The New York Children's Aid Society



Finding Your Rider In the CAS Records

The New York Children's Aid Society (CAS) will be happy to search 
its historical records if you believe your relative was involved in 
the Society's "placing out" program. 

You should send your search request to: 
Mrs. Helen Steinman, 
Children's Aid Society, 
150 East 45th Street, 
New York, NY 10017. 

Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. 

If you prefer to telephone, the number is (212) 949-4800.

[Website Editor's Note: Mrs. Steinman is no longer with CAS [1999]. 
Mr. Victor Remer has taken her place. The address and telephone 
number are still accurate.]

(The New York Children's Aid Society
Adoption and Foster Home Division
150 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: 212-949-4800
Fax: 212-682-8016=20)

Victor Remer very helpful  Call early he leaves around 12:00 everyday. 

At present time they are shreding everything 50 years.  . 


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Whether you call or write, be prepared to supply all the information 
you have about your Orphan Train rider. Even obscure bits of 
information may be a clue that Mrs. Steinman can use to locate the 
records you are seeking.

Because of the personal and sometimes sensitive nature of the CAS 
records, the CAS does require that the person seeking the 
information be a direct descendant of the Orphan Train rider. And, 
the search request needs to be for a specific person, not a general 
search request--i.e.,, "all Orphan Train riders taken to Iowa," etc.

Professional genealogists doing research on behalf of a client will 
need to have their client contact the CAS directly concerning a 
search request.

If you have an original document that came from the CAS concerning 
your Orphan Train rider, please copy it and send it along with your 
search request.

Mrs. Steinman and the CAS are anxious to help those searching for 
Orphan Train rider information. You should , however, be patient 
when submitting your request. Mrs. Steinman is a professional social 
worker with the CAS and has other duties and responsibilities beyond 
her role as CAS archivist. Also, because many of the historical 
recoreds are handwritten and faded, research is often a slow process.


Thanks to: Elizabeth V Cardinal
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