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From: "Elizabeth V Cardinal" <>
Subject: Lizzie Gennlinger
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:54:15 -0400


I did get a response. WOW

You may want to direct any inquiries to Sister Debbie.

Elizabeth V. Cardinal



-----Original Message-----
From: Sr. Debbie Drago [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 10:35 AM
To: Elizabeth V Cardinal
Subject: RE: Information, please

Dear Elizabeth,

I forwarded your email request to our archivist, Sr. Winifred. If she has
any information about your relative, Lizzie Geenlinger, I'm sure that she
will contact you.

Sincerely,
Sr. Debbie Drago

-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth V Cardinal [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:00 PM
To:
Subject: Information, please


Dear Sister,

I am a family historian who has a special interest in the Homes/Houses of
the Good Shepherd as they were in the early 1900's.

One that interests me in particular is the one you once had in Brooklyn, New
York. It was on Hopkinson Avenue in 1910 and was a very large facility.

Lizzie Geendlinger is listed as an inmate and yet family members remember
her as a cloistered nun...perhaps a Magdalene? The census first lists
religious, then inmates followed by prisoners.

Can you tell me if Lizzie was in fact a member of your community or some
sort of inmate. In 1910 she was 53 years old. Many other women in her age
group are also listed. It is difficult to read her occupation but it appears
they all worked in a laundry.

Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Elizabeth V. Cardinal






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