The SSND operated or worked at several orphanages throughout the United States and Canada. When the orphanages closed, records of children were sent to either the local diocesan Catholic charities office or a local governmental office.
Below is a list of orphanages where SSND ministered. Every effort has been made to locate the records of the children who lived there, but in some instances, this information could not be found.
| Orphanages | Dates SSND Served | Location of Orphan Records |
| MD, Baltimore, St. Anthony Orphanage | 1857-1943 | Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD: https://cc-md.org/ |
| PA, Tacony, St. Vincent Orphan Asylum | 1859-2013 | Unknown |
| PA, Troy Hill, St. Joseph Orphanage | 1853-1938 | Archdiocese of Pittsburgh Archives and Records Center, Pittsburgh, PA: https://diopitt.org/archives |
| Washington DC, St. Mary’s Orphanage | 1870-c. 1919 | Unknown |
| ON, St. Agatha, St. Agatha Orphanage | 1871-1988 | School Sisters of Notre Dame North American Archives, Milwaukee, WI: lists of children, 1873-1928; 1930-1967; admission cards, 1928-1965 |
| IL, Chicago, Holy Family Orphanage | 1890-1899 | Unknown |
| LA, New Orleans, St. Joseph Orphanage | 1857-1932 | Archdiocese of New Orleans Archives and Records, New Orleans, LA: https://nolacatholic.org/archives-and-records |
| WI, Elm Grove, St. Mary’s Orphanage (later Guardian Angels Orphanage) | 1859-1940 | Archdiocese of Milwaukee Archives, Milwaukee WI: https://www.archmil.org/offices/archives.htm |
| WI, Green Bay, St. Joseph Orphanage | 1877-1979 | Diocese of Green Bay Archives, Green Bay, WI: https://www.gbdioc.org/archives-and-genealogy-research/ |
| IL, Quincy, St. Aloysius Orphanage | 1865-1945 | Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Archives, Springfield, Illinois: https://dio.org/archives/ |
| NY, Buffalo, St. Joseph Orphanage | 1852-1874 | Unknown |
| KY, Louisville, St. Joseph Orphanage | 1867-1899 |
*St. Joseph’s Children’s Home, Louisville, KY: https://sjkids.org/ *University of Louisville Library, Louisville, KY: St. Joseph Catholic Orphan Society Records, 1849-1961: https://archivescatalog.library.louisville.edu/agents/corporate_entities/253 |
| NY, Yorkville, St. Joseph Orphanage | 1859-1918 | Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia, PA: https://redemptorists.net/redemptorist-archives |