My grandfather, James Leeson, worked at the "Home for Incurables" as a night watchman in the late 1890s and early 1900's. Does anyone know anything about this hospital? Is there somewhere in PLP to get information about it's history or the history of the town?? Thanks- Joan in Kelowna, BC

Hello, I , too, have a relative William Patterson Smith, who was superintendent of the "Home for Incurables" inPortage. I would also like information on this hospital. William Patterson Smith was superintendent until 1915. Thank you, Mary Swank California Joan Kirkbride wrote: >My grandfather, James Leeson, worked at the "Home for Incurables" as a night >watchman in the late 1890s and early 1900's. Does anyone know anything about >this hospital? Is there somewhere in PLP to get information about it's >history or the history of the town?? >Thanks- >Joan in Kelowna, BC > > >==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== >For list information, subscribing, unsubscribing and archives visit: >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-MANITOBA.html > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >