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Children’s Home celebrates 160 years in York
To say it’s been around a little while would be quite an understatement. Referring to the Children’s Home of York, which ...
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The Children’s Home of York was founded to serve orphans after the Civil War
Ara Marguerite Starner was just 2 years old when she entered the Children’s Home of York in 1929. Her mom was in bad health and worked but did not bring home enough to support her family.
When York County built a home for children, poor people and those with disabilities
The two human services buildings — the almshouse and hospital — likely were the fourth and fifth buildings under county watch ...
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A home for hope: 160 years serving York’s children
Founded in 1865, after the Civil War, our organization served as a refuge for orphaned children with nowhere else to turn.
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When York County built a home for children, poor people and those with disabilities
When the Children’s Home of York opened in 1867, this independent, non-profit orphanage joined the jail and county hospital and home in York’s northeast neighborhood. Indeed, a newspaper story ...