History Timeline

1846

January 1, 1846

The institution first began as a soup kitchen on John Street, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society. This group of Hamilton women banded together to help the needy in cold winter months.

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1848

January 10, 1848

The Ladies’ Benevolent Society established the “Destitute School”, for children of the poor. This was following an epidemic of cholera in Hamilton, a great need for a home for orphan children arose.

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