Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience Contributor(s): Skidmore, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459703413 ISBN-13: 9781459703414 Publisher: Natural Heritage Books OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
Dewey: 362.779 |
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" 304 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: When Marjorie's daughter began exploring archival records involving Britain's child-migration program, a home-child saga emerged. Marjorie Arnison was one of the thousands of children removed from their families, communities, and country and placed in a British colony or commonwealth to provide white stock and cheap labour. In Marjorie's case, she was sent to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School, just north of Victoria, British Columbia, in 1937. As a child, Patricia was angered that her mother wouldn't talk about the past. It took many years to discover why - it wasn't because she was keeping a dark secret, but because she had lost her childhood. |
Contributor Bio(s): Skidmore, Patricia: - Patricia Skidmore is a daughter of a British child migrant. Researching the layers of British child migration has enabled her to understand her mother and her family's role in this incredible 350-year-history of Britain shipping children to the colonies. Patricia lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. |