__________________________________________________________ http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4749.htm 1889 Milwaukee Directory: Milwaukee Orphan Asylum n. e. corner Prospect avenue and North 1890 Milwaukee Directory: Milwaukee Orphan Asylum corner Prospect and North avs. Harriet Armour (widow M. G.) North avenue, n. w. corner Prospect avenue __________________________________________________________ Before my Ancestry.com 14-Day Trial freebie (see below) expired, I printed out the above Milwaukee directory listings for 1889 and 1890. I have an old family scrapbook that was begun in Milwaukee in the 1850s and that indicates that several ancestors and relatives of mine were very actively involved as officers and donors of the old Milwaukee Orphan Asylum, which appears to have been known as the Protestant Orphan Asylum in the 1870s-- and probably earlier. Like Forest Home Cemetery, it may have had ties to Milwaukee's St. Paul's Episcopal Church Switchboard.com and the Mapquest maps at Yahoo <http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py> suggests that the following agencies are now on or near the 1890 location of the Milwaukee Orphan Asylum. Does anyone know whether this Asylum still exists under some more "politically correct" name? Or is one of these agencies a descendant of this Asylum? (I forget what WIC means): WIC Programs 2220 E North Ave Milwaukee 53202 414-291-0572 Milwaukee Area Health Ctr 2220 E North Ave Milwaukee 53202 414-226-2432 Milwaukee Catholic Home 2330 N Prospect Ave Milwaukee 53211 414-220-8494 ...........John ============================== 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

John, I haven't taken the time to look up the address but I think this is the big white tiled building at North and Prospect, the south east corner. Jalisco is the Mexican restaurant there, and I think the northeast corner is a treatment center for emotionally disturbed children. This could be a descendant of the Orphan Asylum. St. Mary's hospital is one block east. Was there a separate orphan asylum there? I recall vaguely someone associating a children's asylum with that hospital, which I believe is the oldest in Milwaukee. Heiser Ford northwest corner and a gas station southwest corner. WIC = Women, Infants, and Children, a nutrition program for mothers and children with incomes at 5 or 6 thousand dollars a year, so that the children especially don't get ricketts or other nutritional diseases. I assume it is government funded with the intent of eliminating expensive hospital stays by giving children basic nutrition and supplements that the parent couldn't afford and without which the child might end up with serious illnesses. Ashley JQMagie@aol.com wrote: > __________________________________________________________ > > http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4749.htm > > 1889 Milwaukee Directory: > Milwaukee Orphan Asylum n. e. corner Prospect avenue and North > > 1890 Milwaukee Directory: > Milwaukee Orphan Asylum corner Prospect and North avs. > Harriet Armour (widow M. G.) North avenue, n. w. corner Prospect avenue > __________________________________________________________ > > Before my Ancestry.com 14-Day Trial freebie (see below) expired, I > printed out the above Milwaukee directory listings for 1889 and 1890. > I have an old family scrapbook that was begun in Milwaukee in the 1850s > and that indicates that several ancestors and relatives of mine were very > actively involved as officers and donors of the old Milwaukee Orphan Asylum, > which appears to have been known as the Protestant Orphan Asylum in the > 1870s-- and probably earlier. Like Forest Home Cemetery, it may have had > ties to Milwaukee's St. Paul's Episcopal Church > Switchboard.com and the Mapquest maps at Yahoo > <http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py> suggests that the following agencies are > now on or near the 1890 location of the Milwaukee Orphan Asylum. Does anyone > know whether this Asylum still exists under some more "politically correct" > name? Or is one of these agencies a descendant of this Asylum? (I forget > what WIC means): > > WIC Programs 2220 E North Ave Milwaukee 53202 414-291-0572 > Milwaukee Area Health Ctr 2220 E North Ave Milwaukee 53202 414-226-2432 > Milwaukee Catholic Home 2330 N Prospect Ave Milwaukee 53211 414-220-8494 > > ...........John > > ============================== > 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 > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Hi!! My Ancestry.com membership has expired and I was wondering if someone out there wouldn't mind doing a lookup from it???. ... The items I'm seeking are as follows: Milwaukee Directory listing for Emma Zipfel, 1889-1890 The 4 WI Census matches for surname Zipfel, 1820-90 Thank you in advance for any help!!! Sincerely, Pam ______________________________________________________ "Changing the World, One Book at a Time. . . . Invest in Our World's Future with FUN books for all ages. . . .. Check out www.UBAH.com/R0094, or www.makereadingfun.com, or www.usborne.com/quicklinks

Hi all, Just got a copy of my Grandmother's SS application with her mother's name of Emma Zipfel. ANY information anyone would have regarding Zipfel's in Milwaukee would be appreciated!! I found a Jack born 1828 in Milwaukee and an Emma Christened 1868 in Baden Germany, but those are the only leads I have so far. . . . Thanks so much!! Pam ______________________________________________________ "Changing the World, One Book at a Time. . . . Invest in Our World's Future with FUN books for all ages. . . .. Check out www.UBAH.com/R0094, or www.makereadingfun.com, or www.usborne.com/quicklinks

Hi John, I do have another question for you if you don't mind. . . .was this the only Milwaukee Orphan Asylum ?? According to another lister, the address my Grandmother was living at was an orphan asylum, but a different address?? (I don't have in front of me, but was maybe 15th ST??, namely "Deaconess House", they though affiliated with the Lutheran church?? Is Prospect anywhere near this area?? Or any other information you would know about either of these places would be helpful. If you need the more specific address I can look for it tomorrow. . . Thanks again. Pam ______________________________________________________