The Haskell Home Orphanage was built in 1894 in Battle Creek Michigan, under the guidance of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, and funded by Caroline Haskell, and widow who had visited the Sanitarium and wanted to contribute to the community.  The model for the building was featured at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 when it was being constructed.  

It was a beautiful three story building with an attic, basement and limestone and wood.  It had a 1/2 pitch Gothic roof, with a immense veranda that spanned the front of facade.  It became a home where an average of 100 to 150 children at a time would be housed, educated and nurtured into adulthood.  

In the early hours of a February morning in 1909, a fire broke out in the building which quickly spread to all three stories.  The tragedy would not only destroy the last orphanage that existed in Battle Creek, and likely Southwest Michigan, but also three children would perish in the fury of the blaze.  

In this episode I interview author Jim Jackson who wrote the book: The Haskell Home Orphanage Tragedy.

To get a copy of his book, click here: https://amzn.to/3zBwskL

To watch the video on the Haskell Home Tragedy by Michael Delaware: https://youtu.be/goAYl7wDTok

For more information on Michael Delaware, visit: https://michaeldelaware.com