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Social Science Emigration & Immigration

The Golden Bridge

Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833-1939

by (author) Marjorie Kohli

foreword by J.A. David Lorente

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2003
Category
Emigration & Immigration, Children's Studies, Genealogy & Heraldry
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896219905
    Publish Date
    Oct 2003
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554883257
    Publish Date
    Oct 2003
    List Price
    $9.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770704404
    Publish Date
    Oct 2003
    List Price
    $34.95

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"To thousands of young people, emigration has been the golden bridge by which they have passed from an apparently hopeless childhood to lives of useful service and assured comfort, in this new land."

- Mr. G. Bogue Smart, Inspector of British Immigrant Children and Receiving Homes, 1915

Many thousands of Canadians are descended from young immigrants transported to Canada from 1833 to 1939. Author Marjorie Kohli has meticulously documented the incredible story of the removal of thousands of "waifs and strays" and young men and women, primarily from the UK and Ireland. They braved the perilous voyage to an unknown future in Canada, ultimately being placed throughout the Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec and westward as far as British Columbia.

The most comprehensive resource of its kind, The Golden Bridge promises to be an indispensable tool for family researchers with a "home child" ancestor, and of interest to those unfamiliar with this aspect of Canadian history. This extensively researched book incorporates background detail on agencies and key organizers such as Maria Rye, Annie Macpherson, Thomas Barnardo and William Quarrier, along with lesser knowns including Ellinor Close and Charles Young.

Marjorie Kohli is well known for her years of active involvement with juvenile and child migration issues. Supported by charts, passenger lists and archival visuals, The Golden Bridge is a must-read for genealogists and history buffs alike.

About the authors

Marjorie Kohli was born in Calgary, Alberta, and spent her formative years migrating, with her military family, through the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Manitoba before settling in Waterloo, Ontario. A graduate of the University of Waterloo (UW), she worked at UW as a computer consultant from 1969 until 2003.

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