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Bookmark or Share- United States Records of Childrens Homes and Orphanages - FamilySearchBy the 1880s, most states had enacted laws requiring children to be cared for in facilities separate from adults. It is at this time you will see the creation of government-run county children’s homes. The term ‘orphanage’ is often a misnomer.
- Category:Orphanages in the United States - WikipediaWikimedia Commons has media related to Orphanages in the United States. This category has only the following subcategory. The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
- Orphanages in the U.S. - Adoption in America | Adoption.comOrphanages were formed in the United States between the 1700s and 1800s. They were formed to care for children who were orphaned because of wars or illnesses. It wasn’t until the 1900s when President Theodore Roosevelt realized that a change was needed to this system and then instilled a change to the child welfare system.
- Orphanage - WikipediaAn orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusive.
- Are There Still Orphanages in America? - Lifesong for OrphansBy 1850, 56 orphanages in America were up and running, responding to health epidemics and the rapid increase of poor immigrants. That number continued to grow through the start of the 20th century. And they weren’t the easiest places to live.
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