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 Bridge
between then - now |
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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| St. Agatha
School Closing
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St. Agatha's closed because New York Foundling, which operated the 47-acre facility for more 135 years, recently ended its contract for St. Agatha's program, deciding instead to place the children in smaller, more family-like settings.
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Hook's
Mag St. Agatha
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"What alternatives were there for tens of thousands
of children living on the streets when parents died or abandoned
them, or became too sick with yellow feve, cholera, and TB to care
for themselves even? ..... " excerpted from Nancy's book, "Home
Kids."
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| Demolition
begins |
NANUET - Demolition work is only a couple of weeks
away at the Nanuet school district's St. Agatha property, school
and construction officials said this week.
"It's coming very, very shortly. ... You're going to see some significant
demolition-type equipment," said Kevin Sawyer of Long Island-based
Triton Construction.
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| Bell Tower Article
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"It felt like just another hot summer afternoon
for members of the alumni committee as they chatted in front of
St. Agatha Home, but the group's year long effort to save the bell
tower were about to pay off. ....."
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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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| 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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| California
Fire 2007 |
EVCUATION STORY
The phone jangled me awake. It was 4:15 a.m, I think. I knew before
I heard the strange male voice, what it was about: "We are
evacuating Rancho Bernardo, can you alert the neighbors?" .......
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