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Finding home

The front door of the Morrell Home , located in Ottumwa . The Morrell family donated the home to the American Home Finding Association and became the organization ’ s headquarters in 1954 for “$ 1 and other consideration .” The house is now the organization ’ s administrative headquarters . Photo courtesy of The Lemberger Collection at the University of Iowa .

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