Does anyone have any info on Lutheran Orphanages in Virginia, and old Lutheran churches that may not exist anymore? Is there a central address for Lutherans that handle this info?

I checked the 1982 book titled, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and Maternity Home : An Historical Directory." There are 136 entries for Virginia, which I will not be reading, but one happened to catch my eye :

The Lutheran Children's Home of the South, in Salem, VA. Maybe a Google search will find this home. I don't know about a central Lutheran address. Try Google or the World Almanac or a good librarian. Or take a look at this series of books :

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Yearbook / Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 1988-__. Minneapolis, MN: Publishing House of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1988-__. __ vols. Annual.

Reg Niles

The Lutheran Childrens Home of the South closed quite some time ago. I was there in 1950 - 1951, but I was only four years old. I have an older sister and several older contacts that actually graduated from there in the mid 60's. I do know that the have an annual reunion sometime in the fall (Sep -Oct). You can contact me if you wish me to get any further information. I can find out about the records source that is currently available.

Jimmy Wayne (Harrell) Lapinski