St. Joseph Home
11 Photos
These photos are of St. Joseph's Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Home opened on March 19, 1908, and by 1928, some 263 orphans were in the care of 27 Felician Sisters in residence – the largest population of Catholic orphans in the city. Over the course of its history, the orphanage cared for at least 4,000 children. In response to societal change, the last orphans received care in 1968, when the Home closed.
These photos are of St. Joseph's Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Home opened on March 19, 1908, and by 1928, some 263 orphans were in the care of 27 Felician Sisters in residence – the largest population of Catholic orphans in the city. Over the course of its history, the orphanage cared for at least 4,000 children. In response to societal change, the last orphans received care in 1968, when the Home closed.
Boys from St. Joseph Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, stood for prayers before beginning their meal.
Girls working in the kitchen at St. Joseph Home in Milwaukee in 1924.
The exterior of St. Joseph Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The infirmary at St. Joseph Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1935. A 50-bed infirmary was added when the home opened, as many of the first orphans had physical handicaps.
Graduates of St. Joseph Home’s academy in 1924 included Katie Veteska (left), who would become Felician Sister Mary Theonille, the biological sister of Sister Mary Agnessine Veteska.
Children from St. Joseph Home in Milwaukee lined up to meet Santa Claus under the watch of SM Theresa in the 1950s.
The first orphans at St. Joseph Home (Orphan Asylum) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1908, the year it was built. Felician Sisters identified by numbers marked on the photo are:
1. SM Tobia 2. SM Izydora 3. Matka M Jonanna 4. SM Urszula 5. Matka M. Bonawentura 6. SM Kornelia
1. SM Tobia 2. SM Izydora 3. Matka M Jonanna 4. SM Urszula 5. Matka M. Bonawentura 6. SM Kornelia
The St. Joseph Home Ladies Auxiliary in 1950. The auxiliary was instrumental in funding projects and activities to help Felician Sisters care for children living at St. Joseph.
This photo is from around 1940 is of older boys from St. Joseph Home, wearing Sunday clothes and reading the newspapers along with Felician Sisters.
The boy’s dinner tables at St. Joseph Home on Thanksgiving Day in 1931.
Orphans attending class at St. Joseph Home, then called St. Joseph Orphan Asylum, in 1918.
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Date1908 - 1968
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TypePhoto Group
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Content TopicMother of Good Counsel Province - Chicago