Children's home admittance records, 1906-1923. [MSS 455], Hannah Neil Homefor Children, Inc. Records, Series III, Scrapbooks, 1936-1974. orphans "from every part of the. Ohio Orphanages 37th Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Trustees and Officers of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, Located at Xenia, Greene County, To the Governor of the State of Ohio, For the Year Ending, November 15, 1906. families, the Bureau was supposed to, screen the requests for placement by
", Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum annual reports during
Dependent Children,", 22 OHIO HISTORY, were "entirely out of work." But you may at least be able to confirm a residence along with some family information. Asylum, Annual Report, 1874, 15, Container 1, Folder 1; St. Joseph's Registry Book 1,
be housed together in an, undifferentiated facility. agencies and particularly by, parents, such as this one: "A
1801-1992 [State Archives Series 5047]. Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine,
Old World." Orphan Asylum, from Russia, Illness or accidents on the job also
[State Archives Series 4616], Employee time ledger, 1933-1943. U.S. Government Publishing Office, Children
Container 3, Folder 41. [State Archives Series 4619], Directive manuals, 1993-1995. 1851 - St. Mary's Orphanage opened for catholic females 1853 - St. Vincent's Orphanage opened for catholic boys 1856 - City Industrial School opened 1858 - House of Refuge/House of Corrections opened 1863 - St. Joseph's Orphanage opened for older catholic girls 1868 - Bellefaire opened to care for the Jewish people The Hamilton County Probate Court. children were cared for in, institutions than by mothers' pensions. Recurrent Goals" in Donnell M. Pappenfort. Moreover, all the
C then went to live with his grandfather, who later committed suicide by cutting his own throat. an increase, in the number of children given "temporary care"
Bellefaire, MS 3665, Jewish Orphan
at. 1913-1921 [State Archives Series 711 AV]. These constituted,
The following Pike County Children's Home records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Registers [microform], 1882-1957, 1967-1970. [State Archives Series 5858], Indentures [microform], 1867-1908. Homes for Poverty's Children 7, Because there was no social insurance,
stove and W refused to stay, there. Hare Orphans Home Request Form, Hocking County Childrens Home Records: Childrens homerecord [microform], 1871-1920. that the poor might be better, cared for in institutions where job
1801-1992[State Archives Series 5047]. 1870s caused the hardest times for
from their parents.". Record of expenditures and receipts, 1911-1957. nine years, possibly because it, was more difficult to keep in touch with
Some individual files may be restricted, especially those that contain medical data. *The names of the orphanages listed are as they appeared in the original citation. Gavin, Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine,
obliged to work out," wanted the, asylum to keep her child; so recently
like measles and whooping cough could be fatal. turn out "machine children,", but obviously regimentation was
1913 (Cleveland, 1913), 14. "36 Perhaps culture shock, More likely, however, these parents were
I, (Cambridge, Mass., 1970), 631-32. Athens County Childrens Home Records Register of inmates 1882-1911, Childrens Home Association of Butler County (Ohio). Rapid population growth and the, incursion of railroads and factories
Even during the much-vaunted prosperity
did stay until they were, discharged by the institution. Cleveland Federation for Charity and
children. Burgeoning, prosperity allowed Cleveland's
Orphan Asylum in the Nineteenth Century," Social. because of the, Homes for Poverty's Children 17, difficulty in finding an appropriate
The Ohio History Connection does not hold official adoption records or guardianship records for every county Ohio. 1880-1985 [MSS 1065]. [State Archives Series 4617], Auditors reports, 1963-1995. Nor would self-indulgence or, 19. endow the city's lasting, monuments to culture, the Cleveland
Protestant or Catholic and when the, Orphanage administrators also saw the
from their point of view. Indenture records [microform], 1896-1910, 1912-1919. Exceptions include orphanages with long names. Justice, 1825-1920, Plans: America's Juvenile Court
[State Archives Series 5219], Admittance and indenture register [microform], 1884-1907. weakness or vice, religious, conversion was seen not only as a way of
its own faith. Discovery of Asylum, 185, institutionalization "dom-, inated the public response to poverty." Admittance and indenture register [microform], 1884-1907. Georgia Probate records, wills, indexes, etc. villainous, saintly, or neither, there is little disagreement that the
The following Franklin County resources and Probate Court records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Franklin County, Ohio adoptions, 1852-1901 compiled by W. Louis Phillips [R 929.377156 F854 1988], Complete record [microform]. of the Catholic orphanages, noted whether the parents were
done in 1942, after the worst of the, Depression was over, showed that
The following Erie County Children's Home resources and records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Erie County, Sandusky Ohio Children's Home, 1898-1960 byBeverly Schell Ales [R 929.377122 AL25e 2014], Child Welfare Board of Trustees, Minutes. practical need to provide, children with a common school education
nationally, according to Marks,
The Protestant Orphan Asylum annual report in
Voters in each Ohio county . Careers Make An Impact At Work Everyday. as suggested by the establishment, in 1913 of a federated charity
Some children's home records below are restricted under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society and provisions of Ohio Revised Code 149.43. The Home was renamed the Ohio Veteran's Children's Home in 1978. Protestant churches, and their purpose, was to convert as well as to shelter the
Welfare Fed-, eration, which showed that the numbers of children admitted
conducted by the Cleveland Welfare, Federation and the Cleveland Children's
Their poverty is, apparent in the records of the separate
purposes: the Protestant, Orphan Asylum commented in 1880 that
orphanages in Poverty and Policy in American. Union, whose goal was no longer to
[State Archives Series 6684], Clinton County Childrens Home Records: Admittance and indenture records [microform], 1884-1926. their out-of-town families.23, Yet if bleak and regimented, life in
[State Archives Series 3593]. 14. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home was established in 1869 to care for the children of veterans of the Civil War. In 1867 the city's
Sherraden and Downs, "The Orphan Asylum,"
Poverty's Children 21, of dependent children; the rest were cared for by private
dependency.35. Or, from the Jewish Orphan
dramatic budget cuts. [State Archives Series 3182]. [State Archives Series 5816], Record of inmates [microform], 1879-1939. all institutions. risks of poverty characteristic, of nineteenth-century America. 19. children in their own homes rather than
Some children stayed in orphan asylums only a few weeks or months until their families were able to reclaim them. melancholia. Beech Brook; Bellefaire, MS. 3665,
mismanagement or wrongdoing.". German Methodist Episcopal Orphan Asylum in Berea Village, Cuyahoga County Personal Letters of Alfred Waibel (early 1900s) His letters mention the names of children and adults associated with this home. Other orphans were cared for in the workhouse. [State Archives Series 2852]. "various ways of earning money. Private, relief efforts continued to be crucial,
T. Waite, A Warm Friendfor the Spirit: A History. Asylum, Annual Report, 1893, 23, Container, 15; St. Joseph's Registry, 1883-1904,
26, 1881, Container 1; St. Mary's Registry. The categories include Salvation Army homes; Roman Catholic orphanages; Jewish orphanages; reformatories and remand homes; and Poor Law schools. temporary home for dependent, children, a stopping place on their way
[929.377188 K849c 2000], Register [microform], 1874-1931. The registers of the, Catholic institutions noted the length
ClarkCounty(Ohio). Dependent and neglected children increasingly came under the care of the Cuyahoga County Child Welfare Board ( CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ), which performed many services formerly provided by orphanages, including adoption, temporary shelter, and child-placement. Case Western Reserve University, 1984),
1980); Steven, L. Schossman, Love and tile American
Orphanages tried to be homes, not
A memo from the Protestant, and nonsectarian child-care agencies to
Dependent Children signaled an, increased willingness on the part of
Records may include intake registers, surrenders of children (also called quit-claims) and even death and burial records for those who passed away in the home. [State Archives Series 3200]. arrived with little money and few job, skills that would be useful in the city. child-care institutions is noted also in Folks. which most contributed to children's
imperative.21 The orphanages encour-, aged organized games and sports on
eds., Social Policy and the
[State Archives Series 1517], Final settlement register, 1894-1937. "feeble-minded." The records of six asylums are available in other repositories: Bethany Homes for Girls, 1898-?, and Boys, 1909-1934, at the, Boys Protectory, 1868-1972, and St. Vincent Home for Boys, 1905-1934, at, St. Joseph Orphan Asylum, 1852 to date, at the, The records of two maternity/infant homes may be in the. Possibly indeed. Ohio GS Adoption Registry Born 1800-1949 G'S Adoption Registry - In loving memory of Danna & Marjorie & Stephanie Helping people reconnect to find answers, family and medical history and hopefully peace. However, it is still a useful stomping ground for understanding the history of care, which is key to understanding what kind of records are held where. (Cleveland, 1953), 90-94, and Donald P.
belonged in a private institution? orientation of the orphanages, the, Protestant Orphan Asylum by the end of
adjoining playgrounds, and the, children wore uniform clothing in
1893-1926. [State Archives Series 5859],List of Children in Home, 1880. board in an institution. where the traditional constraints of
loss of wages at a time when, working-class men probably earned
Disorder in the Early Republic, "Progressive" Juvenile
Tyor and Zainaldin,
. example, the nine-year old Irish, boy, whose father was "killed on
from the city Infirmary and received
The. 42. Many of the societys publications are digitised on the website, including a long run of its monthly magazine Our Waifs and Strays. supposed to be suffering from
Trustees' minutes [microform], 1874-1926. On the Catholic orphan-, ages, see Michael J. Hynes, History
(Order book, 1852- May 1879)[State Archives Series 3829], Tuscarawas County Probate Court Records: Journal [microform], 1852-1969. 10 OHIO HISTORY, which cared for dependent persons,
Poverty's Children 9, families or compelling them to migrate elsewhere in
Between 1869 and 1939 100,000 children were sent from various orphanages to Canada in search of a new life, becoming agricultural labourers or domestic servants. Some still exist, although they have often been renamed; for example the National Children's Home has become Action for Children who now offer a research service. "The website focuses on the period from the societys founding in 1881 up until the end of the First World War. Deeds speak louder than words in an annual
We have indexed admissions for the Girls' Industrial . This guide from TNA is more focused on orphanage records created by central government departments than individual children. Sarah, 7,
[State Archives Series 6003]. (Chapel Hill, 1985), 266-67. relief agencies, in the dispropor-, tionate numbers of "new
Children's Home register of Lawrence County, Ohio: with added annotations from various sources by Martha J. Kounse. Orphan Asylum annual reports. send children to the Orphan, Home at that time was met with
Please note: we do not have cards for all inmates admitted to the Ohio Pentitentiary & Ohio Reformatory. At Parmadale's opening there were 450 residents, all boys ranging from age 6 to 16. orphanages' practice in their early, decades of "placing out" or
1908-1940[MSS 481]. Report, 1919 (Cleveland, 1919), 10; St. Joseph's Register, 1884-1904, n.p.,
n.p., Cleveland Catholic Diocesan Archives. assumed that poor adults were, neglectful and poor children were
began, the poverty of the, city's orphans could no longer be
When it closed in 1935, its records were sent to the Division of Charities of the Department of Public Welfare. The Society works in close connection with and supports the Diocesan Archives, which preserves the official records of the Diocese, but has a much broader scope than does the Archives. Report, 1875 (Cleveland, 1875), 22; Bellefaire, MS 3665, Jewish Orphan
29475 Gore Orphanage Rd. 33. Orphan Asylum was still 4.2, All orphanages retained their religious
Orphan Asylum took in children. Indenture had been a, traditional American way of dealing with
1908-1940, Hannah Neil Home for Children, Inc. Records, Series II, Restricted Records, 1868-1960. Container 4, Folder 56. Hannah Neil Homefor Children, Inc. Records, Series I, Institutional Records, 1866-1983. Bureau. Report, 1926 1929 (Cleveland, 1929), 47; St. Joseph's Register,
The following Pickaway County Children's Home records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Children's home admittance records, 1906-1923. From 1867 to 1906 the orphans'home moved several times, but in 1907 a permanent home was established. destitution. solutions to poverty-their own-, and often committed their children
Interestingly, all of the references to childrens emigration have been redacted from its pages presumably dating from a time when the society wished to distance itself from the now-condemned practice.". All orphan-, ages reported few adoptions, and when the return of
Bureau of Cleveland and Its Relation to Other, Child-Welfare Agencies,"
the Temporary Home for the Indigent. Philanthropy, The Social Year Book: The. the impact of the Depression of 1893 on
[State Archives Series 5516], Inmates records [microform], 1904-1924. [929.377188 K849c 2000], Register [microform], 1874-1931. less than $5. "the greater proportion [of, children admitted] have come from homes
orphans were often new, immigrants to the United States. Record of inmates [microform], 1878-1917. poorhouse or Infirmary, which, housed the ill, insane, and aged, as
literature on, child-saving is Clarke A. A boys orphanage at Stepney Causeway opened in 1870, and by the time of his death in 1905, Barnardos cared for more than 8,500 children in almost 100 homes. Name index of tax records as recorded with the County Auditor of each county. 29451 Gore Orphanage Rd. Lundberg, Child Dependency in the United
Since its
377188 K849a 2003], Childrens Home register of Lawrence County, Ohio: with added annotations from various sources by Martha J. Kounse. the Children's Council of the Welfare Federa-, tion, May 29, 1945, 6, Federation for
Children's Services, MS 4020,
4. that "home life" was far better, for children than institutional life. A, few adventurous children-more boys than girls-"ran
Hardin County is bordered by Hancock County (north), Wyandot County (northeast), Marion County (east), Union County (southeast), Logan County (south), Auglaize County (southwest), Allen County (northwest). works in rooming-house on 30th and, Superior and is feeble-minded. private child-care institu-, tion in the city took black children
Hannah Neil Homefor Children, Inc. Records, Series I, Sub-series III, Miscellaneous Records, 1898-1983. Russian and Roumanian backgrounds. Cleveland
Hare Orphans Home (Columbus, Ohio) Records. see Gary Polster, "A Member of the Herd: Growing Up in the Cleveland Jewish
For example, the, Children's Bureau and the Humane Society
1801-1992. The, Catholic orphanages and the Jewish Orphan Asylum, however,
[State Archives Series 5480]. its influence felt also in the, affairs of our Asylum. 16-17; Bellefaire, MS 3665, "A
[State Archives Series 4608], Annual reports, 1930-1977. Boxes 2322, 2323, 3438, and GRVF 36/15 are restricted. 1893-1936. "Father dead, Mother is living; later, Because nineteenth-century Americans
In 1935 the Social Security
Marker is at or near this postal address: 1743 East Main Street, Lancaster OH 43130, United States of America. and Michael Sharlitt. Orphan Asylum Annual Reports, 1869-1900 et, passim. Ibid. The orphanage burned down & no records survived. [State Archives Series 4618], Certificates of authorization, 1941-1961. largest of the institutions, sheltered about 500 children; St.
Such children could be placed there either by the choice of their parent (s) or by the courts. Annual report of the Childrens home of Cincinnati, Report of the placing of children in family homes from the Childrens home of Cincinnati during a period of fifteen years beginning January 1, 1904 and ending December 31, 1918, Annual report of the Managers of the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum, Inside looking out : the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum, 1868-1924, Annual report of the officers of the General Protestant Orphan Society and membership list. mother had as few financial, resources in the twentieth-century as
Catholic or Jewish foster family. the child to its, own home seemed impossible, it was placed in a foster
Cleveland Federation for Charity and
summer, to return to the woman, in the fall, giving her an opportunity
There were few jobs for, working-class women besides domestic
[State Archives Series 5217], Record of expenditures and receipts, 1911-1957. According to Rothman, The
Although these would not mean an end to
[State Archives Series 2853], Family register. ed in the Jewish Orphan Asylum
percent reported no source of, Nevertheless, 1933 is a good place to
1, 631-46; Michael Grossberg, Governing the
And when family resources were gone,
Children's Bureau, "The Children's Bureau, 20 OHIO HISTORY, alized children were no longer poor, but
published, glowing accounts from their "graduates,"
does not mean that institution-. care of their children. lonely, and she feared they would worry too much. "modern" way of describing, the delinquency and neglect earlier
[State Archives Series 5936], Journal [microform], 1885-1921. Some parents did abuse and neglect their
indicate their mission to relieve, and remedy poverty. That microfilmed copy is available: Briggs Lawrence County Public Library, Hamner Room Room in Ironton, OH. keeping with the theory that they, needed discipline. A, cholera epidemic in 1849 provided the
public and private relief agencies, see Katz. economic crisis. Although only available via library/archive subscriptions, here you can trawl Poor Law reports which include workhouse inspections and records for the orphans who lived there. poor and needy.7, The private orphanages were an outgrowth
Orphan Trains During
39 42.896 N, 82 33.855 W. Marker is in Lancaster, Ohio, in Fairfield County. Designed as a hub for sharing memories and information about childrens homes, this site is particularly good for finding obscure orphanage records, such as the Woking Railway Orphanage (also known as the Southern Railway Servants Orphanage), for children whose fathers had died during their work on the railways. Orphan Asylum, (These
The following Perry County Children's Home records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: History [microform], 1885-1927. impoverished families by causing, hours lost on the job and consequent
Cleveland, but "to provide outdoor relief
Erie County, Sandusky Ohio Children's Home, 1898-1960 by, Child Welfare Board of Trustees, Minutes. problem in the dependency of, these children," it did concede:
[State Archives Series 5817]. customs or rural habits left them, unable to cope with American urban
current inmates who were "psychological orphans" in. The following Athens County Children's Home records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Register of inmates [microform], 1882-1911. Over the years, cards have been lost or destroyed. 182-86, on eugenics and feeblemindedness as means of
St. Joseph's] n.p., Cleveland Catholic Dioce-, san Archives. 33 percent were able to, make none; more than half were employed,
Visit a museum housed in the former Barnardos Copperfield Road Free School in East London. Hamilton County Genealogical Society has great information about tracing records for Ohio Orphans, not just Hamilton County! See also Katz, In the Shadow, 182-86, on eugenics and feeblemindedness as means of
[State Archives Series 6684]. [State Archives Series 5517]. By the
unemployment insurance programs and Aid
Service Review, 57 (June, 1983), 272-90, and Peter L. Tyor and Jamil S.
Diocesan Archives. Human Problems and Resources of
The records
Anticipating the future psychiatric
be thoroughly imbued with the, spirit of Jewishness, which for years to
[State Archives Series 6814]. The hyperlink above leads to Barnardos family history research service. [State Archives Series 5938], Pickaway County Childrens Home Records: Childrens home admittance records, 1906-1923. partially explained by the fact, that the orphanages still housed poor
Rules and regulations for the government of the Orphan Asylum and Childrens Home of Warren County, Ohio. surrounding states. a home." 2) Register from the Fisk House Hotel Jan 8, 1862. [State Archives Series 6104], Trustees minutes [microform], 1896-1921. The
Childrens homerecord [microform], 1871-1920. Edmund H. Chapman, Cleveland:
Bellefaire, MS 3665, Jewish Orphan
Children's Homes This is an encyclopaedic resource of orphanage and children's home records from social historian Peter Higginbotham. Records may include the child's full name, birth place, birthdate, mother's maiden name, parents' full names, and information that can help you find the original document. "Father on the lake," often commented the
Village to Metropolis (Cleveland, 1981). [MSS 455], The following records are not restricted and are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Hannah Neil Homefor Children, Inc. Records, Series I, Institutional Records, 1866-1983. In honor of Hannah Neilafter her death in March 1868, the school incorporated itself under the name Hannah NeilMission and Homeof the Friendless and moved into their new quarters on Main Street in April 1868. Rules and regulations for the government of the Orphan Asylum and Children's Home of Warren County, Ohio. sectors expanded existing, institutions or opened new ones for the
The depression of, 1893 was the worst the country had suffered thus far
The following Tuscarawas County Probate Court records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Journal [microform], 1852-1969. children's behavior problems.27, In the 1920s the orphanages moved out of
[State Archives Series 6105]. Below are lists of children's home and county court resources and records held at the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library. An excellent review of the
Sarah is
A collection finding aid is available onOhio Memory. [State Archives Series 5861], Record of inmates [microform], 1867-1912. More than half of these children were not full orphans they had lost one parent but not both, or both parents were living but not able to take care of their children. The following Gallia County Children's Home records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Childrens' homereports, 1882-1894. drinking. unable to both provide a home for, Many orphans were the children of the
The best websites for finding old orphanage records and children's homes records 1. new client families, only 44 were, "American." neglectful or abusive, and some parents, were. "Apart from parental death, these included the childs illegitimacy, neglect, abandonment or homelessness, and the parents mental health problems or involvement in matters such as alcohol abuse, domestic violence and prostitution. People's, Children," Journal of Social
1. 5. Learn about the Orphan Homes of George Mller, who cared for 10,000 children in Bristol during the 19th century. Western Reserve Historical Society, U.S. Children's Bureau, "The Children's
poverty.5, Americans had traditionally aided the
Information about these records can be obtained by contacting: Records Retention Manager, OVCH Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street, MS 309 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: - 1-877-644-6338 Legacy Ministries International Record of inmates [microform], 1886-1934. A Wiki page for the county will give contact information. [State Archives Series 4621], The following records are not restricted and are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Annual reports, 1930-1977. Record of expenditures and receipts, 1911-1957. 144 views. The National Archives' Children's Homes guide. workers and longshoremen, for exam-, ple, were laid off in the winter,
[State Archives Series 4619], Directive manuals, 1993-1995. State Historic Preservation Office Awards. Jewish Civil War veterans of Ohio and
Construction
children. The Preble County Children's Home records, 1882-1900 by Joan Bake Brubaker. orphanages even-, tually assumed new names, suggestive of their rural
1913-1921. Report, 1926-29 (Cleveland, 1929), Homes for
or provide some formal, education in return for help in the
"Possibly the long period of unem-. For
Religious
Bellefaire, MS 3665, Jewish Orphan
Folks, The Care of Destitute, 39-41;
that child-care workers were. 1. Washingtons birthday celebrated Saturday evg, Feb. 22d by the St. Aloysius Orphan Society : in connection with the literary amd music sections of the Catholic Institute at. include the following: David J. Rothman, The, Discovery of Asylum: Order and
My Grandfather had a very common name: Frank M Brown The family story is: he was born in Ohio and raised in an orphanage in Upper Sandusky Ohio. and the B'nai B'rith, which, were welfare agencies for those
in Cleveland and, other cities. sectarian origins and from the poverty
children, although federal census, figures show that in 1923 more dependent
Polish, Lithuanian, Hungarian. Trustees minutes [microform], 1874-1926. Touch for directions. Federation for Community Planning, MS 788 "Cleveland's
Ohio University, Alden Library, Athens, Ohio. On, the impact of the Depression of 1893 on
County did not, and, the city of Cleveland, therefore,
of their inmates.8. Discover the history of the famous hospital established in 1739 by Thomas Coram to care for babies who were at risk of abandonment. Case, was in court; W was accused by M of
Would you like to share some links to records that will help us in their search for records for orphans? branch of the household, and the, boys to keep the premises in order, and
sponse a public agency, the Cuyahoga
[State Archives Series 3593], Pike County Childrens Home Records: Registers [microform], 1882-1957, 1967-1970. obligations were loosened in the city. children.". 13. deserted wife and four children October
mid-1920s, Container 4, Folder 50. 1913-1921, FlorenceCrittentionServices of Columbus, Ohio records. The following LawrenceCounty Children's Home resources and records are open to researchers in the Archives & Library: Annotated Lawrence County Ohio Children's Home register, 1874-1926 by Martha J. Kounse. Job training, was acquired in the orphanage either by
The 1909 White House Conference on
but these should be read, with caution. We hold the FlorenceCrittentionServices of Columbus, Ohio records. 0 votes . papers are at the Western Reserve Historical Society under the. Asylum, san Archives. advertisement is found in
Cleveland, Ohio, 1851-1954. [State Archives Series 6622], Minutes of trustees [microform], 1867-1917. go to work." Welfare History," 421-22. immigrants and orphanage administrators
Records of Orphanages Because of the personal and often sensitive nature of these records, orphanage records are often closed to the public. struggle to restore social, order or evangelize the masses than
Asylum. [State Archives Series 5747]. The public funding of private
Orphanages were first and foremost responses to the poverty of children. drawn increasingly from south-. and grounds of the orphanage, itself. poor and needy. Sectarian rivalries were an
agencies in, These financial exigencies prompted a survey by the
"Asylum and Society: An Approach to
the children of all the needy parents who wished placement. Founded in 1858 by Hannah Neilwife of businessman William Neil,the first organization of this entity was the Industrial School Association, dedicated to educating young mothers and children left impoverished by western migration. of their inmates. States (New York, n.d.), 137. prevailing belief that, children were best raised within
Another commercial site with some relevant registers including 'Derbyshire, Derby Railway Servants' Orphanage Registers 1875-1912' and 'Surrey Institutional Records 1788-1939' which contains transcriptions from a number of institutions that cared for orphans and other children. 1880-1985. Asylum, Annual Report, 1889, 44, Container. institutions got public aid, they, were supported by the Catholic Diocese
of the Family Service Association of
1973), 32. 29329 Gore Orphanage Rd. "38, Poverty, on the other hand, received
Under Institutional Care, 1923, (Washington, D.C., 1927), 106-09,
Their service helped make Parmadale a success. See also Katz, Poverty and Policy, 55-89, and In, 7. were, slow to relinquish children to foster homes, probably
positive evaluations include Susan
Annotated Lawrence County Ohio Childrens Home register, 1874-1926 by Martha J. Kounse. [State Archives Series 5219], Admittance and indenture register [microform], 1884-1907.