Home Children Immigration and Their Lives | David Hemmings
June 20, 2024 7:00 pm ET – sponsored by the British Home Children Special Interest Group
This webinar with slides will be similar to the presentation already on the NOTL Museum website which discusses the contributions of Ms Maria Rye and the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society between 1868 and 1914, during which time 5,300 children (mostly girls) were brought to Canada. The slides will also include information on the National Children’s Home in Hamilton, through which 3,200 more children (mostly boys) were brought to Canada. The slides will include placement demographics for most of the children, and the full lives of 1,400 girls. Note: This body of work took the author over 4 years to complete.
David Hemmings
David Hemmings has led monthly family history & DNA testing workshops in a local Public Library in Canada since 2015. He also gives talks on the same topic to international audiences by Zoom (e.g., Canada to Britain). He has published 8 local history books and developed searchable online databases for 8500 British Home Children. He has received the Paul Harris award from Rotary International and is the Past President of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum.
