Ida dougherty born 1915 adopted in 1923 from owatonna orphanage

Question

my grandma was given the name of ida dougherty in 1915 around owatonna mn when she was given to the owatonna orphanage with 2 sisters that is all i know and i have looked into opening her adoption records but was denied any help would be gr8

jeremy

Answer 1

Here is a website for the former Owatonna orphanage;

http://www.orphanagemuseum.com/

Owatonna State School Orphanage Museum

 

http://mnprairieroots.com/2012/01/18/inside-the-owatonna-orphanage-museum-heartbreaking-stories-and-photos/

 

http://www.prx.org/pieces/76619-west-hills-state-school-a-troubled-past-for-the-o

 

Harvey Ronglien--a former state-schooler who spent his entire childhood at the orphanage

 

I would see if you can contact this Harvey and see when he lived there, you never know.