Yes the report I read said that not all of the folks buried there were moved. I've got a couple of inquiries out now and I'm sending out more, maybe we can find out what actually happened back then. >From: "kathy" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [RockIsl'd] Watertown Hospital >Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:00:45 -0600 > >I have found a relative that died at the hospital. There is a cemetary >close to the old hospital but it says there is no trespassing. The >sites are marked by plates that have the name, birth year and Death >Year. That is the only information on them > >Kathy > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 6:43 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Watertown Hospital > >In a message dated 9/21/2003 11:36:34 AM Central Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: >the Watertown Hospital, but >they did not send. On the death certificate for Paulina Mohr Dunker it > >The hospital has been closed for many, many years so it is not >surprising >that there are no records. My husband says there is a list of deaths of >the >patients at the Rock Island County Historical Society but it doesn't >give place of >buriel. We have no idea where any of them were buried but perhaps on >the >site near the hospital since they had lots of land that was also used >for farming. >stated > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >~~ The List's GOLDEN RULE ~~ >Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it clean & cool. >Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >~~ The List's GOLDEN RULE ~~ >Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it clean & cool. >Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). https://broadband.msn.com

Not at the Rock Island County building, the amounts gone up to $12 for copies of marriage licenses. Just what vital records are you talking about? The Court House doesn't have records of this nature. >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Re: older newspapers (Plus ? museum) >Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:02:53 EDT > >All vital records back to 1856 are available at the court house and the >cost >is $10.00 per record and must be cash or Money order as they don't accept >checks. > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >ROLL CALLS? Not permitted unless instituted by the List Admin. But post >your interests and areas of search often. New members join every day. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your existing Internet access and enjoy patented spam protection and more. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa

One thing I forgot to mention, The Rock Island County Historical Library also has the Blackhawk Genealogical Society Collection along with the Moline Public Library Collection. There is an awfull lot of information available now. Bev

We have another thought on finding the cemetery of people who died at the State Hospital. We have a man here who has published about 26 volumes of Death Records and we will call him later this morning and see if he has anything on the State Hospital.

All vital records back to 1856 are available at the court house and the cost is $10.00 per record and must be cash or Money order as they don't accept checks.

I am sorry but we used to do free look-ups and were inundated by work. We had to stop since it was just impossible to keep it up. Now the only way is to contact the Historical Society for information. There is a small charge depending on how much information is found.

In a message dated 9/21/2003 4:54:26 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Would Watertown be the likely place someone living nearby The village of Watertown still exists today. Neighboring places would be Silvis, East Moline and Moline as well as Hampton, Port Byron and Cordova.

In a message dated 9/21/2003 11:36:34 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: the Watertown Hospital, but they did not send. On the death certificate for Paulina Mohr Dunker it The hospital has been closed for many, many years so it is not surprising that there are no records. My husband says there is a list of deaths of the patients at the Rock Island County Historical Society but it doesn't give place of buriel. We have no idea where any of them were buried but perhaps on the site near the hospital since they had lots of land that was also used for farming. stated

In a message dated 9/21/2003 11:31:09 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: And if you've ever had anything to do with these big companies, then you know how much fun it can be to get a question Right and I did work there also -- and at the Main Office of Deere & Company

We are doing our best to explain it to you. The Rock Island County Historical Society has a library and the library is attached to an historical house that is a museum. The Downtown Public Library needs renovation and therefore, their things are now at the Rock Island County Historical Society Library. There is a Website for the Rock Island County Hitorical Society also. I tried earlier to put the link and URL into the mail but AOL is acting up today so it didn't go through. And we do have a list of the Watertown Hospital of the people who died there but I don't think it lists the cemetery. I could be wrong on this. The older newspapers are on microfilm at the Historical Society. You can write the soceity and have a search done or you can come yourself and the volunteers will help you find what is needed. Since I can't seem to send you the link for the website please go to Rock Island County Historical Society as a search and it should bring it up instantly. Marilyn Z

In a message dated 9/21/2003 11:22:05 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: If the John Deere company paid to move these people, wouldn't they have some kind of records? I am not sure about Deere and Company doing it. The name of the Corporation is Deere and Company and the place called John Deere Company was only a small branch office in the town of Moline.Therefore, I doubt that there are any records at all. As my husband is a volunteer researcher at the Rock Island County Historical Society we have gone through this same discussion many times during the past six years. No records available anyplace here but it could be possible that something could be found in Illinois State Archives and that is call IRAD. There is a website for it but don't have it marked.

You are right Marilyn, The records from the East Moline State Hospital are at IRAD in Macomb, IL. There address is; Illinois Regional Archives Depository University Library Western Illinois University 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455-1390 I don't have their web address, you can probably get it on Google. Bev

I have found a relative that died at the hospital. There is a cemetary close to the old hospital but it says there is no trespassing. The sites are marked by plates that have the name, birth year and Death Year. That is the only information on them Kathy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 6:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Watertown Hospital In a message dated 9/21/2003 11:36:34 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: the Watertown Hospital, but they did not send. On the death certificate for Paulina Mohr Dunker it The hospital has been closed for many, many years so it is not surprising that there are no records. My husband says there is a list of deaths of the patients at the Rock Island County Historical Society but it doesn't give place of buriel. We have no idea where any of them were buried but perhaps on the site near the hospital since they had lots of land that was also used for farming. stated ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== ~~ The List's GOLDEN RULE ~~ Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it clean & cool. Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Well, Thank you all for so much information today, it does seem that my question re: the location of the records and buildings has been answered. Please do not be concerned with creating confusion in your communication. Confusion can always be cleared up but without people willing to share what they have we would all have lost out on a lot of information we are in search of. So please don't let this quiet you! Thanks again for taking the time to set me straight. Theresa ----- Original Message ----- From: "L MO2" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Re: older newspapers (Plus ? museum) > Shouldn't have been I was just passing information I'd been given, which > included an address and I even elaborated saying I didn't know if this was > the same place as the one that was behind Butterworth Center that was also > mentioned. Guess that happens when you try to be helpful, ya get > misunderstood. :) > > > >From: "Jackie Withrow" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Re: older newspapers (Plus ? museum) > >Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:55:04 -0500 > > > >As far as I know there is no new museum. There is the Rock Island > >Historical > >Society located behind the Butterworth Center in Moline, IL. It consists of > >an old house which has been turned into a museum and a newer section > >holding > >all old records, newspapers, etc. I was just there recently. They recently > >moved all old records from the Moline Public Library to the Rock Island > >Historical Society. I hope this is clear for you. The messages were very > >confusing. > > > >Jackie > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "theresa" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:38 AM > >Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Re: older newspapers (Plus ? museum) > > > > > > > I must say, this whole topic is VERY confusing for one reading it and > >not > > > living in the Rock Island area......I cannot determine which of you is > > > correct or if I am just not understanding the messages. Is there > >actually > > > a new building? Has the Rock Island Historical Building acquired new > > > microfilms and documents and relocated them from the Library into their > >own > > > building? Is the Library next door to the Rock Island Historical > >Building > > > and now they are working together? Is the Rock Island Historical > >Building > > > in the same building as the Library? As you can see I am quite confused > >as > > > all of the above questions relate directly to conclusions I have come to > > > from the variety of e-mails responding the the statement that there is a > >new > > > museum or geneology based structure in Moline. > > > I suspect if I am confused others are also. I would like to know > >how > > > to access these documents, newspapers, etc. Which address and building > >name > > > does one write to. I intend on visiting in the next year and would > >like > >to > > > know if these are two separate locations or one? > > > Thanks, Theresa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:16 AM > > > Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Re: older newspapers (Plus ? museum) > > > > > > > > > > The address of the Rock Island County Historical Society is 822 - 11th > > > > Avenue, Moline. It has been there for many years. They just recently > > > acquired the > > > > Genealogy Section of the Moline Public Library. They have many old > > > newspapers > > > > including the Port Byron Globe, Census on microfilm, biographies, > >Marriage > > > > Records from 1833 to 1900, Cemetery Readings, City Directories, 40,500 > > > names in > > > > their obituary database, Civil War Records and many other records of > >Rock > > > Island > > > > County. > > > > > > > > Bev > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > > > > Uh-Oh!!! <----- Missed or deleted a post that would put a crack in > >your > > > > wall? 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It was in 79 the decision was made, and Feb 1, 1980 was the last day I had worked at the state hospital, and it was then converted the next day, to the prision, they did not waste any time.

Mother's full name is Martha Flo Gilmore ( Harland) Thanks so much Roberta

It was Gov. Thompson who made the dedcision to close most all the state hospitals. I had moved with the husband to Germany after I had gotten my nursing license, He got laid off from John Deere, and joined the Army, later moved to Fla, then got divorced, as we could not agree on too many things.

No they sure didn't, but then I think they were real worried about proving to folks that it could work, which wasn't the point. Folks weren't too wild about the whole idea to begin with, and having stuff like that forced on a community isn't easily accepted anyway. Doesn't seem like that long ago really, but then time isn't always kind when bad decisions like that are made. >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Watertown St Hosp - type of hospital? >Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:09:30 EDT > >It was in 79 the decision was made, and Feb 1, 1980 was the last day I had >worked at the state hospital, and it was then converted the next day, to >the >prision, they did not waste any time. > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >~*~*~*~ The Resources in the USGenWeb's Parade of States Awaits! ~*~*~*~ >-- Table of all States: http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks-table.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Instant message during games with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com

That'll do it, now I'm going to post a message either today or tomorrow with the particulars of all the folks that have asked for RI look ups. Make sure you check it out for any errors ok? :) Linda >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Re: older newspapers (Plus ? museum) >Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:06:25 EDT > >Mother's full name is > >Martha Flo Gilmore ( Harland) > >Thanks so much > >Roberta > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >~*~*~*~ The Resources in the USGenWeb's Parade of States Awaits! ~*~*~*~ >-- Table of all States: http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks-table.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Help protect your PC. Get a FREE computer virus scan online from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Linda......... I was wondering if perhaps you could do a couple of lookups in the obituaries for me also ? I am attempting to put together a family tree for the Gilmore and Harland families. Thanks...... Roberta