You might be interested in all the information on the history of Bridewell in Chicago by using the search at google.com for Bridewell Prison Chicago Mary [email protected] wrote: > Thanks. Donna > > > > Message: 1 > Because other's may be interested, I'm copying all my notes on BRIDEWELL > ... No "S" in the middle. > > My aunt's brother was the warden at Bridewell, a correctional > institution. This explains the clever woodworking pieces we received as > gifts from our grandmother, who evidently purchased them through her > sister-in-law. A tall wooden giraffe was a clothes rack, painted > yellow with brown spots and just the right height for a child to hang > their clothes, was one of the items. One was a child's rocker sort of > like a boat you sat in which was shaped like a duck. These were > evidently maide by inmates at Bridewell and sold through their giftstore > (?). > > I am seeking information on a Mr. Kielminski who was warden at Bridewell > Prison in Chicago during late 1930's and early 1940's. > > Reason: his sister was a relative. I always wondered why I had these > and then found that Mr. Klieminski (could be spelled Kliminski)was the > person in charge at Bridewell. > > This prision at 26th Street and California Ave. was changed to Cook > County Jail in the 1980s. Now is used for holding until trial those > accused of serious crimes. > > AnnEllen Barr > > > Been reading the "Chicago Genealogist" and criminals were sentenced to > Brideswell in the 1870s. Can any one tell me if that is the current > Cook County Jail? Donna > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Bridewell was the first Chicago city jail. It was at the corner of Polk > and Wells streets. My great-great grandfather, David Walsh, was the first > Keeper of the Bridewell, approved by the City Council in 1856. The city jail > was later moved to another location. > > Nancy Thomas > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 02:03:56 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Brideswell > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Been reading the "Chicago Genealogist" and criminals were sentenced to > Bridewell in the 1870s. Can any one tell me if that is the current Cook > County Jail? Donna > > >