My grandfather was there for 7 years and there was only one little card for him. After 75 years, it is realeased to the public, before then you need the court order, which was very simple to get. But, a lot of the information was destroyed on patients and thus the small amount of information that we both got. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: jrshansen To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:42 AM Subject: RE: [GEORGIA] Milledgeville sanitarium, Baldwin Co., GA Hi Barbara, My great-grandmother's half-sister was institutionalized at the sanitarium from 1905 until her death in the mid-1930s. I contacted the hospital and they sent me the little info they had-- essentially 2 index cards with very basic information such as name, date entered, date of death, home county and a brief diagnosis. They told me that it was all the information there is about her (kind of sad considering it covered over 30 years of her life). However, after reading your message, should I consider the possibility that there might be additional information at the Georgia archives? Another question someone might know the answer to: when someone was committed, did it require any legal action in their home county, perhaps by their personal physician or a family member? I'm wondering if there may be more information in the county records of her home county? Thanks for any help. Juliann -----Original Message----- From: Barbara S Stock [mailto:bsstock@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 8:22 PM To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [GEORGIA] Milledgeville sanitarium, Baldwin Co., GA The medical records for patients at Milledgeville State Sanitarium are available in both loose records and on microfilm at the GA Archives for 1842-1924. I have used these records and some of them are very interesting and have good family information. Others are sketchy. For records after 1924, a court order is required, and they have to be accessed at or through the hospital itself. Barbara Smallwood Stock, CGRS Marietta, GA ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== 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