A love letter from overseas
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“The course of true love never did run smooth.” Spoken by Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Act I, Scene I, Line 134, William Shakespeare. Emigration party As it is Valentine’s Day I thought it apt to tell you a love story from within our archive. This isn't easy as many of the children who passed through our homes were young. Boys and girls were housed in separate buildings and interaction between sexes was few and far between.