Hello Beth, The reference book I mentioned I got through Amazon and it was an expensive one. But it is the Bible of these types of homes. Reg Niles published it in 1981. I have searched a long time for it and came acrossed it one day and bought it right away. It was very hard to come by. I am writing a book on The Children's Home I came from and then became interested in helping others find their records. This book includes the US and Canada. Where in Virigina was the orphanage? Their were Catholic run Orphanages called The Good Shepard Homes. Janet -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "DONNA BOOTH" <[email protected]> > have you tried Higginson Books? > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: [PA] PENNSYLVANIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 44 > > > > > > If you google the title, you will find it is two volumes covering all the > > states and Canada. It was written in 1937 and is obviously out of print. > > I checked AccessPA and three libraries in Pennsylvania have it but will > > not lend it. Amazon has it listed but has no copies available. I also > > tried Abebooks and they do not have a copy. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: [email protected] > > > >> > >> Janet, about the book you mentioned, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and > >> Maternity Homes: an Historical Directory" written by Reg Niles, what area > >> does > >> it cover? Is it only Penna, Western Pa or nationwide? > >> > >> And, may I ask, where did you get it? > >> > >> I have an orphanage to track down in Virginia. I know my mother and her > >> brother were there in 1925 - 26 but the people who ran it (an order of > >> nuns) > >> have no record of girls. My great grand-mother was also in one in > >> Baltimore in > >> 1906. Again, the nuns say they have no record of girls ever being cared > >> for > >> there. Well, the 5 women involved couldn't agree on the time of day and > >> yet > >> they all agreed on the name and the place so I want to try other avenues. > >> > >> > >> > >> If you could post the publisher and where you got it, I'll see if I can > >> find > >> a copy to buy. Thank you so much for posting. > >> > >> > >> > >> Beth Cherkowsky > >> Researching Bradley, Forrester/Forrestal, Donohue, Boylan, Manning, > >> McHugh, > >> Cormac, Manning, Fountas, Czerkaukus, Liaundanskas, in Ireland, > >> Russia/Lithuania, Greece, Scotland and the USA. > >> > >> > >> > >> ********* > >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > >> ********* > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes > >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message