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Butterbox Babies is a film adapted from the book Butterbox Babies by Bette L. Cahill, which is based on the true story of the Ideal Maternity Home, a home for unwed pregnant mothers, during the Great Depression and Second World War.
The title of Bette Cahill's book, Butterbox Babies is a reference to the "butter boxes," wooden grocery crates from a local dairy used as coffins for the babies killed at the Ideal Maternity Home. [4] The 1995 film Butterbox Babies was adapted from the book. [5]
Jun 4, 2019 · A butter box (Ideal Maternity Home Survivors) The children they couldn't sell were burned in the Home's furnace or buried in the backyard of the property. They are also said to have separated and created siblings and twins according to what their customers wanted.
Since the 1992 publication of Butterbox Babies, the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester, Nova Scotia, has become synonymous with illegal adoptions and suspicious baby deaths. Much attention has been given to the neglect of infants at the Home, the exorbitant fees paid by adoptive parents, and the secretive nature of the transactions.
Since the 1992 publication of Butterbox Babies, the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester, Nova Scotia, has become synonymous with illegal adoptions and suspicious baby deaths. Much attention has been given to the neglect of infants at the Home, the exorbitant fees paid by adoptive parents, and the secretive nature of the transactions.
Dec 3, 2016 · The home, run by William and Lila Young, promised discreet birthing and adoption for children of unwed mothers. Bette Cahill, author of Butterbox Babies, said people paid up to $10,000 (usually...
Feb 2, 2022 · The mysterious tragedy of the Butterbox Babies is a story of deceit, greed, and murder. Even now, nearly 100 years later, what happened at the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia still horrifies and baffles historians and the descendants of those involved. By Jessica Marie Baumgartner Feb 1st 2022 6 min read. Favorite.
