We hope to help you discover many interesting links to children’s homes, orphanages, asylums, institutions, and other interesting records.
Government & Heritage Library, part of the State Library of N.C.
- Reference Team slnc.reference@ncdcr.gov
Orphans accounts, widows settlements, 1787-1796, 1814; lists of taxables 1798
State Library of North Carolina
Encyclopedia of North Carolina NCPedia
Orphanages and Children’s Homes
Baptist Children’s Homes Durham Building, Thomasville, N.C.
Central Children’s Home of North Carolina, also known as Grant Colored Asylum (1883) (disadvantaged, orphaned and troubled children) (ages 9-21) (IQ 70 or above)
Church of God Children’s Home of N.C.
Crossnore School (1913) (boarding school and orphans)
Eliada Homes, Asheville
Faith Cottage
Falcon Children’s Home and Family Service (1909)
Free Will Baptist Children’s Home, Middlesex, NC(1920)
Methodist Home for Children, Raleigh
- Photo Album ca.1922
- Pictorial History
- History
- Virtual Tour
- Photo Gallery
- North Carolina Digital Collections 8 page booklet with images
Some orphans were placed in children’s homes in neighboring states. Don’t forget to search the surrounding state orphanages. Try searching in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, or Tennessee.
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