I'm wondering if you wrote to the Brandon Mental Hospital (I think they used to call it that). They might know the history of mental hospitals of that time. Good luck-- hope you get some good answers. Donna Coulter Box 1232 Nanton AB. Researching- BOYD-1855-1916 THOMPSON- Francis and Mary 1846-1900 CUMMINGS- John and Isabelle(Addison)1870-1900+ ON TEDFORD Francis (Frank) E 1870-1900+MB ----- Original Message ----- From: <ZBRWGO@aol.com> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 05 October, 1999 7:25 PM Subject: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] Insane Asylums? > Since hospitals are being discussed, I thought this would be a good time to > ask if anyone knows which hospitals were in existence around 1900? My > gggrandmother was committed about that time in Winnipeg where she lived out > the rest of her life. No one seems to know the name of the place as this was > not discussed very openly in the family. She died sometime after 1920..... > Did the Salvation Army hospital care for mentally ill patients long-term? > Can anyone give me the names of the hospitals in Winnipeg around 1900? > Could really use the help on this! > Best Regards, > Roberta in Vancouver, WA, US > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > See the Resources and Projects > >