Bob Are the names of the orphans given? My father and his brother were in an orphanage in Milwaukee the end of 1910, 1911, and part of 1912. Is there anywhere that I can research this? Thanks Ken in NC Gartzr@aol.com wrote: > Re: Orphanages. > As I have time on Friday's I am going through the volumes of history > to look up information re: this subject. I do not have a lot of time to do > this because of people stopping in, calling in plus the many inquiries I find > on the Internet as I did not write down things like this as I read the > volumes, only names and pages. Wish I had now because of the many requests > for companies, churches, organizations, etc. > > In Watrous' 1st volume I found this: "In the Spring of 1908 the St. > Joseph's Orphanage Asylum, situated at the corner of Thirteenth and Euclid > avenues, at the souther extremeties of the city was opened. This institution > is conducted by the Felician Sisters f Detroit. At present seventy Polish > orphan boys find a home and shelter within the walls of this instutition." > > In another I found (and shame on me - I forgot to write down which volume it > was found in but looks like one of Gregory's volumes or Bruce's). Will look > it up Friday if anyone at all is truly interested. > "MILWAUKEE ORPHAN ASYLUM > The origin of this institution dates back over thrity years, the asylum being > the outgrowth of the Ladies" Benevolent Society of Milwaukee. On January 4, > 1850, the ladies met at the home of Mrs. S. B. Grant, and organized the > Miwlaukee Protestant Orphan Asylum, adopted a constitution, and elected > officers. At the expiration of a month, a house was rented, a matron > engaged, and soon the building was furnished. Although entire dependence was > placed upon voluntary subscriptions, fifty cents from ladies and five dollars > from entelmen, at the end of the first year twenty-three children had been > maintained. The next year the Board were much encouraged by the donation of > a lot on Marshall street, valued at $1,000 by Mrs. William P. Young. But > June, 1853, a building costing over $4,500 has been erected on this ground, > and occupied by the asylum. ... > The first Board of Trustees being: Mrs. G. P. Hewitt, First > Directoress; Mrs. B. Mc Vickar, Second Directoress; Ms. M. B. Taylor, > Secretary, Mr. Alexander Mitchell, treasurer; Mrs. Thomas P. Williams, Mrs. > Elisha Eldred, Mrs. E. LaDue, Mrs. Wm. P. Lynde, Mrs. Wm. H. Byron, Mrs. G. > Bonnell, Mrs. H. P. Peck, Mrs Joseph Cary, Mrs. E. D. Holton, Mrs. P. C. > Hale, Mrs. Jas. H. Rogers, Mrs. John Hustis, Mrs. S. Grant, Mrs. A. F. Clark, > Mrs. A. D. Smith, Mrs. Daniel Wells, Mrs. J. P. Greves, Mrs. L. Kennedy, Mrs. > H. Bosworth, Mrs. Wm. P. Young, Mrs. C. Arnold, Mrs. O. H. Waldo, Mrs. Mc > Dougall and Mrs. M. W. Clark, Managers. The property was vested in the > officers and managaers. A Board of Counsellors and the office of Auditor was > also created, to be filled by gentlemen. The building on Marshall street > was, from time to time, enlarged, until the lot became uncomfortably crowded. > In the Spring of 1869, the residence of Wallace Pratt, at the head od > Division street, with a large plat of ground, was puchased for $15,000. The > nexzt year the Marshall-=street property was sold for $6,000, the $3,000 > mortgage on the Platt purchase paid off, and the association started freee of > debt. Subject to the provision that i should be occupied with two years, the > Common Countil of 1860 donated four and three-quarters acres of land, near > St. Mary's Hospital, to the orphan Asylum. ... > With few exceptions, the asylum as been upheld and strengthened by > private effort. Among whose who have been permanently identified with the > institution, and who have served as manager for more than twenty years are > Mesdames J. H. Rogers, H. Bosworth, A. F. Clarke, E. Cramer, M. b. Medbury, > G. P. Hewitt, C. H. Larkin and D. Newhall. ... > The present officers are: Firest Directress, Mrs. C. Shepard; Second > Directress, > Mrs. John Plankinton; Third Directress, Mrs. E. LaDue; Treasurer, Mrs. J. H. > VanDyke; Secretary, Mrs. Wm. P. Lynde; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. J. W. > Meacham; Recording Secretary =, Mrs. J. H. Booth; Matron, Miss Maria P. > Mason; Teacher, Miss Maria D. Wells; Board of Counsellors, J. h. VanDyke, > A. Finch, J. D. Inbusch; Auditor, James G. Jenkins. > Since the foundation of the institution, 1,081 children have been > cared for. The number at present in the asylum is fifty-five - the average > age of the inmates six and a half years. ... > > Following thisare listed shorter histories of St. Rosa's Female Orphan > Asylum, St. Joseph Asylum, St. Vincent Infant Asylum > > Now that I have that all typed, wonder if anyone is really interested. Let > me know. I can easily go through the many other volumes of history I have > read. And to Bob Fay, please let me know if I am wrong in posting something > as long as this to this site. Only did so because of the earlier discussions. > > Bob of Brookfield > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

>Ken in NC I'm not positive, but I believe that the orphan's names would be listed in the census. Once I went through the entire city of Milwaukee 1905 state census...institutions did list their inmates. Good luck to you. Maxine

Thanks, will give it a try. Ken "Joseph J & Maxine M. Capezza" wrote: > >Ken in NC > > I'm not positive, but I believe that the orphan's names would be listed in > the census. Once I went through the entire city of Milwaukee 1905 state > census...institutions did list their inmates. > Good luck to you. > Maxine > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog