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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. .......

 

St. Agatha School Closing 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.
Hook's Mag St. Agatha
"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."
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.

 
Bell Tower Article "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. ....."
NY Foundling Article

Focus Magazine Article - Nancy Canfield's contributions to St. Agatha Home
For Children through the proceeds of her book, "Home Kids"

 

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.
 
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".
 
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
 
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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