Here is further information regarding the Home Child Quilt. I have also forwarded this information to the Collingwood Library. There is also a book that is available if individuals would like to order through Gail, but keeping this information informative rather than capitalistic, please contact Gail directly for further infomation. To keep the Spirit of 2010 alive, I am hoping that you will want to arrange a display in your area. Quilt Displays already arranged: Aug 7 2010 - Catherine West, Nova Scotia Descendants Association Reunion Aug 14 - Linda Thompson, Powassan Heritage Day and then 3 weeks North Bay Museum Sep 9 - MP Kenney, LAC, Ottawa Sept 18/19 - Marion Crawford, New Brunswick Reunion Oct 23/24 - Brantford OGS Reunion Nov 2010 - Brantford Library May 2011 - Gail Collins, St Catharines June 2011 - Dawn Heuston, Chatham, Kent County Sept 2011 - Pat Skidmore, Fairbridge, British Columbia Gail Collins 508½ Niagara St St Catharines, On L2M 3P5 (905) 935-4960 gcollen@sympatico.ca ________________________________ From: Paul Robins <robins0379@rogers.com> To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, August 18, 2010 11:17:51 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simcoe County Barnardo children PAM ........... 2010 is " THE YEAR OF THE BRITISH HOME CHILD " . and a book is in the works, for publication, as I understand, AT THIS TIME . Have been in correspondence with others, on this list, further to this, some months ago. EVEN CONTRIBUTED A STORY. When the weather clears, and the dust settles, hopefully can get a couple of e-mail addresses to you . :-) Keep plugging .. this story has great promise. Paul Robins -------------------------------------------------- From: "Pam Tessier" <pamtessier@sympatico.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:39 PM To: "Simcoe Mailing List" <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simcoe County Barnardo children > > Hi Everyone, > > My turn to ask for some help. We had a visitor to the museum from > Belfast, Ireland today. He is looking for information on his > grandmother's brother who was sent to an orphanage in Ireland. He had > located Attestation Papers for Samuel Best who gave his place of > residence as Penetanguishene in 1915. He believes him to be his gr-uncle. > I have not had time to really get into this as yet and since it is a new > area of research I thought you great people might have some direction > for me and, of course, to eventually forward on to our visitor. > > Here is what I have so far: > > 1901, 1911 censuses: > No Samuel Best. Nor is there one in the 1911 census in Ireland. > > Personal knowledge: > He was an illegitimate child, as were his two sisters, supposedly all > had the same father. The girls did not go into an orphanage but he did. > All were Church of England. > > Attestation Papers: > His name as Samuel James Best. He enlisted Nov. 5, 1915 in Parry Sound > and gave his place of residence as Penetang. He was born 24th February > 1897 in County Down, Ireland and was a farmer on the date of enlistment. > His next-of-kin is his sister is Mrs. Nellie Jess (one of 2 sisters who > remained in Ireland) of Belfast. > > Civil registration of marriage: > He married Emma Brownsward in Guelph, Wellington County in 1923. He > stated he was 26 years old, a sawyer, bachelor. living in Toronto, C of > E., mother Ellen Best, father John Best and both died young. > > Immigration Record: > Samuel Best, born 1897 , arrived from Liverpool May 1908, destination > Toronto. Cleary states these were Dr. Barnardo's party. > > Home Children database in LAC records: > Samuel Best, age 11, male, Ship Dominion, arrived Quebec May 1908, > destination Toronto. Girls to Peterborough, no mention of where the boys > were sent. > > My task is now to prove the soldier Samuel and child Samuel are one and > the same. And of course, to figure out who he stayed with in Penetang > and how he got there. I'd really like to add him to our list of WW1 > soldiers from the area. > Any ideas? > > Pam > Penetang > > > > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message