A Haven for Children: The Lake Bluff Children's Home

The 1890s were a period of painful economic recession and a time of extreme social dislocation during which thousands of orphans and children whose parents could not afford to care for them were given up for adoption. The arrival of six children brought to Lake Bluff by the Metodist Deaconesses in 1894, the 75-year saga of the Lake Bluff Children's Home (LBCH) began. Its development, success and ultimate decline present a unique story of social service and community engagement, highlights of which are shared in this podcast.