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Canadian & UK Orphan Links:
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The British Home Children This website is devoted to helping some of the 4 million Canadian descendants (and an unknown number of US descendants) and their 20 million British relatives restore their family ties that were severed by the British Child Emigration Scheme to Canada (1870-1948). Companion Mail List. Addresses of British Child Care Sending Agencies Birth Parent's & Adoptee's Support Group This web page is for anyone searching for family or friends. There are many message boards, one for name checks (In England) which are done free of charge for members. Members are searching for families in England and in Countries thoughout the world. Come and join us, it may have what you are looking for. National Archives of Canada Miscellaneous Immigration Index Liverpool Orphans In Coal Mines Young Immigrants to Canada Rossbret Workhouse Homepage(UK) London Metropolitan Archives The George Müller Foundation |
Home Children Canada (Pacific)
The Home Children, BIFHSGO |
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People of the Abyss, Chapter 25
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St. Joseph's Home, 1870 US Federal Census, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Many of these orphans are of Irish descent.
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Orphan Genealogy on the Web: Honoring Orphans |
Pat Watson's Page (St. Joseph's Orphanage, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Edward Frank Hazelwood, 1910-1989 (British Home Child) |
Dwight, Coit, & Bea Mather Protestant Orphan Asylum, Detroit, MI (The 1910 Census Listing for this orphanage can be found in the US Census Room) Belmont County Children's Home, Tacoma, Ohio Group pictures from 1929 and 1930, and article from 1990's re planned reunion. Mary Frances "Fannie" Ryan Norris Kepple, Ancestral bio including bios of 3 of her children, Lavinna, George, & Edward, former residents of St. Paul's R.C. Orphan Asylum, 1910, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here to view the Pittsburgh Catholic news article on St. Paul's. (The 1910 transcription for this orphanage can be found in the US Census Room). Michael D. & Robert J. Lally, Ancestral bios of two children who rode an orphan train from NYC to Ashtabula, Ohio. Click here to view the Fisk House hotel register, which places them (and 21 additional children) in Ashtabula in 1862. Click here to view the photos of Michael D. Lally (Frank Mills) and Robert J. Lally (Robert Mills). Click here to read an on-line article in the NY Times LearningNetwork re what life was like for children in an almshouse in NYC in the 1800s. Lilly, Harry, Alfred, Delia, and Maria Waibel, Ancestral bios of residents/employees of the 1900 German M.E. Orphan Asylum in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Click here to view the personal letters, of Alfred Waibel written in 1903 and 1904. Click here to read the Cleveland Leader article (1902) about the orphanage. The 1900 census listing has been transcribed and can be found in the U.S. Census Room. The Orphan Connection: Honoring Orphans Who Are Making A Difference in the World Click on this link to visit Karin Peterson's compelling website and discover citizens of prominence who were orphans. | |
Orphan Links From Around the World: |
Orphan Foundation of America: Helping Parentless Teens Since 1981. Offers various ways for individuals and/or organizations to help present day orphans. (U.S.)
The African Child Foundation (Uganda) All Countries: Index of Orphanages [courtesy, Jack B] A Glimpse of Life in a Belgian City Christian Orphanages: Opportunities for Ministry [courtesy, Jack B] |
Orphanages from Around the World
Book Titles re Orphanages, U.S., Great Britain, Germany, China, Korea, Vietnam [Courtesy, Jack B.] | |
More Orphan Links: | All Countries: Index of Orphanages [courtesy, Jack B] |
The Poorhouse Story
RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees: Adoption and Orphan Records (Chapter 31) | |
Adoption Links: |
Birth Parent's & Adoptee's Support Group This web page is for anyone searching for family or friends. There are many message boards, one for name checks (In England) which are done free of charge for members. Members are searching for families in England and in Countries thoughout the world. Come and join us, it may have what you are looking for. Non-Identifying Information (Ontario) [Courtesy, JackB.] |
Adoptee Birthfamily Connections, (Angry Grandma, Founder)
Adoptee, Birth Family Registry, (Angry Grandma) Adoption Crossroads Jules' Search and Reuinion Site for Adoptees The Cole Baby Registry Larry Corbett's MISSING IN ADOPTION PAGE, Live Chat. Jefferson County, New York area. Genealogy Today: Seeking Birth Parents. Internet resources to help your adoption search. People Search | |