Not long after the Col. Shaw Orphan House was founded in may of 1865 the Freedmen’s Bureau took over operating the orphanage and after it relocated twice within its first year of operation. By 1866 the Orphanage was located at 150 Wentworth Street, then known as the Memminger House, where it would stay for at least 2 years until moving once again. This clipping form an 1866 issue of The National Freedman, a publication released by the Freedmen’s Relief Association and the Freedmen’s Bureau, describes the origins of the Orphan Asylum and its current state and location at the Memminger House at 150 Wentworth Street.Download Original File
