Julius Friedlander founded the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, located in Philadelphia. From 1832 until his death in 1838, Friedlander developed services for students in his own home and constructed the first school building at Twentieth and Race Streets. School administrator William Chapin followed Friedlander and was with the school from 1849 to 1890, establishing a residence for blind individuals. Chapin was succeeded by Edward Allen, who guided the construction of the current campus on Malvern Ave. in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia.   For more detailed story of the Overbrook School for the Blind, consider reading the Arcadia Publishing Company's book, of the same title, written by Edith Willouughby for the Overbrook School for the blind.   Sue F.           --- On Wed, 12/16/09, Lorri <[email protected]> wrote: From: Lorri <[email protected]> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Institution for the blind To: "PHILLY LIST" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 12:12 PM Can anyone tell me if there is a Pennsylvania Institution for the blind in Phila? I found a nephew there in 1910 Frederick Barnett. I tryed google but nothing came up. Where would I go for records? Thanks for any help. Lorri searching-for ancestors GEIGER-Veach-Allen-Barnett-CARROLL -GEARIN-KANE-SMITH-MOYLAN DONAHUE-BURNS-Fowler-Fahey UHLE -MANTZ -PSCHYBYLSKI -GRIGOLEIT BUSCHMANN -MONTING-ODONNELL ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- 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