By any chance was it a "reform" school? Or was it a training facility for orphans etc? Just a few ideas. -----Original Message----- From: Roger Stegall <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 02, 2000 6:43 PM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Peoria Industrial School for Girls >Thanks for your responses but last week I found that the Children's Home >was NOT formerly the Peoria Industrial School for Girls, but was formerly >the Home for the Friendless. The Peoria Library has an envelope full of >clippings about the Children's Home. > >So I'm still hoping someone out there can give me some other ideas on this >industrial school. It was at 415 Richmond Ave. in the 1900 census. > >Thanks for your time, >Linda > > >==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== >Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm >