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MARCH 19, 1851: The San Francisco Foundling Asylum opened. Later renamed the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum, this institution would exist in the City under various names for almost 100 years. 

MARCH 19, 1851: The San Francisco Foundling Asylum opened. Later renamed the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum, this institution would exist in the City under various names for almost 100 years. 

The San Francisco Foundling Asylum Society was founded in 1851 by Reverend Albert Williams in order to help five siblings, aged 3-12, who had been…

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MARCH 12, 2022: The St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place in San Francisco. 

MARCH 12, 2022: The St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place in San Francisco. 

If there’s one thing San Franciscans like to do, it’s to put on a parade. Since the City was first established in 1850, parades have…

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