HALIFAX — They came to the orphanage because their families could not care for them. The wards of the Halifax Protestant Orphanage were as young as three and as old as 13 when a massive explosion tore through Halifax in 1917. Fearing the city was under attack during wartime, a caretaker ushered 30 children into the basement, Townsend said, hoping it would safe. Gardiner said the children’s organization traces its origins back to the founding of the Halifax Protestant Orphanage in 1857, and has inherited its history and mission. She said Veith House was set up to support the children who were streamed into Nova Scotia’s foster care program and still maintains the original property where the Halifax Protestant Orphanage first stood.

Source: National Post December 03, 2017 17:37 UTC