Can anyone tell me where the records for this institution might be found. I always thought it was for juveniles. Are there two in Hutchinson? My uncle was a guest at the above-named Reformatory. I have a copy of a newspaper article and his picture, but he looks like a grown man, certainly not under 18. I don't know where I got the copy. Evidently while my Uncle Don McMillan was "visiting" he became good friends with a guard named Eli Stuckey. It stated that Stuckey had been a guard there 15 years, but not how long my uncle had been there. Evidently Stuckey encourage my uncle to continue in his love of singing and playing the guitar and he won a talent contest. When Stuckey died the family asked that Uncle Don sing at his funeral at a downtown funeral chapel. Maybe he wasn't 18, but in the picture he sure looks older. Can I even have access to juvenile records if he was under 18, and was there a "prison" in Hutch also? If you are wondering why I am posting this on Cowley County, it is becuase he would have gone through Cowley County Court ----- I assume. He was raised in Ark City. I'm afraid my mother's brothers all had run ins with the law as did her father. Even her sister. She came out unscathed. Appreciate any help. Barb Hruza - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Which is worse," they questioned me, "Ignorance or apathy?" Stumped, I felt no urge to share; I don't know, and I don't care. C.Hopper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Barbara Pike Hruza <[email protected]> Hamilton County coordinator <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nehamilt> NEGenWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/index.html> ====== Owner of Nebraska Hamilton County List (for information on subscribing please check www.rootsweb.com)