tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post6927478116129269152..comments2024-03-19T10:03:04.961-04:00Comments on Tangled Roots and Trees: Lutheran Orphanage in Salem, VirginiaSchalene Dagutishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-29008429384085210252023-03-13T19:05:02.715-04:002023-03-13T19:05:02.715-04:00In 1906 my grandmother was 18 months old when her ...In 1906 my grandmother was 18 months old when her mother died, leaving her father with five children between 18 months and 14 years. He worked for the N & W out of Roanoke and traveled. He Had no choice but to take his children to the Lutheran home in Salem. Other than the 1910 census, how do I find her orphanage records?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-63884031526071351322023-03-12T16:10:53.093-04:002023-03-12T16:10:53.093-04:00My maternal grandmother was also raised in an orph...My maternal grandmother was also raised in an orphanage somewhere in the mid-Valley. I would love to know which one or to find records.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-2764449678012809402014-01-05T18:07:32.276-05:002014-01-05T18:07:32.276-05:00Thanks for commenting, Niki. It's certainly ha...Thanks for commenting, Niki. It's certainly hard to think about giving up your children.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-17723309853366966722014-01-03T16:46:58.405-05:002014-01-03T16:46:58.405-05:00Thanks for sharing. I'm certainly glad we had ...Thanks for sharing. I'm certainly glad we had places like the Lutheran Orphan Home you describe, but I can't imagine being in a situation where I had to send my own child there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661690294849778410noreply@blogger.com