Hello Bob etal! I am very interested. My grandmother and 3 siblings were put into orphanages in approx. 1912 here in Milwaukee after the death of their mother. (They were Catholics.) Family story has it that the 2 Freitag girls and boys were put in separate orphanages, and, after some time, being distraught at being separated, they 'ran away' and were taken in by relatives. I'm now wondering if St. Aemilians & St. Rose would be likely candidates. Do any of these books list children there? Do you think that the Milwaukee Historical Society might have documents on this? Just a thought. I hadn't thought to pursue this line of research before. Thank you again for all of your efforts, Bob. We benefit tremendously from your work! Catherine Rose Schmid ckschmid@tds.net