In that time period Ed, it was a state controlled facility. I believe it is still in existence today. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) EASheld@aol.com wrote: >Can anyone shed some light on this "Institution for Feeble Minded" in >Glenwood,Mills Co.? >I found some in,mates there aged 22 and 23 ,children? Was this a state or >County home? >This was in the 1920 census and these folks may be related to me. Thanks,Ed >Sheldon > > >==== IOWA Mailing List ==== >The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub >instructions, list rules and other useful information. >Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > >============================== >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 > > > >

My understanding is that many of the inmates were orphans and not "feeble-minded." You'll find information about the institution at the IAGenWeb Mills County site (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/). Greta Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Tague" <dicktague@devtex.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Institution in Mills Co. > In that time period Ed, it was a state controlled facility. I believe it > is still in existence today. Dick > > May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish > proverb) > > > > EASheld@aol.com wrote: > >>Can anyone shed some light on this "Institution for Feeble Minded" in >>Glenwood,Mills Co.? >>I found some in,mates there aged 22 and 23 ,children? Was this a state or >>County home? >>This was in the 1920 census and these folks may be related to me. >>Thanks,Ed Sheldon >> >> >>==== IOWA Mailing List ==== >>The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub >>instructions, list rules and other useful information. >>Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist >> >>============================== >>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 >> >> >> > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > 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 > >

I don't know about IA, but in WI, here is a page about such and Institution.. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/institutions/feeble.html (We be neighbors).. :-) Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Tague" <dicktague@devtex.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Institution in Mills Co. > In that time period Ed, it was a state controlled facility. I believe it > is still in existence today. Dick > > May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) > > > > EASheld@aol.com wrote: > > >Can anyone shed some light on this "Institution for Feeble Minded" in > >Glenwood,Mills Co.? > >I found some in,mates there aged 22 and 23 ,children? Was this a state or > >County home? > >This was in the 1920 census and these folks may be related to me. Thanks,Ed > >Sheldon > > > > > >==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > >The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > >instructions, list rules and other useful information. > >Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > > >============================== > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > 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 >