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Male and female residents lived in separate cottages based upon gender. When not in class, the boys worked the home’s farm, including additional acreage that the board of managers purchased in 1872, while the girls primarily cared for the cottages, the classrooms, and performed laundry and cooking services. In 1873, the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home added fruit orchards, for which the boys cared. In 1869, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans Home opened in Xenia, Ohio, after much lobbying from the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans’ organization that was established in 1866 to support veterans of the Civil War. The institution originated as a home for children of veterans of the war who had died, or those children of veterans whose families lacked sufficient resources to care for them. Over a span of 128 years, however, the home’s mission grew, accepting children of veterans of all military conflicts that occurred during its existence before eventually closing its doors in 1997.
Eventually, the home housed only fifteen children in each cottage. In 1869, the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans' organization of Union soldiers who fought in the American Civil War, established the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home in Xenia, Ohio. The Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home was originally located in a rented building in Xenia, Ohio. In 1869, Xenia residents provided the GAR with one hundred acres of land to build a permanent facility. In 1869, the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans’ organization consisting of Union soldiers who fought in the American Civil War, established the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home in Xenia, Ohio.
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In January 1870, the board appointed Mrs. A. McMeans as superintendent, but she soon resigned, with Major M.S. Gunckel replacing her. The board also hired a Mrs. Edington of Chicago, Illinois as the home’s matron, as well as four other women to serve as teachers and as teacher assistants. Fortunately for the Grand Army of the Republic and for the board, private citizens and institutions across Ohio donated bedding, clothes, and other items to help meet the children’s needs.
Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. See the Wiki article, Ohio in the War of 1812, for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Ohio.
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In some cases, the children had not lost their parents, but the veteran was physically, emotionally or financially unable to care for his family. By 1874, approximately six hundred children resided at the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home. The large number of children caused several health outbreaks to occur during this time period, including “watery eyes” , measles, and scarlet fever.
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research. Also called the "trades building", was used as a second school building. The logo of the Association of Ex-PupilsThe Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home (Later known as the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home) and sometimes abbreviated OS&SO/OVCH, was a children's home that was located in Xenia, Ohio. It is now home to Legacy Christian Academy, Athletes in Action, and other Christian ministries. The Home employs thirty-two cottage matrons, thirty-two teachers in the regular course, fourteen foremen of industrial branches and trades and gives a home and instruction to about 950 children in average attendance.
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The collection consists of images to admission records of veterans to the state soldier home in Sandusky for the years 1888 to 1919. Acquired from the state archives, and historical society in Columbus. Money was collected from taxes levied during the Civil War to care for the dependents of soldiers, but the government mishandled the money. By the war's end, several families were living in county infirmities under deplorable conditions. Seeing this, soldiers still living began contacting government officials, requesting that something be done to help the families of the fallen soldiers. Eventually, the Grand Army of the Republic , a federation the veterans formed after the close of the Civil War to foster comradeship, financed the purchase of a home for veteran's orphans in the city of Xenia.
Beginning in April 1876, the home put out their own paper, titled the Home Weekly. The list of family names above represents unique last names of individuals found in these Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home records. See Ohio in the Civil War for information about Ohio Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Ohio regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families.
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The children lived in cottages, with between forty to fifty children in each building. In later years, the home housed only fifteen children in each cottage. Children at the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home received a traditional education, as well as training in various occupations. The boys also received some military training, and upon attaining adulthood, several of the boys joined the armed forces. In 1901, the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home was the largest institution of its kind in the world.
Although Ohio did not exist as a state during the time of the Revolutionary War, a man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in Ohio later may have been granted Ohio land for his service for another state or for the Continental Army. A temporary location was established in town, and 100 acres of farmland south/southeast of town were purchased for the permanent location. Children began arriving at the home in December 1869, and in August of 1870, they moved to the farm. Responsibility eventually passed from the GAR to the State of Ohio, and the state officially adopted the children. Children who once lived at the OSSO/OVCH formed an Association of Ex-Pupils , established a museum, and hold an annual reunion. Main BuildingBuilt around 1870, was the main administration building for the home.
edit source]In 1901, approximately nine hundred orphans resided at the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home. At this time, the institution was the largest orphanage in the entire world. The actual transfer from the Grand Army of the Republic to the State of Ohio of the Xenia home did not occur until August 16, 1870, upon completion of three cottages and a dining hall. Dr. I.D. Griswold became the first superintendent of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home, with the doctor’s wife serving as the institution’s first matron. The 123 children residing in the Grand Army of the Republic’s temporary quarters gained immediate admission to the home, and the board of managers authorized a grand total of 250 children to be admitted to the institution. At this time, approximately eight hundred children qualified for admission, and nearly 350 of those orphans had already applied for admission.
The outbreaks usually occurred in late autumn, once the blankets were returned to the beds. Thorough cleaning of the blankets reduced the measles and scarlet fever outbreaks. During the American Civil War, Ohio contributed approximately 330,000 men for military service with the United States of America. During the conflict, 11,237 Ohio men died from wounds received on the battlefield, while another 13,354 soldiers perished from disease. Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States).
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