My question was whether Eastern State Hospital has always been a psychiatric facility and the answer I received from a Lister is - yes, it has always been a psych. facility, at least as far back as the mid 1800's. Nancy searcher3@mindspring.com wrote: >Well, Nancy, what is the answer? > > >==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner (that's me, Christine!) at >KYFAYETT-admin@rootsweb.com with any questions or problems. > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > >