This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/971.980/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There was St. John's Home located at the corner of Leonard Street and Lafayette Ave, N.E. I used to go there with my mother because she was a Cub Scout den mother for some of the boys living there. It still exists, although not as an orphanage and not at the same address. Their website is www.stjohnshome.org. They might be able to tell if old records still exist.