Diane, Thank you so much. Is that a large brick building I think I saw. Either way,I thank you very much. It must have been quite an experience for the Brownies and Guides but so very kind. Thanks again, Lorna ----- Original Message ----- From: adhayman@ns.sympatico.ca To: can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com Cc: Lorna Xixis Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] 1940 Died in County Home (Poor), Pictou Co. This building is still in Riverton, outside of Stellarton. It is now called Riverview Home and is home to challenged adults. When I was young, my mother used to take the Brownies and Guides there every Christmas to entertain the residents. We always had a Candlelight Service at church, so we would do all the singing parts as well as carolling, and of course brought them all Christmas presents and lunch. It certainly taught us to appreciate how fortunate we all were, and to learn to have empathy for those not as fortunate in life.My mom told me when she was in nurse's training at the Aberdeen Hospital School of Nursing(she graduated in 1940) they did their Psychiatric Training part at the home in Riverton. Diane Hayman, Westville ---- Lorna Xixis <xixis@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > Hi everyone > > Can anyone tell me where this is/would have been in 1940? > Are there any photos of the home? > > Would this be the one > 1886 - Asylum, Riveton; poor and harmless insane > 1922 - New Asylum built; harmless insane only > 1922 - Old Asylum became “Old People's Home” > > Thanks much, > > Lorna > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message