St. James Children's Home in Woodland was established in 1909. They had 25 children placed at the Orphanage that year. In 1916, it was renamed, St. John's Orphan Home until 1956. Over the years it served children who were orphaned as well as children whose parents could not care for them during the Depression. Today, the building is called Woodland Hills, a private, nonprofit agency offering residential treatment for troubled youth. This information was taken from an article that was in the Duluth News Tribune on May 9, 2001. This could have been the facility that the child was taken to. Barb Werner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Deloach Elliott" <mightymare@prodigy.net> To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:28 PM Subject: [MNSTLOUI] LOOKING FOR SOME HELP > 1909...would there have been a home where an illegitimate child would have been born or placed? I have someone whose story is that > a child was born in the family but the couple didn't marry until a short time later and they retrieved the child from the orphanage or foundling home..probably within a year. > I know there is a home on like 12th Ave E > and 9th st. or so ...that when i was in high school we thought it was a home for unwed mothers. > > any thoughts? > Marilyn > >

Thanks Barb....along with this I have gotten some other helpful hints. thanks to everyone marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Werner" <werner50@chartermi.net> To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [MNSTLOUI] LOOKING FOR SOME HELP > St. James Children's Home in Woodland was established in 1909. They > had 25 children placed at the Orphanage that year. In 1916, it was > renamed, St. John's Orphan Home until 1956. Over the years it served > children who were orphaned as well as children whose parents could not > care for them during the Depression. Today, the building is called > Woodland Hills, a private, nonprofit agency offering residential > treatment for troubled youth. This information was taken from an > article that was in the Duluth News Tribune on May 9, 2001. > > This could have been the facility that the child was taken to. > > Barb Werner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Deloach Elliott" <mightymare@prodigy.net> > To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:28 PM > Subject: [MNSTLOUI] LOOKING FOR SOME HELP > > > > 1909...would there have been a home where an illegitimate child > would have been born or placed? I have someone whose story is that > > a child was born in the family but the couple didn't marry until a > short time later and they retrieved the child from the orphanage or > foundling home..probably within a year. > > I know there is a home on like 12th Ave E > > and 9th st. or so ...that when i was in high school we thought it > was a home for unwed mothers. > > > > any thoughts? > > Marilyn > > > > > >