St. Paul's Orphans' Home

Dates:

Established - December 10, 1867 / June 9, 1869

Closed - June 6, 1971

Locations:

1st site - Butler (Butler County)

2nd site - Greenville (Mercer County)

Also Known As:

Butler Orphan Home

Founder:

Rev. Carl August Limberg

Rev. George B. Russell

Sponsoring Agency:

St. Paul's Classis of the Reformed Church

Notes:

Accepted soldiers' orphans.

In Butler, the Christian Siebert farm and mansion served as the site. Mr. Siebert was an Elder in the Reformed Church.

Location of Records:

Case records no longer exist; a fire in the 1970's destroyed them.

For Board Minutes and Newsletters, contact the following: St. Paul Homes, Development Office, % Ms. Terri Sherbondy, 339 E. Jamestown Road, Greenville, PA 16125 ; 412-588-7610.

Sources:

Pennsylvania's Soldiers' Orphan Schools...With Names of Pupils Subjoined (1876), pp. 495-499 **(r362.7 P31)**

Annual Report of the Superintendent of Soldiers' Orphans...1880, p. 46 **(r362.7 P39)**

A History of St. Paul's Orphans' Home of the Reformed Church in the United States(includes a partial list of residents from 1867-1917), pp. 316-335 **(r362.7 L13)**