There are many longstanding holiday traditions at St. Mary’s Home, and one of the favorites has come to be the annual visit by the singing group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District. District employees donated gifts to the nearly 90...
Santa and Laquesha. The sound of bells jingling as he walked down the halls gave him away. The children of St. Mary’s Home knew there was a very important person in the building. Santa visited several classrooms to chat with the children and spread some holiday...
Allied Command Chief of Staff Royal Navy Vice Adm. Robert Cooling, Wayne Buck and Dan Berry present a donation check to William C. Giermak and Mary Helen Hilton from St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children. (From left – Buck, Giermak, Hilton, Cooling, Berry). Photo by...
Crystle and Kristine Cameron, a certified nursing assistant, exchange smiles. (photo by Wéyo.)Walk around St. Mary’s Home and at any given time, you’ll stumble upon sweet moments like this. About St. Mary’s Home: St. Mary’s Home in Norfolk provides...
Sisters of the Daughters of Wisdom feed children during an evening meal. (1946 file photo)The world was at war when a downtown Norfolk building that already had served children for more than a century as a school for girls was re-dedicated on Dec. 8, 1944, for a new...
