Father Baker and Nummies: A Controversial History You Won't Believe

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Father Baker was shocked at his first assignment from the Bishop – he was appointed assistant superintendent of the institutions at Limestone Hill under his friend Father Hines. Father Nelson H . Baker had been dead for years and the campaign to make him a saint hadn’t yet begun. But the orphanage Baker made famous in Lackawanna would be Knickerbocker’s new home. For many of them, though, a hero arose: Father Baker . Those records that have been left behind from that era tell a story of a bustling “City of Charity” that did more good than can be imagined. Father Nelson Baker with some of the many orphans he helped over his long tenure at Our Lady of Victory, funded in part by his seemingly inexplicable discovery of natural gas on parish property. The late Western New York priest, the revered Father Nelson Baker (1841–1936), devoted himself to Catholic works, including replacing a fire-damaged church with an impressive basilica and creating a hospital, a boys’ orphanage, a boys’ protectory, and other institutions. Is Father Baker ’s Nummies Legacy Underrated? Find Out Now! Filled with artifacts from his life, cherished memories of people impacted by his ministry, and interesting facts and figures along the way, the museum serves as a tool to illustrate both the. The definitive work on the life and miracles of Father Nelson Baker , first published in 2005, is now available in an updated edition. The Mysteries of Father Baker , meticulously written and researched by local historian John Koerner, first captured the hearts of readers nearly a decade ago. Father Baker was so practical, in fact, that he spent his entire life in Buffalo and Lackawanna, helping people who brought their problems to his doorstep. Usually those problems were unwanted children. Now the Catholic Church is considering Father Baker for sainthood.