I think the Children's Aid Society was an east coast thing and when they got too many kids, they started shipping them out all over the U.S. on Orphan Trains. Basically child labor. I know for sure it wasn't a western U.S. thing. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 5:45 PM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I thought CAS was the same in the US, it’s the Children’s Aid > Society. > > On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 7:22 PM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> I found a 1920 census for St. Mary's Home, my cousin's wife lived there >> when she was a child (9 years old). I have tried to search for information >> but have been unsuccessful, I found a picture but nothing else. Does anyone >> have any info? I imagine it was a home for children whose parents couldn't >> care for them but was it an adoption centre, just temporary care or >> something like CAS? >> >> TIA. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/380e7900-e727-4587-a86a-2b06b812423a%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/380e7900-e727-4587-a86a-2b06b812423a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAA5D3b%3DfGt-0u7PeBj3B5DwwtwLOatkuxuAh7_eaW1kOfkBM7g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAA5D3b%3DfGt-0u7PeBj3B5DwwtwLOatkuxuAh7_eaW1kOfkBM7g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FyGw_wNcnqX-_9rZymG9bnjOpSHt94Q3pq%2ByAye1vkXQ%40mail.gmail.com.
