Frederick and Rosena Schlegel
Frederick and Rosena Schlegel were originally shoemakers from Germany and were committed to the Poorhouse in 1907.
Read MoreFrederick and Rosena Schlegel were originally shoemakers from Germany and were committed to the Poorhouse in 1907.
Read MoreValentine entered the House of Refuge after being sick for years and no longer having anyone to care for him. He stayed in the House for 9 months before he died from paralysis.
Read MoreAugust Drexler was born near Halle, Germany around 1821. His parents and family are mostly unknown as he immigrated alone to Canada sometime before 1855. He was living in the Village of Preston and working as a musician. August became well-known throughout the Waterloo Region for his musical expertise and his wandering ways. He would travel by foot from town to town to play music and stay at friend’s houses. For an in-depth look at August’s life in Waterloo County, please visit his page on Waterloo Generations. Below is the article written by W.H. Schmalz in the Waterloo Historical...
Read MoreWilliam Wright entered the Poorhouse on December 3, 1883 and died September 21, 1884 of old age.
Read More“The Old Man Hudson is in tolerable health for his age-getting weak and frail-although in this kind of weather he is still able to come out to church of a Sunday”
Read MoreJohn Michael and Catherine Dopp were one of the few elderly married couples that entered the Poorhouse together. They were also two of the first inmates to arrive at the House in 1869.
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