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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Barnardo Industrial Farm Monument (Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)A monument in the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth, dedicated in 1999, is situated near the former site of the Barnardo Industrial Farm. Dr. T. J. Barnardo visited Western Canada in 1884 and chose this site. The enterprise opened in 1888, under the management of Edmund A. Struthers, and eventually covered over 10,000 acres. It consisted of various barns for stock, poultry and hay, gardens, slaughterhouse, creamery, and cheese factory. A massive, three-storey residence housed up to 100 boys. The manager’s home at “Cherry Hill” was located at 31-20-28W, about a half mile northwest of the farm yard. The farm was visited by two Governors General: Lord Viscount Stanley in 1889 and the Earl of Aberdeen in the 1890s. Dr. Barnardo visited it three times before his death in 1905, by which time over 800 boys had been trained at the farm. Then, a change in policy resulted in the boys being placed as apprentices directly in farmers’ homes, making the large facility unnecessary. The last boys left the facility in 1907 and the last of the land was sold in 1911.
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Sources:This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 10 May 2020
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