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The September 12th program of the Salem Historical Society will be presented at the Shaffer Library, located at 239 South Lundy Avenue at 7:00pm. Nonmembers of the Society are welcome to attend. Following a short business meeting, the program, “The History of The Fairmount Children’s Home”, presented by Carolyn Becker Caskey, Local Historian.
This lecture covers the history of The Fairmount Children's Home which was an orphanage located in Alliance, Ohio. Opening in 1876, the home for orphaned and indigent children included a working farm and house as many as 400 children was operational until 1975. Ms. Caskey has done extensive research on the Home and has interviewed over 100 former residents and researched old newspaper microfilm and other library record. She will cover the Home’s history with pictures of former residents, the buildings and activities that took place, all contributing to a fascinating narrative .
Local historian Carolyn Caskey has been interested in history since she was in grade school. Many years later she heard a woman do a presentation on a Civil War Nurse and she thought "I can do that" and she was hooked. Adding to her list of programs were additional Civil War related subjects and then she thought why not do something closer to home. Mrs. Caskey lives approximately 4 miles from the Fairmount Children's Home and went to school with some of the residents so this led her to doing research on the home. She has met and talked with many, many former residents which added to her research. Ms. Caskey now has 10 different programs that she does and they are all based on real people and happenings. She has spoken to many different organizations and has even spoken in a prison. She says all of this has been a very interesting part of her life.
Contact the Salem Historical Society if you have questions, 330-337-8514.
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