I would like to offer my condolences to the family of Opal Jeffries Anderson who died yesterday. Maybe you didn't know her but I believe some of you on these lists know her daughter, Judye Hafling. Judye has worked tirelessly for many years with the Metcalfe County Historical Society and is a dedicated genealogist. She has been a subscriber to this list for a long time as well as friend. Our prayers are with Judye and her family in this loss. Now, not being able to sit and do nothing, I've published another book which covers the entire state of KY. It is entitled "Can You Hear the Children Cry?" I became interested in this after completing the Spanish Influenza death certificates. It is a detailed study of 44 orphanages which existed in KY (some are in operation). Many of the orphanages in Kentucky opened to care for the orphans and widows left behind after the Civil War - and then the Spanish Influenza pandemic. The time frame is from about the founding of our state (and one entry while we were still part of VA) until 1930. I hunted for not only the history of the orphanage, but photographs of as many as I could find and a listing through census records of the orphans housed there. The latter is not easy as in the larger cities, such as Louisville, there were many orphanages and the children were listed not only as orphans, but wards and primarily inmates. With inmates also covering reform schools and jails, I could not find all of them, but tried to list one census year on the majority and more than one census year on others. I found approximately 2,000 orphans who are listed with their ages and state of birth. The book also takes a historical look at Orphan Courts, indentureships and the Kentucky Orphan Train. While KY was not on the route of the well-known Orphan Train, KY children were sent on it. Using citations from newspapers, State documents, books, etc. I've tried to paint a picture of the good - and the bad - life of orphans. Did you know that children were often raffled off for the price of a ticket? While not all of the multitudes of orphanages left paper trails, I included all I could find. These include Catholic, German, Baptist, Masonic, African-American and State run institutions. If you have any questions, you may write me privately. Sandi Sandi Gorin, Kentucky Colonel President, South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society Sandi's Website: http://www.gensoup.org/gorin/index.html Sandi's Genealogy Puzzlers - http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com