Posted by Barbara Cluness Watson on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 11:43:37 :

Kathleen- My grandfather was abandoned at the Bishop Armitage Orphanage in 1891. Here are a couple of links to the the look and the where.
http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hgcsc.htm
http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4q2nd1mn/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere

I my grandfather did not have fond memories of the place but all his lifetime had fabulous vegetable gardens as a result of the orphanage's training from growing their own food. I would love to exchange any memories we may have heard about the place.

Barbara, Redding, CA