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From: "rosabonheur" <>
Subject: Re: Good Shepherd
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 10:37:29 -0400

Hi Nan, That was probably true for the time period. I will say that in
the 1950s, I never saw a Good Shepherd nun mistreat anyone. And I am no fan
of nuns. I went to St. Francis Xavier grade school in NYC and the Sisters
of Charity were not all nice. They were mean spirited and could get very
physical with no good reason. I can only remember one nun there who was
nice all the time. Another thing, if you did behave, you could get
privilages. Going into town to shop and go to a movie. Marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Lukic" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 10:04 AM
Subject: Good Shepherd


>
> Hi all,
>
> I am glad to see this list up and running. I discovered my family
> connection to
> Good Shepherd by accident a few years back. I sent for an internment
> list at
> Cavalry Cemetery on an unmarked family plot, then discovered an infant,
> listed as female
> buried with my great grandparents. When I checked for a death
> certificate
> for the infant in NYC and NY State I discovered that the name was
> incorrect--
> and an index pointed to twin boys. The death certificate for
> one of the boys led me to the New York Foundling Home and when I wrote
> there a Sister sent me the text of a microfilmed record from 1915, as
> well as
> a note from a priest regarding baptism.
>
> June 29, 1916
>
> Dear Sister,
> Will you kindly admit to your institution XXXX and the infant
> born to her. She was committed to our institution by the court on
> May 20, 1915.
> Thanking you for this favor.
> Sister McKilligan
> Good Shepherd.
>
> The twins were born December 1915. One died in May on Blackwell's
> Island. It appears that a month later, my grandmother and her surviving
> twin
> who was six months old were transferred to the Foundling Home. The other
> twin
> died there in August. It really is very sad. When my grandmother was
> committed to
> Good Shepherd in May (she gave birth in December) she was only two
> months pregnant.
> She was eighteen years old. Although I have had no
> luck finding court documents it appears that at the time being unwed was
> a crime in itself.
> Infant mortality of course was high. Both babies
> died from pneumonia. I still have good many unanswered questions and
> hope
> to learn from others on the list. My grandmother died in the 1970's
> and mentioned this to no one, but from what I have read about
> Good Shepherd Home during this time period the girls worked hard
> and were treated severely.
>
> Nan Byrne
>
>
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