A LITTLE BACKGROUND

   There were some 100,000 British Home Children who were sent to Canada from the United Kingdom and Ireland during the period of 1870 to the mid 1930s.     A large number of these children were relocated to rural communities in Canada through some 50 different emigration / immigration agencies. Most worked as indentured domestic servants or farm workers, with the largest number eventually residing in Ontario. These young children, young ladies, and young men became productive members of Canadian society.

   David Lorente, a founding member of Home Children Canada, has worked tirelessly to promote recognition of these children who were brought to Canada. Many other organizations, one of which is the Ontario East British Home Child Family, are continuing his efforts.

   Ontario East British Home Child Family’s mission is to give a voice to all  British Home children who walked silently among us. OEBHCF are interested in any information that you may have on British Home Children and would welcome any opportunity to hear stories or view any artifacts. Please refer to our contact information button at the top.

  Dedicated Volunteers Working To:
  • Compile and Preserve primary resources such as letters, home visit papers, clothing, trunks and other articles that the children brought with them.
  • Inform and educate individuals about the British Home Children and their most significant role in the development of Canada.
  • Stage events to bring awareness of the British Home Children's stories.
                                                           ONTARIO EAST BRITISH HOME FAMILY

Mission Statement:           To Give a Voice to All the British Home Children Who Walked Silently Among Us

Motto:                                 Sow the Seeds, Reap the Stories

Floral Emblem:                  Sunflower

Arbor Emblem:                  Maple Tree


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  SOW THE SEEDS,

            REAP THE STORIES







  Sunflowers are readily started from seed, grow almost anywhere, are easily maintained, and are considered by many to be happy plants.  These points have helped endear Sunflowers to school children and their teachers, who find the flower useful as hands-on teaching aids. 
  The Sunflower, with this close association to children, has been adopted by the Ontario East British Home Child Family.  British Home Children, like Sunflower seeds, were scattered throughout Canada leaving countless stories behind, many that will never be told.  Ontario East British Home Child Family works to tell the lost stories of these children who walked silently among us.