On 1/22/04 (3:11:11 PM MST), as part of an eMail, Jan G. Miller (jgrellim@sbcglobal.net) asked, "Today in class there was reference to Orphan's Court. I hadn't heard that before--perhaps because I paid little attention, although I do know there were Orphan Trains from East Coast cities to the mid-west in the 1800s. It seems reasonable then to accept the existence of Orphan's Courts. Because I expressed interest, I was given the research of Orphan's courts as my task for next class!" The information you seek might be available at: http://www.hnoh.com/ Regards, Walter Greenspan

Walter What an outstanding website! I am printing all 37 pages to take to my class next week. In the meantime, I will be trying to get to some of the sites suggested. I had absolutely no clue there were separate courts to deal with this sad situation. From class, I also learned that there were many Irish children in this as well. Their parents too, were poor and often unable to find work, leaving their children destitute. Because much of my husband's history is in Illinois, I was aware of the Orphan Trains, but not the source from which these poor kids originated. Thank you. My associates in the class will be impressed--as am I. Jan Soyamaven@aol.com wrote: On 1/22/04 (3:11:11 PM MST), as part of an eMail, Jan G. Miller (jgrellim@sbcglobal.net) asked, "Today in class there was reference to Orphan's Court. I hadn't heard that before--perhaps because I paid little attention, although I do know there were Orphan Trains from East Coast cities to the mid-west in the 1800s. It seems reasonable then to accept the existence of Orphan's Courts. Because I expressed interest, I was given the research of Orphan's courts as my task for next class!" The information you seek might be available at: http://www.hnoh.com/ Regards, Walter Greenspan ==== NY-LONGISLAND Mailing List ==== Karima, List Administrator mailto:NY-LONGISLAND-admin@rootsweb.com List Guidelines: http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/LongIslandWelcome.html Jan G. Miller jgrellim@sbcglobal.net