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From: Sharon Mills <>
Subject: Re: [INPARKE] Children's Home
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 06:27:48 -0500
In-Reply-To: <127.2b0a6c37.2c12a58e@aol.com>


Sharon,

A county history might also say. And if it were run by the county, notes
about it should be found in the records of the Co Commissioners...if there
was anything besides the Poor Farm. If one were privately owned, notes
might show up in the county Miscellaneous records, in the Clerk's office.

Sharon


At 10:18 PM 6/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 06/06/2003 3:12:16 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> > Sharon,
> >
> > I thought your question was very interesting and hoped someone would reply
> > who had information. Sometimes orphan children were taken in by
> > neighbors. If the deceased parents had money or property, there should be
> > guardianship information in the Clerk's office.
> > Some children went to institutions, I can't say how early. Some of the
> > Knightstown children's home records have been abstracted by volunteers at
> > the Indiana State Archives. It seems there was an orphanage at Terre
> Haute
> > under the auspices of the Chauncey Rose name. Others who are more
> > knowledgeable may need to address this home.
> >
> > If you contact the Vigo Co library, or get on the INVIGO list, you may
> find
> > out what you need. That library is very good.
> >
> > Sharon Mills
>
>Sharon,
>
>Thank you for your reply and I shall look into these and see what I may be
>able to find. Just thought that maybe someone might know something about
>that
>time frame for children's home.
>
>Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche
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