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Woodland Home story in Quincy Illinois 1855 to present
The Woodland Flame formed by an Illinois act in 1855 later named Woodland Home for orphans and friendless women, grew from a small almshouse into a larger Quincy facility by 1892 at 27 Maine Street. It spans 2 Wooded acres, with a 15 500 dollar purchase, a 1920 building cost and ongoing efforts to shelter and educate 2300 children through an active women’s board and long serving officers.
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Woodland Home
Woodland Flame
Illinois
Quincy
Congregational
Wood
Willard Keyes
Frederick Joel Rice
Hiram Rogers
Newah Flagg
Elijah Gore
John Wheeler
Orville H. Browning
John Wood
O.H. Browning
Browning
Woodland Home For
Tenth Street
Maine
Jersey Streets
Tod” Wood
Corporation ‘Lines of
George Brown
Fifth and
Washington Streets
Rose
Brown
Newton Flagg
J. Glenn
O. B. Gordon
Capt. Glenn
E. K. Stone
George Wells
Giles Savage
J. R. Dayton
Mr Wells
Sevral
Brrs
W. A. Richardson
J. T. Holmes
Lorenz
Bull
Rousinell
Pia
Adln Ag
Wick St
Edward A Wells
Nathaniel Pease
R. W. Gardner
Women’s Board
J. Willis Gardner
Elizabeth — MM. Bray
KE. I. Stone
Walter ‘Dorsey
William Sinnock
Treasury
John Batsby
Buerkin & Kaempen
Hattie Lee
Santa Claus
Ben