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From: "Betty" <>
Subject: Re: Lowell - Ayer Home/Franco-American School Inquiry
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:46:24 -0500
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Hi Michelle,

That school still exists; I know a girl who attends school there. The
history of the school has been discussed before, but it might have been a
year or two ago. I don't remember whether it was on this List and the MA
List, but you might find information in the Archives.

And, "Ayres City" or "Ayres" is a neighborhood in Lowell. A description
of the neighborhood is on the web site about Lowell's history which
U.Mass./Lowell runs.

Betty (near Lowell, MA)


----- Original Message -----
From: "The Crazy Book Lady" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:07 AM
Subject: Lowell - Ayer Home/Franco-American School Inquiry


> In the 1920s & 30's, both of my Massachusetts great-grandmothers were in
what they called the Ayer Home. My g-grandmother DeWolfe (Wilkins) and her
siblings are shown there in the 1920 census. My g-grandmother Johnson
(Gagnon) and her sisters were there for the 1930 census. In both of my
lines, no adoption transpired......the girls stayed until they were old
enough to become employed and apparently left of their own accord.
>
> It seems to me that what they referred to as the Ayer Home (and what was
called the Ayer Home in the census data) became the Franco-American School.
I would be curious to know if anyone has gone to the Sisters for information
on an ancestor and what kind of response you were met with.
>
> Thanks & Best Regards,
> -Michelle in Texas
>
> ______________________________

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