This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Two Girls Sent to Separate Homes in Poorhouse Move
Mary Bender clings to her sister Alice as Mrs. Campbell takes Ila to a fine home. Mary must stay at the poorhouse with Polly Grundy and the overseer Parker as Billy promises to return weekly and help them. Ella leaves for a wealthier life with Mrs Campbell, while Mary faces daily toil, hunger, and fear in a damp, crowded lodging as she clings to hope of reunions and future schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Mrs. Campbell
Ella Campbell
England
Mary
Alice
Wila
Aliee
Ila
Partupog
Billy
Mrs. Bender
Allie
Mr. Knight
Miss Smith
Ela
Liernap
Sal Furbush
Patsy
Parker
Mrs. Parker
Polly
Miss Grundy
Sal Parbush
Sal
New England
Miss Polly
Mary Grundy
Mrs. Grundy
George
Uncle Peter
Billy Bender
Hier
Henry Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Henry
Caroline Benedict Burrell
Food