St. Hedwig Industrial School
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These photos are of St. Hedwig Industrial School in Niles, Illinois, an orphanage established by the Archdiocese of Chicago and managed by the Felician Sisters. The school opened in 1911, with 34 boys and 29 girls, and by the 1920s, it was home to about 800 children. Girls were trained in the domestic sciences while boys learned labor trades. Monsignor Francis S. Rusch, the first superintendent, created a homelike atmosphere and facilitated many outings for the children. As societal attitudes toward orphanages changed, the sisters closed the books in 1960.
These photos are of St. Hedwig Industrial School in Niles, Illinois, an orphanage established by the Archdiocese of Chicago and managed by the Felician Sisters. The school opened in 1911, with 34 boys and 29 girls, and by the 1920s, it was home to about 800 children. Girls were trained in the domestic sciences while boys learned labor trades. Monsignor Francis S. Rusch, the first superintendent, created a homelike atmosphere and facilitated many outings for the children. As societal attitudes toward orphanages changed, the sisters closed the books in 1960.
Boys from St. Hedwig Industrial School wait for the train at Edison Park station as they head for a two-week summer vacation at Camp Villa Maria on Pistakee Bay in 1949.
Sister Mary Conceptia Tomkowicz with orphans from St. Hedwig Industrial School at an annual Riverview Amusement Park outing in 1947.
Sister Mary Aquinatta Harezlak applies a perm for a young girl at St. Hedwig Industrial School.
Sister Mary Thecla Marusiewicz with children in the infirmary of St. Hedwig Industrial School in Niles, Illinois.
Lieutenant John A. Mathies of Hook and Ladder Company 55 points to the spot where fire was discovered in St. Hedwith Industrial School on January 16, 1953. Sister Mary Consilia Lasota (center) led children to safety on that day. Also pictured are John Kouba, a student, and Sister Mary Edith Wietrzykowski.
Sister Mary Oswalda (Muriel) Filar serves boys from St. Hedwig Industrial School on vacation at Pistakee Bay in Illinois.
Sister Mary Agressine Veteska cuts an orphan girl’s hair at St. Hedwig Industrial School in Niles, Illinois.
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Date1911 - 1960
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TypePhoto Group
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Content TopicMother of Good Counsel Province - Chicago