Barbara You might want to visit the Alabama page of the Poorhouse Story web site at: http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_alabama.htm I did not see anything specifically for Mobile, but it makes for interesting reading/history. Ann Jacksonville, FL (born and raised in Mobile) LawBarbara@aol.com wrote: > Can anyone give me any information about the poor farm in Mobile. I know it > no longer exists. Were there any ariticles in the newspaper about it? Are > there photos anywhere that I could copy? Any stories remembered? Any help > would be appreciated. > Thank you from California, > Barbara LawBarbara@aol.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237