For the Sake of the Children: The History of Tressler Orphans' Home and Andersonburg Soldiers' Orphan School
Tressler Orphans' Home, Loysville, Pennsylvania, cared for thousands of orphans over ninety-seven years. It was first established in 1865 as a Civil War Soldiers’ Orphan Home. Soon afterward it came under the sponsorship of the Lutheran Church and for twenty some years, it housed both Civil War and Lutheran orphans.
Under the care of the Lutheran Church, Tressler Orphans' Home grew to a campus of several dormitories, later known as cottages; a printing shop; a school; a gymnasium; a hospital; and a chapel. In the 1890s, a boys’ band was formed and for decades, the band traveled around the state in the summers, giving concerts. The Andersonburg Soldiers' Orphan School, situated seven miles west of Tressler Orphans' Home served Civil War Orphans for twelve years, 1866-1878. Children growing up at both Tressler and Andersonburg became journalists, bakers, soldiers, musicians, teachers, and parents themselves. This is their story. This is their history.
Softbound, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 166 pages
Tressler Orphans' Home, Loysville, Pennsylvania, cared for thousands of orphans over ninety-seven years. It was first established in 1865 as a Civil War Soldiers’ Orphan Home. Soon afterward it came under the sponsorship of the Lutheran Church and for twenty some years, it housed both Civil War and Lutheran orphans.
Under the care of the Lutheran Church, Tressler Orphans' Home grew to a campus of several dormitories, later known as cottages; a printing shop; a school; a gymnasium; a hospital; and a chapel. In the 1890s, a boys’ band was formed and for decades, the band traveled around the state in the summers, giving concerts. The Andersonburg Soldiers' Orphan School, situated seven miles west of Tressler Orphans' Home served Civil War Orphans for twelve years, 1866-1878. Children growing up at both Tressler and Andersonburg became journalists, bakers, soldiers, musicians, teachers, and parents themselves. This is their story. This is their history.
Softbound, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 166 pages
Tressler Orphans' Home, Loysville, Pennsylvania, cared for thousands of orphans over ninety-seven years. It was first established in 1865 as a Civil War Soldiers’ Orphan Home. Soon afterward it came under the sponsorship of the Lutheran Church and for twenty some years, it housed both Civil War and Lutheran orphans.
Under the care of the Lutheran Church, Tressler Orphans' Home grew to a campus of several dormitories, later known as cottages; a printing shop; a school; a gymnasium; a hospital; and a chapel. In the 1890s, a boys’ band was formed and for decades, the band traveled around the state in the summers, giving concerts. The Andersonburg Soldiers' Orphan School, situated seven miles west of Tressler Orphans' Home served Civil War Orphans for twelve years, 1866-1878. Children growing up at both Tressler and Andersonburg became journalists, bakers, soldiers, musicians, teachers, and parents themselves. This is their story. This is their history.
Softbound, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 166 pages