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ccircharles1 5 posts May 09, 2012 2:01 PM	I have ran into Henry Reynolds from time to time and i hear about Tracy Miller ( I think yuu called him Jones)he and his brother Curtis are still around. Does any one remember Kenny Baily, David Wilkerson
MikeH 41 posts May 09, 2012 7:00 PM	I do remember Kenneth Baily and I was in the same cottage with David Wilkerson. Kennth and Willie Hammet were pals. There was also Greg Patterson, Dwight Jackson, Bobby Miller etc etc. Kenneth, a little tricky. David, straight up good guy. ---------- Mike Harris
Suellen813Hd 8 posts May 14, 2012 2:28 PM	Although I did not live in Shawn Acres I lived behind it and used to cut thru the fence to get in to play with the kids. I remember one of the staff told me one time you won't like what we are eating we are having spinach and I said I loved spinach. I guess they finally told my mom to not allow me to keep coming over there. This was in the late 40's
natasha1364 6 posts May 14, 2012 6:47 PM	Went out to Shawn acres, last week, took some photos. The cottages were really bad off. It you can get down to see them I think you should befor they decide to tear them down. Mike h my brother is bobby miller , he was in cottage six, pop smith. The pool is gone as is the gym and that whole building. The stock room that we got food from is gone. All the cottages are their except for 11and 12 and the hospital and cottage 6 , 7 which is where the new building is. Cottage 8 is used to teach some classes. It is kept up . They will not let you go inside. There is a very big parking lot.everything else is gone. They do still have the front office. But it to is very run down. It was so sad. Hard to think of it being this way. They needed the place. Mike h what cottage were you in , what is your last name? Tracy miller and Curtis miller are my cousins. Do you know a melody cox and her brothers?
bernice49 1 post May 21, 2012 6:28 AM	I am Bernice Kelley. I was at Shawen Acres from 1949 till 1954. I was in cottages 9 and 10. If you would like to contact me, here is my e-mail lplowman@cinci.rr.com .
MikeH 42 posts May 23, 2012 7:50 PM	Hi Natasha, I am Mike Haris and I was in cottage 1. I am still in touch with your brother. Please email me at mikiemilcon@aol to chat. Thanks ---------- Mike Harris
Barnett 1 post May 24, 2012 10:18 AM	Hi to all, I do remember so many people you know.It sure takes me back in time. Dose any one remember Ralph Barnett? He played football for S.A. I use to be a cheer leader with Verda Patterson who went with James Shoop,Rita was a cheerleader to.If I remeber right.Many yrs ago. Does anyone know Clifford Ket? Moe,I do remember Ms Becker,little lady,Mr.and Mrs.Richard Allmann,The Sat.moves at dales or maybe we would go to Lowes.I used to work at the small candy shack on the play grounds.How about the creek the ran down under the small bridge to the play grounds. I used to carry the bread from the kitchen at noon when we came home for lunch from school.I went to E.J.Brown school. Yes I sure remember alot.And i hope they save the old place.The cottages were pretty back then.When I was in 8# Mrs. Myers was my cottage mom,I really Loved her,I still miss her.I did keep in touch with her after I got out. We raised the most Beautiful rose's ever.We won ribbons at the fair.And i still grow them today.Does anyone know Larry Ritter? We all had some good with the Bad,and some had a better life.When i was in there I could'nt wait to go home.But when I got home I missed S.A. crazy? Take care and Blessings,
Marck1957 146 posts May 25, 2012 5:34 AM	I have some current images of Shawen Acres, showing some of the crumbling structures. The County wants to demolish the site. If anyone wants to see the photos, let me know. liveandlearn@woh.rr.com
joey m 7 posts May 25, 2012 11:42 AM	this is joey marks does anyone rember mary york ?
Abney 7 posts May 29, 2012 2:09 PM	How are you Mike H. ? You remember Duck don't you? ---------- 1961-1971 Last Edited by on May 29, 2012 2:11 PM
MikeH 43 posts Jun 02, 2012 12:37 PM	Yes, I remember Duck (Tommy Moore), right? I'm doing great and having fun everyday. ---------- Mike Harris
Abney 8 posts Jun 02, 2012 6:04 PM	Yea Tommy Moore, couldn't remember his real name. ---------- 1961-1971
natasha1364 7 posts Jun 05, 2012 3:17 PM	On the 30 th of last month the state was to have a meeting to decided if they were going to tear the cottages down, and keep one for a museum. Yes the place has really been done wrong. It is in bad shape. Like a old friend die. It is No way how we all know it was, and how we kept it up. If you can see it now while it is still there, if you can,t get there try to get some photos of it from some one who has them. If your a person who has any photos of the home or the kids, by all means put it here on the web for use all to have. We all need this. I don,t know what they are going to do , but I know the place is needed to day. But others say it is not a need like the home, that today is different . Kids are in foster homes, group homes, but we know how that is. Yet you have kids that are homeless. Family's that are living in homeless shelters , hotels. So you see in my thoughts they are much needed to day. What do you think? Hello mike. Will email you. Barnett I to remember ms Becker . Let's all keep in touch.
joey m 8 posts Jun 28, 2012 8:43 AM	i played football for don hawker and would like to know if hes still around and does any one remember oran and what happened to don dixon he was another coach there.
joey m 9 posts Jun 28, 2012 9:01 AM	wanted to know if anyone remembers oran fisher
ccircharles1 6 posts Jul 17, 2012 5:38 PM	Dear fellow Shawn Acres family, There is a radio producer interested in doing a documentary about the facility and former residents. We've heard that the plan is to demolish the buildings and he would like to meet with a group to visit the site and record some of our memories for a radio project. this could be broadcast on our local public radio station WYSO 91.3 FM. If you are interested or have a story to share, please respond to this post. I being a former resident myself will relish the opportunity and can put you in contact with the group. Please respond within the next few weeks to help us plan a date. Last Edited by on Jul 17, 2012 5:40 PM
natasha1364 8 posts Jul 18, 2012 10:55 AM	Ok this is for anyone who wants to-there is a web sight called families or kids of Shawen acres orphanage . You look it up on Facebook . It was stared by a young lady who wants to try and meet people ho may can tell her about the place and her people, so come on guys it's another place to try and get us togeather, join, you could be helping someone else out. Thanks
natasha1364 9 posts Jul 18, 2012 11:04 AM	CCircharles1. I hope it's not to late , I would like to email this guy,talk about the home. I can,t come there now I live in Columbus, Ohio. Maybe you could put his email in here for everyone. Thanks I just saw this today, I check so often.
thomas6 60 posts Jul 29, 2012 9:19 AM	well I haven't been here for awhile,great seeing more and more people on here,so I guess I'm going to have to get in contact with this radio station,hey mike,was Tommy Moore in 6,I remember the name,there was a Tommy in 6 with me and i don't remember his last name,he was there when Steve Murphy,Dennis Brown,Franky Lane,John Sakel,Danny Thuber,you know how list go,hey Barnett I remember every bit of that,do remember smoking by the picnic tables,everyone seemed to have cigarettes,maybe from the little store down the street,can imagine a 10 year old walking up to the counter today and asking for a pack,if anyone remembers there was a photographer that would come around and take cottage photo's,remember Steve Goines,playground director,I was going to whup his a** once,like I said once...........I still laugh at myself,he took myself the Krietzers and Ronnie Blankenship I believe camping,I was driving steves car with a fake permit,hey he thought it was real,ran it off the road,anyway camping was fun but they said Shawen Acres wasn't allowed back,just Shawen Acres kids stuff I guess.
MikeH 44 posts Jul 30, 2012 3:05 PM	I would be available for comment and my email address is in my profile. ---------- Mike Harris
Jamie13 1 post Sep 23, 2012 3:35 AM	My grandmother Maxine/ Alma Johnson was a nurse at Shawn acres in the 50's. Does anyone have a memory ? She was a robust, jovial, wonderful woman.
ccircharles1 7 posts Sep 29, 2012 8:08 PM	The guy doing the research peice on Shawen Acres will be there at SA tomorrow 9/30/12 at 1:30pm for the writting and filming of the documentary because we think the cottages might not be there much longer. As of today the cottages that will be razed have been gutted of all windows, metal work and plumbing.So the idea is to bring forth as much info while it is fresh in our minds and our hearts.If you can make it please do.All Alumni are invited. That means if you are in touch with a fellow alumni please invite them.
Dews 34 1 post Oct 18, 2012 12:52 PM	hello every one, This is a real treat to read some of the blogs and have a flash backm of those times, I came to the family in 1965 when i meet mom and pop edwards id like to here from those guys, being a snoty nose kid back then 30 cent allowance was big for me if the biger kids like frank shears didnt take it or make some kind of deal,LoL i got hip quick, i would hid until he would leave,lots more to say, i hope i havent missed the reunion i live in cincinnati now ill keep in touch
Jambasa12 1 post Oct 19, 2012 12:08 PM	Please help!!! Alice Owen from from 1946-58 cottages 8 & 9 is trying to connect with anyone who remembers her or her sisters Ethel and Peggy Owen. Please respond when possible...she would like to find her family, sisters, and old friends. I can relay messages to her easily! Thank so much! Janet Basalone
thomas6 63 posts Dec 15, 2012 10:13 AM	hey Dew's were you in 6 with frank.
MikeH 48 posts Dec 16, 2012 6:53 PM	He already said that he was in cottage #1. I still wonder what his name is?? Mayhe he'll be back here soon :-) Mike Harris
bigkevin 1 post Jan 10, 2013 4:12 AM	I'm looking for anyone that was at Shawn Acres in late 60's or early 70's and remembers a young black boy named Cornelius. Thank you.
SJeffries 2 posts Jan 10, 2013 6:46 AM	If you are a member of Facebook, in the SEARCH FOR PEOPLE, PLACES and THINGS bar, type in Dayton History Books Online. There are a few pics of the Shawne Acres buidling on this site shortly before it was demolished in 2012. You will have to scroll down thru a lot of pics but they are on there. Mr. James Steeber has a lot of AWESOME pics posted from Dayton's History. Hope this helps. Last Edited by on Jan 10, 2013 6:47 AM
Glenda50 1 post Jan 11, 2013 8:17 AM	I UNDERSTAND THAT SHAWN ACRES HAS BE TORN DOWN WHAT A SHAME A LOT OF HISTORY WENT WITH THOSE BUILDINGS MY MOTHER AND HER BROTHER WERE PLACED THERE IN 1941 THERE NAMES ARE LOUISE AND RALPH BOWSER BOTH DECEASED THEY WERE PLACED THERE BECAUSE THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER WERE ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT THE SCHOOL TO VACINATE THEM. THERE WAS MANY HEADLINES BACK THEN IN THE DAYTON PAPER AND MY MOM AND HER BROTHER WERE NOT ALLOWED TO READ THEPAPER OR LISTEN TO THE RADIO. SHE USED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS OKAY TO LIVE THERE THEY WENT TO SCHOOL AT LOOS AND THEY WERE TREATED WELL . SHE OFTEN WONDERED WHAT HAPPEN TO SOME OF HER COTTAGE FRIENDS SHE DID KEEP UP WITH SOME OF THEM DURING THE EARLY YEARS. A SAD TIME FOR HER BUT SHE NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. I WAS BORN IN DAYTON AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO DO SOME ANCESTRY AND TOOK MANY PICTURES MY MOM WAS IN BUILDING 9 AND RALPH WAS IN 4. IF AANYONE REMBERS THEM PLEASE WRITE ME AT gkue@embarqmail.com or i will check back here thanks
JDavis67 1 post Apr 10, 2014 5:33 AM	Hi, my grandparents were Helen and Orville Wharton who worked all their lives at Shawen Acres. Do any of you remember them? I have memories as a young child of random people coming to their house (they had moved to Knecht Dr. when my dad entered high school at Colonel White) and calling them Mom and Pop. While I hope any memories of them that you may have are good, I am open to hearing all types of memories. Thank you in advance!
MikeH 78 posts Apr 11, 2014 4:03 PM	Hi J Davis. I remember Mrs. Wharton well. She was in charge of the stock room (actually alot bigger then a room) where all the cottages picked up their weekly groceries and where all us kids went to get our clothes, especially at the beginning of school year. She had alot of responsibility and I never heard anyone ever complain. She was a nice lady and good friends with my cottage mom, Mrs. Edwards. ---------- Mike Harris
JDavis67 2 posts Apr 14, 2014 6:35 AM	Aww thank you for the reply Mike Harris! I remember her talking about those responsibilities. Did you know my dad, Tom Wharton, too? ~ Jenny Davis
MikeH 79 posts Apr 14, 2014 7:34 AM	Not near as well because he was maintnance and worked with Pop Nugent and several others (dang, I forget their names) and they did most of their work in places we weren't allowed to go and at times we were either gone or in bed. When I was there, 1959 to 1967 there was the greatest group of people you could imagine overseeing that orphanage. From Mr. and Mrs. Allaman to the playground directors, everyone really cared about the kids. ---------- Mike Harris
joey m 199 posts Apr 14, 2014 10:00 AM	Mike H Did you know Football staff Don Hawker Don Dixon Larry Shsdowens and there was a girl on staff and I cant remember her name but I thought she was cute. I played there in 58 to 61. If you remember they let guys from the outside play. Hawker became a friend after I graduated. Henry Reynolds & Tracy Miller were a couple of the players I remember. I came from Chaminade and caught a bus there every knight after school and hitched hiked home to Weast Carrollton every knight. I remember practicing at night and they would give us cartons of milk after practice and sometimes we were allowed to swim. One thing I remember was making friends with Oren Fisher who was from Shawen Acres but played for Colonel White. He was way to good to play at The Acres, I know he made All City at fullback I think. Kept up with him for a few years after we graduated but havent heard anything about him for years. "GREAT MEMORIES"
MikeH 80 posts Apr 14, 2014 2:25 PM	Hi Joey, Yep, Don Hawker was the head of recreation and seemed to be everywhere at once: he could cover some ground. He was also the gym teacher at Fairview Elementary School back then. The other guys you mention were way older then me at that time, so I do not remember them. I remember you now though, you're Hartzell's buddy. (smile) ---------- Mike Harris
Nile 138 posts Apr 15, 2014 3:50 PM	It was a rough life in Shawen Acres. I had one boy in my grade school that was from shawen Acres and he was a bully. I think he tried to prove himself to everybody else. The family was a failure and he was out on some vendetta with shoulder chip. I just overlooked it. I don't even remember his name. He went to Fairview.
PMB50 1 post Apr 15, 2014 5:15 PM	Does anyone remember an elderly, female carer named Ethel Beckey (aka Muv)? She worked & lived at Shawn Acres - Circa late 50's to 60's). She was a large, soft-spoken woman, with short, white hair. She died in an Englewood nursing home on December 29th 1986 at the age of 100 years & 6 months. She was an accomplished seamstress, so, in her spare time she often did clothing repair & knitted/crocheted/sewed items for the children at the orphanage. She had 6 children of her own (plus umpteen grandkids) so was an excellent mother figure. Any info (anecdotal stories) would be welcome!
mikedaley 1 post Apr 15, 2014 7:14 PM	Yeah I remember Shawn Acres as a kid. My parents told me about it and then later on I walked by it everyday to school at Charles Loos (67-68). I only knew one fella who lived there - he was a black kid named Charlie. I don't know his last name but sure would be cool if I knew how he turned out 50 years later. Better than myself hopefully.
KennyE11 178 posts Apr 15, 2014 10:02 PM	MikeH - You mentioned Pop Nugent. That would be my sister-in-law's maternal grandfather (Paul Nugent). Both of her grandparents worked at Shawen Acres, as well as her mother (Betty Snyder). Last Edited by KennyE11 on Apr 15, 2014 10:08 PM
MikeH 81 posts Apr 16, 2014 9:52 AM	Yes, Mom and Pop Nugent were the cottage parents of Cottage 11 and Mr. Nugent also worked maintanance. ---------- Mike Harris
tammy0820 1 post Apr 26, 2014 7:39 PM	I have some photos from when my dad was there. I guess they wont post this message if I am not allowed to put names on here, but if you are related to any of these folks I will send you the pics. Helen Dearmond Lester Lutz Randal Bird, two fellas with the cottage dogs Randall Burchette If any of you remember my dad or aunt who was there in the 40s and 50s and have any stories I would like to hear them :) Ronald Haben and Juanita Haben Last Edited by tammy0820 on Apr 26, 2014 7:41 PM
Jamie13 2 posts May 15, 2014 6:14 PM	My grandmother Alma Maxine Johnson was a nurse in the 50's. She was a robust jolly women always joking and loved by the kids, Anyone remember her ?
joey m 205 posts May 19, 2014 8:42 AM	Jamie13 I'm not sure if it was your grandmother but I played on SA's football team from 59 to 61. I cant remember the year but we were playing Lincoln Heights at home and I got me bell rung pretty good. Coach Hawker sent me to the infirmary to get checked out and there was an elderly nurse who checked me out then asked me a few questions and asked if I felt OK obviously I said yes, went back for the last half and finished the game. She was a very nice lady. GREAT MEMORIES
LINDA09 36 posts Jun 16, 2014 7:33 PM	Hi everyone...my name is Linda and I love this site (DHBO)....my husband works for Montgomery County Parks. I have notice on this site that some people were talking about the buildings being torn. I am agreat believer in keeping history alive !!! I hated it when they tore the buldings down, it was very sad. But please everyone that can should go and see the grounds now...they have done a wonderful job to make it a beautiful park. They used the beams and tiled roofs from the old buildings and other salvage...it really is nice. If they had to tear it down, then I am glad it looks the way it does now. I did not live there but I do have a great sense of preservation awareness. I am sure the people who lived and grew up there has felt a loss of identity ( I know I drive by the house I was raised in and cry because it is delapidated), so please check it out....many memories I'm sure !!!
luv my dayton 617 posts Jun 17, 2014 8:06 AM	Drove by that part of town and was bowled over when seeing there was no Shawn Acres and wondered where the children were being placed now. Needless to say I noticed the new facility further back and it looks like state of the art. Old buildings seemed to have old time charm that the newer doesn't have but the kids and workers I am sure love the current enviornment. Also glad to hear many who lived there have happy memories as when I was young the threats many times from parents were to be sent there if we didn't behave which scared the daylight's out of us because we didn't know any better. There also was a st. Joseph children's home and may have been Catholic run. Does that place still exist? Last Edited by luv my dayton on Jun 17, 2014 8:23 AM
RIVERDALE RAT 588 posts Jun 17, 2014 4:53 PM	I remember when I was on my way to Forrest Park, I used to see a couple of the older kids on the trolley heading back to the acres. I used to hear such horror stories about what punks these kids would be when they were out on their own and I finally got to where I would have arguments with people for saying that because it just wasn't true. Kids will be kids, so I am sure there were some rowdy ones, but the ones I talked to were just normal acting kids like anyone else I ever I met. I made friends with one Black Kid who wore glasses and we used to meet at the old YMCA and play ping Pong. Neither one of us ever mentioned that he lived at Shawn Acres because he seemed to want to escape that identify for a while. I never asked about his parents and he never offered, anyhow they must have had ping pong tables at Shawn Acres because he always skunked me. St. Josephs sounds awfully familiar, but for some reason I am drawing a blank on it. I know the old St. Josephs church was down on Second Street by Delco, but that's not the same thing. I may start a new thread and see what all memories people have of the place. Thank you for bringing that up. Last Edited by RIVERDALE RAT on Jun 17, 2014 4:56 PM
Billd1952 209 posts Jun 18, 2014 11:58 AM	Riverdale Rat, St. Joseph's Orphanage was on St Paul Ave, between Demphle on the south side and an alley just north of Andrew St. and the eastern side was on St. Joseph Ave.
RIVERDALE RAT 599 posts Jun 18, 2014 12:59 PM	Billd1952...Yes, I remembered it as soon as someone mentioned St Paul Ave. I was never on the grounds, but I was casually acquainted with an old guy who used to be a night watchman there. I started a thread for it in hope that we would get some good stories from folks who used to work, live there. Thanks for the exact location and all of the street names, I am going to take a Google trip over there right now and see if I can conjure up any more old memories, but I doubt it. I seem to recall it as a big old hulking structure that could sometimes be seen from the Wyoming street hill. Last Edited by RIVERDALE RAT on Jun 18, 2014 1:00 PM
smiles 2 posts Jun 28, 2014 3:10 AM	Is there a way to find out why a child was temporarily placed at Shawen Acres it would have been the early 1950
luv my dayton 640 posts Jun 28, 2014 6:57 AM	This isnt fact based but believe back that far foster parenting wasn't as available if at all and the orphanage was a temporary fix until a family could get themselves together. Could have hit hard times and rather than children suffering they at least had a roof over their head and food in their tummys. Don't think a lot of times it had anything to do with bad parenting.

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