September 2019 Newsletter

Beacons of Light - British Home Children & Child Migrants Sesquicentennial Tribute

From Castles to Waterfalls

2019 marks the 150th year since the first BHC arrived in Canada. This year the BHCARA is asking communities in Canada and the UK to participate in the Beacons of Light for BHC tribute by illuminating memorials, monuments, buildings or other areas with the colours of the BHCARA. It is a symbolic gesture showing these children are not forgotten. Many Canadian & UK cities have agreed to participate with supporters including the iconic Niagara Falls, Toronto’s CN Tower, The Northern Lights Display in Vancouver and St Andrews House - Head Quarters of the Scottish Government in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her Majesty the Queen has sent a letter of support for the work of BHCARA and our Beacons tribute.

Featuring these articles:

Beacons of Light - by Lori Oschefski

The story of BHC Stanley Maxted - by Andrea Harris

Historical Amnesia - by Sean Art Joyce

Reflecting Back - by Andrew Simpson

96th Birthday wishes for George Beardshaw by Lori Oschefski

They mystery behind the Barnardo Bible with the altered name -
by Lori Oschefski

A message of Support from Her Majesty the Queen
by Tracy Smithers