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Sack, Sallyann Amdur, and Suzanne Fishl Wynne. ''The Russian Consular Records Index and Catalog''. New York, NY, USA: Garland Publishing Company, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|548652|title-id|disp=973 D22s}}.) | Sack, Sallyann Amdur, and Suzanne Fishl Wynne. ''The Russian Consular Records Index and Catalog''. New York, NY, USA: Garland Publishing Company, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|548652|title-id|disp=973 D22s}}.) | ||
=== British Home Children Immigrants 1870-1940 === | === British Home Children Immigrants 1870-1940 === | ||
An estimated 80,000 children (only few of whom were orphans) were sent from Britain to Canada by philanthropic organizations during the late 19th and early 20th century. Of the more than 50 agencies, the largest was Dr. Barnardo’s, which sent a few children to Canada beginning in the late 1860s, and over 30,000 more from 1882 to 1939. Click [http://retirees.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organizations/barnardo.html here] for more information on the "[[Barnardo’s children]]" If your ancestor was one of the "Barnardo children," you may wish to write to: | An estimated 80,000 children (only few of whom were orphans) were sent from Britain to Canada by philanthropic organizations during the late 19th and early 20th century. Of the more than 50 agencies, the largest was Dr. Barnardo’s, which sent a few children to Canada beginning in the late 1860s, and over 30,000 more from 1882 to 1939. Click [http://retirees.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organizations/barnardo.html here] for more information on the "[[Barnardo’s children]]" If your ancestor was one of the "Barnardo children," you may wish to write to: | ||
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Research suggestions are in: | Research suggestions are in: | ||
[http://thediscoverblog.com Library Archives Canada Blog]: A series of blogs about what is available about the British Home Children on the LAC site and strategies about how to use the records. Published dates: 11/20/2012, 12/6/2012, 2/5/2013, 2/14/2013 | *[http://thediscoverblog.com Library Archives Canada Blog]: A series of blogs about what is available about the British Home Children on the LAC site and strategies about how to use the records. Published dates: 11/20/2012, 12/6/2012, 2/5/2013, 2/14/2013 | ||
*Lorente, David. ''Home Children: Digging Up Their Roots, Anglo-Celtic Annals, 1995, 38–41''. (Family History Library book {{FHL|985976|title-id|disp=971.384 D25aa}}.) This periodical is published by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. | |||
The Family History Library has few records of these children, but there are some at the National Archives of Canada. Biographies of a few of them are in: | |||
The Family History Library | *Harrison, Phyllis, Editor. ''The Home Children: Their Personal Stories''. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Watson & Dwyer, 1979. (Family History Library book {{FHL|169121|title-id|disp=971 D3h}}.) | ||
*Corbett, Gail H. Barnardo ''Children in Canada''. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Woodland Publishing, 1981. (Family History Library book {{FHL|23701|title-id|disp=971 W2cg}}.) An appendix gives research suggestions. <!--{12079426434190} --> | |||
See Also: | |||
*[[Canada, Background and Search Strategies for Home Children (National Institute)]] | |||
*[[Canada Home Children Immigration Records (National Institute)]] | |||
*[[Canada Home Children Inspection Records (National Institute)]] | |||
*[[Canada Home Children Other Sources (National Institute)]] | |||
*[[Canada Home Children British Sources (National Institute)]] | |||
*[[Canada Home Children Bibliography and Suggested Reading (National Institute)]] | |||
'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | ||