Protestant Foster Home (Newark, N.J.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Protestant Foster Home Record Book
Collection — Container: Volume 1
Identifier: MG Nwk PFH-(Main)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a ledger with entries for children numbered 681 through 1151, and for three children without numbers. Each entry includes the child's name, age, dated admitted, parents' names, street address, religion, "nation," occupation, and remarks. The remarks include information regarding the child's health, parents' health (e.g., "consumptive") and habits (e.g., "drinks"), whether the parents will pay board, and dates and details of the child's discharge from the home. Most...
Dates:
1886 - 1911; 1848
Protestant Foster Home Society , 1860 - 1940
File — Container: Main: Aisle 2 (Local Docs)
Scope and Contents
Cataloged in documents collection: Annual reports 1849-1860 through 1940
Dates:
1860 - 1940