statementfor ee web rev03may2015-1

OPERATION PEDRO PAN Parents Log The Parents Log is a document which the staff of the Catholic Welfare Bureau (CWB) kept with the names of the parents who sent their children unaccompanied to the United States and who remained under the care of the CWB. This log was kept beginning with the first children who arrived on December 26, 1960, and ending when the children stopped arriving through the program. The children’s names were not included in the Parents Log. The Parents Log complements the Airport Log. The Airport Log was kept by Jorge (George) Guarch, the CWB employee who met the flights at the airport. Mr. Guarch began keeping the log on May 26, 1961, and ended in October 1962. The Airport Log was the basis for the creation of The Miami Herald Pedro Pan Network. Parents of children who were met at the airport and went to live with family and friends are not on this Parents Log. This log also indicates the date of arrival of the child, or in some cases children, making the number of children represented in this log greater than the number of entries in it. Pedro Pans Eloísa Echazábal and Conchita Gutiérrez have transcribed the information in the Parents Log into a searchable report, covering the period prior to May 26, 1961, and past October 1962. The original complete hand-written log is kept at the Barry University Archives. “I’ve had a photocopy of these log pages for many years stashed away with other Pedro Pan memorabilia, but never got around to doing anything with it,”said Eloisa. “In discussing the log with my high-school friend Conchita the other day, we came to the conclusion that other Pedro Pans would love to know that it exists and see it.” Before finalizing the report, Conchita and Eloisa met with one of the former staff members of the Catholic Welfare Bureau who kept this record. She helped identify some names and initials which were not very legible in the hand-written copy. Conchita reminds us that…“This document, along with all the others in the collection, is of great historical importance of a significant stage in the lives of many Cubans. It also brings to light the courage and immense love these parents showed towards their children, sending them to the USA to ensure for them a life of freedom. It also serves as genealogical reference for descendants of those whose names appear on the list.” (Please scroll down to see the log)

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OPERATION PEDRO PAN

Parents Log

The Parents Log is a document which the staff of the Catholic Welfare Bureau (CWB) kept with the names of the parents who sent their children unaccompanied to the United States and who remained under the care of the CWB. This log was kept beginning with the first children who arrived on December 26, 1960, and ending when the children stopped arriving through the program. The childrens names were not included in the Parents Log. The Parents Log complements the Airport Log. The Airport Log was kept by Jorge (George) Guarch, the CWB employee who met the flights at the airport. Mr. Guarch began keeping the log on May 26, 1961, and ended in October 1962. The Airport Log was the basis for the creation of The Miami Herald Pedro Pan Network. Parents of children who were met at the airport and went to live with family and friends are not on this Parents Log. This log also indicates the date of arrival of the child, or in some cases children, making the number of children represented in this log greater than the number of entries in it. Pedro Pans Elosa Echazbal and Conchita Gutirrez have transcribed the information in the Parents Log into a searchable report, covering the period prior to May 26, 1961, and past October 1962. The original complete hand-written log is kept at the Barry University Archives. Ive had a photocopy of these log pages for many years stashed away with other Pedro Pan memorabilia, but never got around to doing anything with it,said Eloisa. In discussing the log with my high-school friend Conchita the other day, we came to the conclusion that other Pedro Pans would love to know that it exists and see it. Before finalizing the report, Conchita and Eloisa met with one of the former staff members of the Catholic Welfare Bureau who kept this record. She helped identify some names and initials which were not very legible in the hand-written copy. Conchita reminds us thatThis document, along with all the others in the collection, is of great historical importance of a significant stage in the lives of many Cubans. It also brings to light the courage and immense love these parents showed towards their children, sending them to the USA to ensure for them a life of freedom. It also serves as genealogical reference for descendants of those whose names appear on the list. (Please scroll down to see the log)