Sharon, No connection that I know of. The family I'm looking for was FLYNN who lived in Painesville. Several months ago there was something on the Rootsweb site (either Cuyahoga or Lake County's) about this orphanage that was in Painesville. My husband' great-grandmother (Catherine Mahoney Flynn) died in 1870, leaving seven children. Supposedly the records had been moved to Cleveland and I did call the number, left a message, and never got a reply, and then lost the original information I had. Thanks anyhow for your info. Maybe our ancestors also came in thru Canada, we don't know. Peg Flynn -----Original Message----- From: Jerry & Sherry Haynes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:56 AM Subject: Re: Orphanage? >Bill and Peg, > >I too am searching of an orphanage in Ohio.... Mine used to be called St >Anne's Foundling home on the Eastside of Cleveland. Came to find out it had >a fire. Having difficulty getting information. My mother was adopted out of >there, born 3/27/24.... named Mary Elizabeth Smith at birth.... Any >connection or ring a bell? The only thing I have been able to learn (don't >know if its right or not, supposedly my grandmother came from Port >Rowan,Ontario before having my mother) > >Sharon >