The Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be holding a British Home Children Workshop on Saturday, April 24th at their library located at 114 Power- line Road, Brantford ON, 519-753-4140, from 9:30 to 4:00, with plenty of free parking. There is a delicious lunch included in the $20.00 early registration fee (by April 20) or pay $25.00 at the door plus $5.00 for lunch. The programme will include a talk by Don Boyle who will explain how he located the family connected to the Barnardo medal that he purchased at a local flea market. Don is an experienced genealogical researcher and will give tips and research advice. Phil McColeman, MP for Brant, who introduced the motion to declare 2010 the Year of the Home Child, will be speaking. Christine Woodcock, another experienced researcher, will speak on websites for home children and give hands-on computer help and other means of research. Three computers will be available for use in the library and attendees are invited to bring along their newer laptops. There will be displays from families of home children, as well as home child books for sale - The Golden Bridge, Quarriers Story, Nation Builders (Barnardo Children in Canada), The Little Immigrants (new edition), Mary Janeway (The legacy of a Home Child), two different Fegan books, numerous genealogical and used books, as well as home child pins and crests. If you are researching in Brant County or the surrounding area the library holds about 100 Women's Institute books. Directions to the library are given on the Brant County website http://brantcountybranchogs.ca <http://brantcountybranchogs.ca/> at the bottom of the "events" page. Hope to see you there!