Hi Kathy and All, There must be a way here. My mother's uncle was in Farmington for many years(died there in 1960), and they told me I needed a lawyer to get a court order. In fact, my last letter to them was returned, even tho it had the same address as the first letter telling me I needed the lawyer. His only two brothers died many years ago, and my mother and an aunt were the "caretakers" and they have both been gone since 1982 and 1991. The uncle had a wife from whom he had separated but never had children. I have about given up. I am wondering if anyone in the St. Louis Genealogy Society would be of any help. Ginny in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Wieland" <kathy@craftsbykathy.com> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: [Germans-STL] Records from State Hospital #4 and Sanitarium on Arsenal Street, St. Louis > Dear Friends, > > I would like to obtain records for Lena Wieland, a patient in 1910 at the > > State Hospital #4 in Farmington, MO. In 1920 Lena is a resident at > > the Sanitarium on Arsenal Street. > > > > I have been told that her records from these institutions may be > > available to family members with a court order. Can anyone tell me > > what kind of court order I need or how to proceed with this? > > > > This list has always been a great source of information, and I'm > > hoping that someone out there can guide me. > > > > Many thanks, > > Kathlyn Goedeker Wieland > > Researching Goedeker, Wieland, Hohenstein, Guelker, Timmer, Jennings > > and Schott of Apple Creek, MO > > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > OLD-GERMAN-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in German from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old German words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:OLD-GERMAN-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or mailto:OLD-GERMAN-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > 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 > >