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 St Agatha 2011 Reunion |
200+ Come Out for St. Agatha Reunion
They all met up during the Nanuet Family Festival on Saturday June 6, 2011
[By Kim Tran of the NANUET PATCH.]
It’s the late 1960s and children waited for the weekend to watch for that familiar bus. Off the bus steps their parents who traveled from New York City to Nanuet to visit with their kids for a few hours under the gazebo pavilion at the St. Agatha Home........ |
| Where did Orhpan
Train kids go? |
'Orphan train' riders share common
bond'
Until 1929, children abandoned on New York streets were sent west
to begin new lives with new families. Few orphan train riders survive,
but for those who do, their 'bond is forever.' BY RICHARD CHIN
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Bridge
between
then and now
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Nancy Canfield's story as reported in LORE Magazine
Then: As a girl, Nancy Canfield
lost her parents and then home after home after home before spending
the rest of her childhood in an orphanage.
Now: As an agent with Prudential
California Realty, she helps family after family find homes of
their own. The link is unmistakable. .......
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| NY
Foundling Article |
Focus Magazine Article - Nancy Canfield's contributions to
St. Agatha Home
For Children through the proceeds of her book, "Home Kids"
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| Tony
Lombardi Tribute |
A memorial for a Nanuet letter carrier, who fought
at Normandy and returned home to walk what he believed was 100,000
miles on his route, is one step closer to reality.
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| Project
Turning Point |
Project Turning Point in Nanuet has been awarded
an almost $152,000 grant by the federal Department of Health and
Human Services, allowing it to expand its services to its runaway
and homeless youth program.
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| Orphan
Train Story |
Siblings Agnes and Otto Harriet spent their early
years on the mean streets of 19th century New York City. Orphaned
by the time Agnes was in first grade, the brother and sister were
packed onto a train and sent west - -See also "Orphan
train Ride" and "Orphan Train Depot" under "General Links" on the "home Page".
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| Nancy
Canfield Honored |
Rancho Bernardo's Honorary Major, Realtor, and
Author, Nancy Canfield is honored because of her contribution to
the NY Foundling through her book, Home Kids, The story of St. Agatha
Home for Children
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