Orphans, cheap labour and a brave new world

Posted by Miss Melanie, Brockville, Ontario

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:35:24 GMT

I'm Wee Willie & Brother Rick's cousin. Thank goodness Quarriers was there when our fathers needed them. If it wasn't for Quarriers, who knows what would have happened to the family.
I've been back to Scotland and Quarriers Village many times and like my cousins am extremely proud of my Scottish heritage.
Looking forward to my next visit with family and friends.

Posted by Brother Rick, Port Hope

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:18:32 GMT

As the son of a Quarrier Home Boy I am very proud of my deceased father,very proud of his Scottish heritage and thankful to the Quarrier Village.

Posted by Wee Willie, Ottawa, Ontario

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:05:30 GMT

My father, two uncles and one aunt came to Canada from Quarriers in the 1920's. They were from a family of ten children in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire. After the death of their mother five of the ten were sent to Quarriers. I've been to Scotland many times to see Quarriers Village and to visit with the families of the children who remained in Scotland. I am very proud of my Scottish heritage.

Posted by lisa, perth

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 13:43:04 GMT

Went to Canada several years ago for a week and never met a single ex-Scot.

Where are you all hiding?

Posted by Scaramouche

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:34:36 GMT

The Scottish Diaspora (like the Jewish one of 2000 yrs ago) has seen our nation put its footprint on every landmass on the planet.

Many of them were forced out of Scotland (as in the Clearances), but it was this that made them a great part of the making of the Modern World. Without the Scots, where would the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other countries be today without their input??

This is one reason I have a great pride in my fellow Scots. We can be the girniest eejits, this side of the Carpathians .... but by all the gods, the warld wid be a caulder place athoot us!

Posted by Pete39, Tassy

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:53:10 GMT

A lot of them had a hard time. Maybe should have stayed in Scotland and emigrated later on.

Posted by Scullion, Canada

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:10:33 GMT

Each and every one who came has added his or her own share to the building of this great nation. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the entire country of Canada should have been named Nova Scotia instead of just the one province.