I am sure Ryan Nelson could help you and he does havre e-mail, but I do not know what it is. Maybe someone else would ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.R. Scott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] POOR FARM > Does the Historical Society not have an e-mail address? One would think > someone in the society would have a computer. I don't quite understand > what > kind of info they are looking for. We have letters from the 1800's > mentioning my late father-in-law was in the Poor House/Farm with some of > his > siblings. He, at least, was later placed in the Children's Aid Society in > Chicago. > Mary Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BLS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:13 AM > Subject: [ILHAMILT] POOR FARM > > >> Information sought about poor farm >> >> McLEANSBORO - Hamilton County Historical Society is seeking information >> about this Hamilton County Poor Farm, which was in operation here from >> the >> late 1800s until the early 1950s, according to information provided by >> the >> historical society. >> >> The County Poor Farm was located northeast of McLeansboro on a site where >> Bill Ingram built his home.The rooms were small, only large enough for a >> bed and dresser, the historical society information states. >> >> It was a time when there was no Social Security or Public Aid; if people >> were unable to take care of themselves and if they didn't have family to >> take care of them, this was an alternative. >> >> The historical society is researching the poor farm; anyone with >> information about it is asked to contact Marion Russell, 307 1/2 S. Pearl >> St., McLeansboro, IL 62859 or call 231-7110. >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2392 - Release Date: > 09/24/09 > 05:52:00 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Here is the email address I have to reach Ryan Nelson - [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] POOR FARM >I am sure Ryan Nelson could help you and he does havre e-mail, but I do not > know what it is. Maybe someone else would > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M.R. Scott" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:41 PM > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] POOR FARM > > >> Does the Historical Society not have an e-mail address? One would think >> someone in the society would have a computer. I don't quite understand >> what >> kind of info they are looking for. We have letters from the 1800's >> mentioning my late father-in-law was in the Poor House/Farm with some of >> his >> siblings. He, at least, was later placed in the Children's Aid Society in >> Chicago. >> Mary Scott >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "BLS" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:13 AM >> Subject: [ILHAMILT] POOR FARM >> >> >>> Information sought about poor farm >>> >>> McLEANSBORO - Hamilton County Historical Society is seeking information >>> about this Hamilton County Poor Farm, which was in operation here from >>> the >>> late 1800s until the early 1950s, according to information provided by >>> the >>> historical society. >>> >>> The County Poor Farm was located northeast of McLeansboro on a site >>> where >>> Bill Ingram built his home.The rooms were small, only large enough for a >>> bed and dresser, the historical society information states. >>> >>> It was a time when there was no Social Security or Public Aid; if people >>> were unable to take care of themselves and if they didn't have family to >>> take care of them, this was an alternative. >>> >>> The historical society is researching the poor farm; anyone with >>> information about it is asked to contact Marion Russell, 307 1/2 S. >>> Pearl >>> St., McLeansboro, IL 62859 or call 231-7110. >>> >>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> List admin: [email protected] >>> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2392 - Release Date: >> 09/24/09 >> 05:52:00 >> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >