Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Strawberry Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)" in English language version.
The eastern slope of what was then called "Splitlog's Hill" was selected for the new home.
In 1918, an influenza epidemic raged throughout the United States. St. John the Baptist Parish recorded 51 deaths that year and 71 in 1919. Many children of the parish were left without one or both parents. Msgr. Martin D. Krmpotic, Pastor of St. John's was determined to remedy this situation. He asked the Sisters of St.Fransis of Christ the King to open an orphanage.
