Sisters of Charity
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- Aug 23, 1862The Bishop's Plea for Vancouver's OrphansFacing mounting debt, the Sisters of Charity turn to the public to keep their doors open for fifty destitute children.Vancouver, WA
- Sep 20, 1862The Bishop’s Plea for Vancouver’s OrphansWith fifty children in their care and resources dwindling, the Sisters of Charity face an uncertain future.Vancouver, WA
- Dec 20, 1862The Governor’s Vision for a Growing TerritoryGovernor William Pickering addresses the 1862 Legislature, detailing the critical needs of a frontier rapidly filling with settlers and miners.Olympia, WA
- Jan 17, 1863The Territory's Thin LedgerA look at the precarious finances of Washington Territory in 1862, from debts to the cost of territorial convicts.Olympia, WA
- Nov 18, 1864Infant Abandoned at Sisters of Charity AcademyA newborn child discovered on the steps of a local school is sent to an orphanage in Vancouver.Third Street, Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 13, 1878The Unseen Agriculture of the Duwamish ValleyA survey of the productive farmland, nascent dairy industry, and pioneering spirit of the families turning the Duwamish and White River riverbanks into a breadbasket for Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Aug 10, 1878The Sisters' Sanctuary on Fifth StreetIn 1878, the Sisters of Charity opened Seattle’s first formal hospital, establishing a legacy of public health and care for the city’s 'afflicted and homeless.'Fifth Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 25, 1883The Price of Public CareKing County officials weigh competing bids for the medical and basic care of the county's poor in 1883.Seattle, WA
- Mar 4, 1884Catholic Order Plans Expansion in OlympiaReligious orders in the territorial capital announce plans for a new academy for boys, the platting of Priest's Point, and the construction of a much-needed hospital.Olympia, WA
- Aug 27, 1892Stolen at Six, He Waited Seventeen Years to Ask a Policeman for His Mother's AddressA quiet hospital steward in Seattle writes to New York's famous Inspector Byrnes and signs a name nobody in this city had ever heard him use.Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1893Seattle Rebuilds: Schwabacher Block, Arlington Hotel Lead Construction SurgeArchitects unveil plans for new commercial blocks, a school, and hospital expansions as Seattle enters a building frenzy.Seattle, WA
- Aug 30, 1893The Struggle for Maggie McGeeA court ruling denies parents custody of their daughter, keeping her in the care of the Sisters of Charity due to allegations of domestic abuse and neglect.Seattle, WA