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Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 1:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am sorry to hear about your father.
Background information on the school would be great. My father was there in the late 1930's, i think well before the abuse started probably when the School was operating on its original premises. It certainly gave my father a trade and probably saved him from a darker future if he had stayed in Sturgeon Falls.

Roger Robineau

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 9:08AM GMT
Classification: Query
You might find out information in Sturgeon Falls. But because he would have been a minor I am not sure what the young offeneder laws were back then. Probably nothing like today. You might be able to find out why he was sent there, and possiblly how long he was there. Most times boys were sent for indefinate periods of time. So it sounds like your father was there till 18 and went to the RAF right out of Alfred. I will do some checking and see what I can dig up for you. I only know what my mother has told me. My father only talked to me once about things the brothers would do to them. Shovel snow in shorts/T-Shirts. Punch the boys as they walked by for no reason. Little things like that.

Will write back when I have more for you.

Tracey

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 1:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank You.
I have found Sessional Papers of the Ontario Government from the late 30's early 40's that have an annual report on operations at the Alfred Industrial School. They are quite interesting, but no names. In one instance, it cites that one boy won a "shoemaker" competition at a local fair. That could have been my father. Those papers are available on Archives.org.

Roger Robineau
Genealogyroger@gmail.com

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 15 Sep 2013 8:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am trying to get information about this reform school. I myself was there in the mid 70's. When this school went co-ed. It was called Ecole Champlain.

I have a lot of memories there. Attended my high school there. I am having problems trying to get my high school credits. Those years I spent in reform school does not even give credit. On record it only shows 4 credits I achieved before I was sent to reform school. It is like I never attended school. Those years I attended school ( which you had to ) in the reform school, are lost.

Any Assistance would be greatly appreciated

Thank you Donna Doak ( Dillon)

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:39AM GMT
Classification: Query
Good Morning:

Sorry, but my father was at this School in the 1930's. so i may not be of any assistance. The records from that period are few and far between,. I think that with all the issues and court cases at that school in the 70's and 80's, the records may be sealed.

Roger

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 21 Sep 2013 5:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
Did you ever find out the name of that book? My dad also went to this school and we would both like to read them.

Courtenay
courtenay.sauriol@gmail.com

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 21 Sep 2013 7:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
I went to that school in the 60,s. What were the books called?

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 4:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
I don't know what the books were called, However: grahamtracey96, is the person who seemed to know about these books, so it might be best to ask her. Since my father was there in the late 30's, books written by people who were at the school in the 60's or 70's would not be of as much interest to me. I think when my father was at this school it was new and possibly operating as it was meant to be.

Roger

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 4:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
Do you know what books were written on this school. I was at that school in the 60,s for 4 years.

Ted Sauriol

Re: Saint Joseph Reform School - Alfred Ontario

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 12:38PM GMT
Classification: Query
Sorry, i do not.

Roger
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