| 1896 |
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Kingsley House opens at 929 Tchoupitoulas as a part of the parish work of Trinity Episcopal Church, under the guidance of Dr. Beverly Warner, rector. |
| 1900 |
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Kingsley House moves to 1202 Annunciation Street. Under the head worker, Miss Katherine Hardy, Miss Eleanor McMain becomes a resident worker. |
| 1901 |
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The Kingsley House library is founded by the Sunshine Society. The night program begins with a class of four pupils. Dr. Warner appoints Miss Eleanor McMain head worker. The Kingsley House Mothers' Club is organized. |
| 1902 |
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On November 18 Kingsley House is severed from Trinity Church and becomes incorporated with a non-sectarian Board of Directors, Dr. Beverly Warner being elected president. |
| 1903 |
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Dr. Samuel Logan opens a clinic for women and children at Kingsley House. The first Kingsley House summer school opens. |
| 1904 |
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The Kingsley House playground opens on Constance Street, Dr. George S. Brown and Mrs. Maggie Collins, a member of the Kingsley House Woman's Club, join the nationwide fight against T. B. Miss Eleanor McMain and a Tulane University student, John K. Towles, make a survey of the housing conditions of the neighborhood. |
| 1905 |
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Kingsley House closes because of the Yellow Fever epidemic. The neighbors and workers of Kingsley House join in the fight to rid New Orleans of the epidemic. |
| 1906 |
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Kingsley House joins in the campaign for child labor laws. |
| 1907 |
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The Kingsley House Board approves the plan for "Fresh Air Colony," the first Kingsley House summer camp at Lewisburg, Louisiana. The camp is destroyed by a hurricane. |
| 1908 |
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On June 17, Edward Krieger and Madeline Sherman were married in the first wedding at Kingsley House. |
| 1909 |
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"Camp Onward" opens at Baywood, Y.M.C.A quarters at DeBuys, Mississippi. |
| 1910 |
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November 27, Dr. Warner's death.
Rabbi I. L. Leucht is elected president of Kingsley House. |
| 1911 |
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Classes for the sight impaired are opened by Mr. Tom Slough, who was blinded by an accident. As a result of theses classes the Lighthouse for the Blind was founded about 1916. |
| 1912 |
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The Kingsley House Co-operative Grocery Store opens. The first Kingsley House Council is organized. |
| 1914 |
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The Tulane School of Social Work is organized under the leadership of Kingsley House residents.
June 4, Rabbi Leucht's death. Mr. Warren Kearny becomes president of the Kingsley House Board.
Two Kingsley House volunteers, Dr. Haidee Weeks and Marion Legendre open a dental clinic.
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| 1916 |
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The property at 1202 Annunciation Street is purchased for Kingsley House by Mr. Sim Weis. |
| 1917 |
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The new "Camp Onward" opens at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. |
| 1920 |
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Miss McMain receives The Times-Picayune Loving Cup for distinguished civic service to the city of New Orleans. |
| 1924 |
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The deed to the property at 1600 Constance Street and funds for building at our present location are given to Kingsley House by Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Williams. |
| 1925 |
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May 26 - The formal opening of Kingsley House and the New Orleans Day Nursery is held at our present home. Kingsley House joins the Community Chest (now the United Way) as a charter member. |
| 1941 |
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The St. Thomas Housing Development is opened |
| 1952 |
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The United Fund (to be United Way) was organized and Kingsley House played an active part in this effort of organized giving and shared aims |
| 1957 |
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Swimming pools are opened at Kingsley House and Camp Onward |
| 1964 |
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Kingsley House is the first agency in New Orleans to integrate its programs |
| 1967 |
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Preschool classrooms were built and Kingsley House buildings were joined |
| 1985 |
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The first Family Preservation Service in the South is started at Kingsley House |
| 1996 |
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Year-long Centennial Celebration! Construction began on expansion and renovation of facilities |
| August 29, 2005 |
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Hurricane Katrina destroyed communities along the Gulf Coast and caused $3.5 million in damages to Kingsley House’s historic buildings and programs |
| October 15, 2005 |
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Kingsley House re-opened with a core staff of 30, less than one-third of pre-Katrina staff numbers |
| May 12, 2006 |
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Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton visit Kingsley House and recognize the vital work of the agency in recovery and resettlement |
| Today |
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Kingsley House continues to lead the non-profit sector in efforts to stabilize our community and to provide essential services to individuals and families as they rebuild their lives |
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