Hello Harry,
You are asking very interesting questions raised by many others who have Barnardo Home connections. As I manage many of the Manitoba
GenWeb pages, you have inspired me to create a page about the Barnardo Home in Russell, which falls within the Parkland region of MB.
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecanmb/parkland.htm It will take me a while to organize information into a decent web page, but I thought I would share a few links I've found with you now.
You can read about the home in an online digitized book.
Banner County: History of Russell & District. Chapter 15: Dr. Barnardo Home in Russell Municipality.
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/viewpage.asp?ID=967984&size=3The Barnardo Home for Boys in Russell, MB, a bit southwest of Russell, was located within the Parkland Region of Manitoba and the Marquette
census/electoral district. The legal description for the Barnardo home is: NE quarter Section 37, T20, R28, W1
1906 Census of Canada - #5 (Marquette District), subdistrict #15
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1906/manitoba/5/index.htmlhttp://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1906/manitoba/5/mb_5_15_al...I looked through the .pdf file for the Russell area, but did not find Mahoney. As stated in the digitized book, new arrivals stayed at the home farm for about a year, then were sent to work on farms in various places in Manitoba. Unfortunately, the whole 1906 census for Manitoba is not yet indexed.
Photo of Barnado Home for Boys, Russell, MB
http://timelinks.merlin.mb.ca/imagere2/ref0525.htmImmigration of Farm Labourers to Canada, 1918-1945
Photo of boy plowing at Russell, MB
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/02012002/0201200209_e.htm...Russell War Memorial Cenotaph. I see there are names around the base of the monument. I don't know if there is a listing on the web. I suspect
names of those would be local Russell residents at the time of enlistment.
http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/mb/russell.htmManitoba Archives:
Barnardo's Manitoba Receiving Homes
http://www.mbarchives.mb.ca/orphanage/ccinstitution.asp?id=2Barnardo's Manitoba Training Farm
http://www.mbarchives.mb.ca/orphanage/ccinstitution.asp?id=3Manitoba Genealogical Society
http://www.mbarchives.mb.ca/orphanage/contact.asp?id=19You have probably seen many general links about the Barnardo children in Canada. It can be very informative to browse through the archives of
the BHC list, A mailing list for anyone who has a genealogical interest in the 100,000 British Home Children - alleged orphans - who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations 1870-1948.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/BRITISHH... There are many comments about life in Barnardo homes.
Hope these help.
Nancy
These messages appear on the Parkland, MB, posting board.
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