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Dear Camden County,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I am looking for any paper work from when my mother and her sisters were made wards of the Sheltering Arms Home in Camden. The were put in the home between 1934 and 1938.
Miriam Shindle ran the home and Louise F Walsh was in in charge of the Camden County Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Children.

My Mother's and Sisters names were as follows:

Doris Jean Edwards
Kay F Edwards
Margaret Edwards (she was adopted by the Brown family and her name was changed to Patricia Brown)

The names of their parents were as follows:
Ashby Lee Edwards
Alice Edwards (she also went by the name Sue or Susan) - Maiden Name - Hutchinson

Yours faithfully,
Gwen Baker

Camden County OPRA Center,

Dear Gwen Baker,

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Camden County OPRA Center,

Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131  
Camden County Administration    
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

Dear Gwen Baker:
 
Thank you for submitting an Open Public Records request with Camden
County.   Your request was given the reference number W019573-091621 for
tracking purposes.
 
Our office will forward your request to the appropriate Department for
their review and search of their files for the requested records.   A
written response will be send to you within seven business days or sooner
depending on the type of records requested.   
 
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towards the seven business day deadline.  If any request received after
the close of a business day will be deemed received on the next business
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Camden County OPRA Center,

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Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131  
Camden County Administration    
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

 
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09/16/2021
 
RE: OPRA Request of 9/16/2021, Reference # W019573-091621
 
Dear Gwen Baker,
 
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records
Act request on 9/16/2021.  To access your request please click [2]here.
 
The documents that you are requesting are created and maintained by the
Family Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.  The Camden County
Office of Archives and Records Management does not have access to the
requested records.  You may contact the Superior Court of New Jersey for
their process in obtaining records or check their website for further
instructions at: 
 
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Should you have any questions, please contact the Custodian of Records at
(856) 225-2131.

 
Sincerely,
 
Steffani Lon for
Maria Efstratiades 
 
Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records
Camden County
Office of Archives & Records Management
Courthouse, 11th Floor
520 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1375
 
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