Posted by Diane Caravantes on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 23:49:53 :

In Reply to: Re: mt st joseph orphange posted by Ron Filion on Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 10:44:06 :

: Well, I haven't found a picture. But, I did discover a nice article from a 1962 San Francisco Chronicle article (02 March 1962, page 17), which begins:

: "Good-by to Oliver Twist
: "by Joan Heil.
: "How do you turn a cold 51-year-old orphanage building into a cheerful home for 112 girls?
: "It's not easy, according to Sister Mary Thomas, new administrator of Mount St. Joseph's Home for Girls, but these days the huge brick edifice on a hill in the Bayview district is a far cry from the Oliver Twist version of orphanage life..."

: I checked the 1955 and 1962 City Directories and the St. Joseph's School for Boys & Girls and Mount St. Joseph's Home for Girls was located at 220 10th.(?)

: You might also check with the Roman Catholic Archives in Menlo Park to see if they have any information:

: http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/calresearch.htm#Roman

: -Ron

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Message:	: : Well, I haven't found a picture. But, I did discover a nice article from a 1962 San Francisco Chronicle article (02 March 1962, page 17), which begins: : : "Good-by to Oliver Twist : : "by Joan Heil. : : "How do you turn a cold 51-year-old orphanage building into a cheerful home for 112 girls? : : "It's not easy, according to Sister Mary Thomas, new administrator of Mount St. Joseph's Home for Girls, but these days the huge brick edifice on a hill in the Bayview district is a far cry from the Oliver Twist version of orphanage life..." : : I checked the 1955 and 1962 City Directories and the St. Joseph's School for Boys & Girls and Mount St. Joseph's Home for Girls was located at 220 10th.(?) : : You might also check with the Roman Catholic Archives in Menlo Park to see if they have any information: : : http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/calresearch.htm#Roman : : -Ron