Maine Orphans Not Forgotten – history
Maine Orphanages and Addresses
Maine Orphans – Rosters of Children
Map locations of Maine Orphanages
Bangor Children’s Home, Ohio St., Bangor was also known as the Bangor Female Orphan Asylum (1836) (M/F) History Memory Memory Newspapers.com $ Image and Reunion Info
Belfast Girls’ Home, 53 Northport Ave., Belfast was also known as the CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY OF MAINE(1895) Children’s Aid Society of Maine; (F) Report Interesting report
CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY OF MAINE, Belfast was also known as Belfast Girls’ Home Aroostook County Report Interesting report
Female Orphan Asylum, 62 State St., Portland (1828) (M/F)
Girls’ Orphanage, Sabattus St., Lewiston (1878) Sisters of Charity (F) (3-18)
Good Will Farm, Hinckley, P.O., Fairfield (1889) (M/F)
Healey Asylum, 81 Ash St., Lewiston (1893) Sisters of Charity/Grey Nuns; Cahtolic, (M) Wiki Preservation and History Asylum History History
House of the Good Shepherd, Lincoln St., Gardiner (1890) Protestant Episcopal Church (under 13) (M/F)
Lucas Home, York Village (1898) (M/F)
Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers, 129 Sewall St., Augusta (1899) (M/F) (current address: 93 Silver St, Waterville, ME (merged with Maine Children’s Home Society
Maine Children’s Home Society (1899) (merged with The Home for Little Wanders of Massachusetts in 1962)
Maine Industrial School for Girls, reports
Maine Home for Friendless Boys, 1383 Forest Ave., Portland (1893) (M)
Military and Naval Orphan Asylum, Bath (1886) State of Maine (Soldiers’ and sailor’s orphan children and grandchildren (M/F)
Orphans Home, Bath
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, Bath, Report of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
St. Elizabeth’s Orphan Asylum, 87 High St., Portland (1873) Sisters of Mercy, (F)
St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Sabbatus St., Lewiston (orphans, children of working parents) Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, Catholic (1928)
Some orphans were placed in children’s homes in neighboring states. Don’t forget to search the surrounding state orphanages. Try searching in New Hampshire