Library Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2014.125.099

Title

Charlie: memoirs of a Belmont boy

Object Name

Biography

Author

Sale, D.A.

Published Date

2000

Description

Biography written about the life of Charles Smith Baker who was born in Brighton, England on October 30, 1909. Baker emigrated to Canada as a Shaftesbury Home Child in 1927. He resided in Ripley until 1945 when he went to Belmont, Elgin County where he resided for the rest of his life.

The information about Charlie's life came from his personal diaries, which were transcribed by D.A. Sale. The diaries accounted his daily tasks, weather, and notable events.

Physical Description

88 pages : illustrations ; 29 x 22.5 cm

Places

Elgin County
Ripley

People

Baker, Charles Smith

Search Terms & Subjects

Agriculture
Farm life
Home children