Colorado

Colorado Department of Social Services, Family and Childrens Welfare, Public Welfare, Child Welfare or Department of Human Services has some records from different counties within the state of Colorado. Colorado Department of Human Services, ADoption Unit, 1575 Sherman St., 2nd Floor, Denver, CO 80203. 303-866-3228

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Pueblo County, Colorado Orphanages

Belleview School, Westminster, no known records

Bridgeport Protestant Orphan Asylum, Ellsworth Street and Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport (1867 or 1869) (orphans, destitute) (M/F)

Children’s Home, 57 Toron Hill Avenue, Danbury (1875) (orphans, homeless) (ages 4 to 14) (M/F)

Children’s Home, Black Rock Road, Rockliffe Heights, New Britain (1903)  (destitute)  (M/F)

Children’s Home, 938 East Main Street, Stamford (1895) (orphans, homeless) (M)

Clayton Home for Boys (1911) (ages 6-18)

Colorado Children’s Aid Society (records possibly at Human Services)

Colorado Christian Home, Tennyson Center 4325 W. 29th Av. Denver CO 80212.  (Orphan Train connection) now known as the Tennyson Center for Children, Loveland, (1904) (orphaned, half-orphans, abused, neglected, and traumatized children) Contact: Sharon Carr 303-433-8002

Colored Orphanage and Old Folks Home, 306 E. First St., also known as Lincoln Orphanage (1899-1963) (colored) Later named Lincoln Home, 2713 Grand,

Danbury Home, Danbury (1884)

Denver Children’s Home (1881) (Orphan Train connection) previously known as Denver Orphan’s Home, 1501 Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220 moved to a new location in 1902.

Denver Orphans’ Home 1501 Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220(1881) (Orphan Train connection) previously known as Denver Orphan’s Home,(shelter children from families with financial problems, care for orphans and long-term shelter) 303-399-4890-x266. There was a fire in 1888 on the third floor and unfortunately, many children died.

Emanuel Faith Home (1920- maybe 1923)

Fairfield County Temporary Home, Westport Avenue, Norwalk – County of Fairfield; (1884) (dependent, neglected)  

Fries Orphanage, (about 1900) 4th Avenue,

Hartford County Temporary Home, Warehouse Point (Hartford County) (1883)

Hartford County Temporary Home, Gardner Street, East Windsor County of Hartford (1883) (dependent, neglected) (M/F)

Hartford Orphan Asylum, 171 Putnam Street, Hartford (1829) (indigent, dependent) (M/F)

Holy Family Orphanage, 815-816 Elm St., Pueblo, – Capuchin Sisters (Catholic)(1912 – after 1923?) (white children) Records located at the Western Research Library in Pueblo. Contact: Robert Collyer 719-543-7211 or mail 7A Windbridge Lane, Pueblo, CO 81001

House of the Good Shepherd (delinquent girls) Catholic Sisters of the Good Shepherd.

Infant of Prague Orphanage, also known as Deanery Nursery Home, – Sisters of St. Francis. This Building previously housed St. Clara’s Orphanage. Records might be held at the Denver Catholic Archdiocese.

J.K. Mullen Home for Boys (orphan boys, day school) (Catholic) Records: Little Sisters of the Poor, 3629 W. 29th Ave., Denver, 303-761-1764. Ext. 3307 for Records. Ext. 3336 for Alumni Office.

Lincoln Home, 2723 North Grand, Pueblo, CO 81003(1905) (African American children)

McClelland Orphanage Foundation 1104 E. Routt, moved to 415 E. Abriendo, (1905-1960s) now referred to as the McClelland School. Contact Western Research Library in Pueblo for records. 719-543-7211. Mail him at 7A Windbridge Lane, Pueblo, CO 81001

McDonalds Maternity Home, (1925- about 1947)

Middlesex County Temporary Home, Main St., Haddam – Middlesex County (1883) (dependent, neglected) (M/F)

Mt. Carmel Children’s Home, Mount Carmel (1896) (homeless) (ages 3 to 12) (M/F)

Mount St. Vincent Home (1883) (children and their families) (Orphan Train connection) also known as St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum – Catholic Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas. Building burned 1902, records lost. Currently a home for traumatized children.

New Haven County Temporary Home, Campbell Avenue (West Haven P.O.), Orange – County of New Haven (1884) (dependent, neglected) (M/F)

New Haven Orphan Asylum, 610 Elm Street, New Haven (1833) (orphans, neglected, destitute) (M/F)

New London County Temporary Home, Smith Avenue, Norwich – County of New London (1884) (dependent, neglected) (M/F)

New Haven County Temporary Home, Shelton Avenue, New Haven (New Haven County (1884)

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Polish Orphanage, Gold Street, New Britain – Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (1904) (orphans, homeless) (M/F)

Pueblo Children’s Home Orphanage (1900)

Pueblo County Adopted Children Census transcriptions for 1900 and 1910

Queen of Heaven Orphanage (1902-1970) (Catholic (F) Mother Cabrini Memorial School – Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Orphanage, 2315/16 Sprague, (about 1903-1968 – Franciscan Sisters (Catholic) (troubled teens)

Rock Nook Children’s Home, Norwich -United Workers (1879) (temporarily homeless) (M/F)

St. Clara Orphanage, or St. Clare’s Orphanage– FranciscanSisters, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

St. James Orphan Asylum, Church Street – Sisters of Mercy (1854)

St. Francis Orphan Asylum, Whitney Avenue and Highland Street, New Haven – Sisters of Mercy (1852) (orphans, homeless, destitute children) (M/F)

St. James’ Orphan Asylum, 91 Church Street, Hartford – Sisters of Mercy (1852) (orphans, destitute, neglected)

St. Vincent’s Orphanage, 4159 Lowell Boulevard, Berkeley, Denver, Colorado

Stamford Children’s Home, East Main St., Stamford – Children’s Home Society (1895)

State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children (1895) Previously known as Colorado State Children’s Home, or Colorado Youth Center. Records held at: State of Colorado, Department of Human Services, Adoption Services Unit. Contact Michelle Lopez 303-866-3209 or email michelle.lopez2@state.co.us. State Home records date from March 1896-July 1971

Swedish Christian Orphanage, Cromwell – Eastern Swedish Mission Association (1900) (waifs, orphans, dependent) (children of Scandinavian parentage) (M/F)

Tennyson Center for Children, Loveland, previously known as Colorado Christian Home, (1904) (1904) (abused, neglected, and traumatized children)

Tolland County Temporary Home, Rockville, R.D. 1, Vernon – County of Tolland; (1883) (dependent, neglected) (M/F)

Virginia T. Smith Home for Crippled and Incurable Children, also known as Virginia T Smith Home for Incurables, Cedar Street, Newington, – Connecticut Children’s Aid Society (1898) (mentally bright, but crippled and ailing (M/F)

Watkinson Juvenile Asylum, 1100 Albany Avenue (P.O. Box 335), Hartford (1862) (homeless) (over 12) (M)

Westminster School, -Pillar of Fire Church, no known records

Westminster Shelter Care, Division of Human Services, 7640 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, CO 80030

William L. Gilbert Home, Williams Avenue, Winstead (1888 or 1889) (homeless) (M/F)

Windham County Temporary Home, Box 58, Providence Road, – Putnam County of Windham (1883) (neglected) (M/F)

Volunteers’ Children’s Home, Darien – Volunteers of America (1889)

Some orphans were placed in children’s homes in neighboring states. Don’t forget to search the surrounding state orphanages. Try searching in Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Nebraska and Arizona.