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Title: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: denniskelly on Sunday 17 August 08 21:04 BST (UK)

Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.


I plan to start extracting names of Canadian Home Children listed in "The Barnardo Guild Messenger" magazine.

I have received 32 copies of the Guild from a gentleman in the U.K. and I have obtained a few more copies locally.  However, I need to obtain as many copies as possible to make it a worth while project. 

Does anyone have a collection of these magazines that they would be willing to part with for use in this project.  On completion of the project, the copies of the Guild obtained will be offered to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) for their collection unless the original owner wants them back.  Copies given to the LAC would then benefit other researcher who have an interest in their content.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: tidybooks on Sunday 17 August 08 23:44 BST (UK)

hi denniskelly,

I am not sure what your project will entail, but check out the following link for British Home Childrens Registry,
there are 53,000 names on this site.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/03br/

Tom

Title: Re: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: denniskelly on Sunday 17 August 08 23:58 BST (UK)

Tom,

Thanks for your E mail and interest. 

The idea of extracting the Canadian names from the Guild is to try and add some additional information on individuals.  The Guild being a lot like Ups and Downs should add some additional information and perhaps fill in some of the blanks.

Title: Re: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: tidybooks on Monday 18 August 08 00:53 BST (UK)

hi denniskelly,

Well good luck to you and hope you are successful.

Tom

Title: Re: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: csa on Monday 25 August 08 11:11 BST (UK)

Hi Denniskelly

I expect you are already aware of the info available from Barnados' archives:

Valerie Smith
Archive and Administration Officer
(valerie.smith@barnardos.org.uk)

Good luck

Carolyn

Title: Re: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: denniskelly on Monday 25 August 08 15:20 BST (UK)

Carolyn,

Thank you for your E mail and interest.

I am aware of Branardo's etc and have contacted them at least three time but no reply yet.  I live in hope.

Thanks again.  Greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Barnardo's - Guild Messenger - Names Extraction.
Post by: csa on Monday 25 August 08 17:26 BST (UK)

Hi
My friend did get a reply with application form and costs. Seems like they do an initial trawl to see if there are any records , then a more detailed one. Unfortunately there was no record for my friend's ancestor.
Good luck.
Carolyn