view is: Stories of British Home Children