Clara P., George, & Othelia Roth, Kankakee & Champaign County
Clara P. Roth (1863 - 1941) came to Illinois in 1879 and was place with the Reverend Cephas Williams. He praised her in his 1880 letter...
Marie Tavormino, Orphan Train Rider
Marie Tavormino was sent to Illinois well before 1900 when she married a distant relative of her guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Devine...
Mary Loretta Broland, Piatt County
Mary Loretta Broland came to Illinois in 1860, where she was placed in Piatt County with William Webster, with whom she stayed throughout...
Americanization and the Visiting Agent
Letter from the visiting agent in 1892 were often sharply critical of the children as well as the neighbors. It was clear from these...
