I don't know if this will help but I found an Ida Thompson, nurse with the Visiting Nurse Assoc at 35 Church St, r. 25 Blackhall in the 1923 New London City Directory The owner of the property was listed as Mrs. Elizabeth M. Buckley In the 1930 Groton Directory, there was an Ida J. Thompson listed in the Groton Classified section under Nurses - Graduate & Practical, at 80 Mitchell St Ext. If there is a directory only for Lyme, maybe you can find it there. Check with the library - Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [GenCT] Ida MS Thompson Hospital > Hello Ginny and thanks for your input. This place likely closed decades ago > and may have been a hospital/facility for unwed mothers and/or pregnant women, > some who were in prison. A relative of mine recently came across a birth > certificate that said a woman from a nearby prison had given birth to twins in > 1942 at this facility. She stayed there for 4 months. The name is exactly as > written on the b.c., Ida MS Thompson Hospital, no clue what the MS stands > for. Our family lore says a woman in our family gave birth to a child while in > prison (back in the 1930's or '40's) and we were wondering if this may have > been the location. > > Margaret > >