Historic Pictures of Ohio Orphanages and Children's Homes

Tuscarawas County Children's Home, New Philadelphia

I've added a series of historic pictures of orphanages and children's home, public and private, in Ohio to our Facebook page. Many of these were still in operation into the 1970s, though  chances are no newborns were going through them by that time.

 I knew two girls, Vickie and Vicky,  who lived in the hell hole that was the Fairmount Children's Home in Alliance.  They were neither orphans or adoptables, just kids with rotten, dysfunctional parents. The Vicks were sent to Fairmount  by Children's Services as punishment for running away from their tormentors.  They continued to run away, this time from Fairmount, until the Juvenile Court judge finally emancipated them.

I've got more pictures to put up, but it will be a few days.

Fairmount Children's Home, Alliance

Odd Fellows Children's Home, Springfield

B'nai Brith Jewish Orphanage, Cleveland

 Go the our Facebook page for more pictures.