(Undated St. Mary’s file photo.) Among the many sad stories coming out of Haiti is the news that six sisters of the Daughters of Wisdom were caught in the rubble. Three were killed; the others are not believed to have survived. St. Mary’s Home for Disabled...
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...
The children’s book sponsored by St. Mary’s Home — “There Goes a Mermaid! A NorFolktale” — is featured prominently in a “Nonprofit Gift Guide” published this week in Inside Business. The guide lists items that local nonprofits are selling...
