BECPL has the second item you posted. Orphanages are also listed in city directories. In the Buffalo directories, orphanages are in the front pages that list churches, charities, clubs & societies, schools, hospitals, and government offices. --- zona.himmelsbach@juno.com wrote: > Here are citations for two books that can be found in some > libraries, > which contain information on orphanages. > > "Official Catholic Directory." vol. 1-__; 1886-<2000>. New > York: P.J. > Kenedy and Sons, 18__-19__. __ vols. Quarterly, 1___-__; > annual, 1___-__. > > "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and Maternity Homes--An > Historical > Directory," by Reg Niles. Garden City, NY: Phileas Deigh > Corp., c1981. 2 > vols. in 1 (xii, 478 p.). A directory for the U.S. and Canada, > with old > and new addresses, arranged by state or province, thereunder > by city or > town. 9,262 entries. Bibliography: p. 287-96. > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your > family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich