Books & Spoken Word

Bristol’s Pauper Children – Shirley Hodgson

Date: Saturday, Oct 7 2017
Time: 2:00pm
Venue: Bristol Archives
Price: Free
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Shirley Hodgson

Launch event and signing for Shirley Hodgson’s new book, Bristol’s Pauper Children (Bristol Books, £12.00) which brings to life a little-known piece of Bristol’s past – the plight of 1,500 of the city’s poverty-stricken children who were sent to Canada in the 19th century in the hope of giving them a better life.

 

 

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By joe melia, Friday, Sep 29 2017

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