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