Can anyone tell me a little info about this hospital? My great grandfather's nephew (Edward Ryan) was taken to this hospital following a fire in Arlington in 1945. Edward subsequently died due to injuries sustained whilst carrying out his duties as fireman. I have had a bit of a look online and found that the hospital was to be demolished. Is this right? Just wanted a little bit of background info on the place my relation died. Thanks. Jane AUSTRALIA koolomurt pastoral pty ltd

Here are some Symmes resources: http://symmesarlington.org/events/ this site includes a report listing the history/timeline: http://symmesarlington.org/work/pres/SAC_Report03Jan02.pdf Other sites: http://symmesneighbors.20m.com/about.html http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/business/x362994173/Symmes-sale-in -works -----Original Message----- From: mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Sullivan Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 6:34 AM To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAMiddle] Symmes Hospital Arlington Can anyone tell me a little info about this hospital? My great grandfather's nephew (Edward Ryan) was taken to this hospital following a fire in Arlington in 1945. Edward subsequently died due to injuries sustained whilst carrying out his duties as fireman. I have had a bit of a look online and found that the hospital was to be demolished. Is this right? Just wanted a little bit of background info on the place my relation died. Thanks. Jane AUSTRALIA koolomurt pastoral pty ltd To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jane, 2 of my sisters and I were born in a "house used as a hospital" in Cambridge during 1940's, but our younger siblings were born at Symmes Hospital (top of a hill, named Hospital Road).* I believe construction has already started on building a "Condo complex" on the site. And, just a reminder for people not in MA that most of the "weekly newspapers" for the Greater Boston area are on-line. And, if you go to the site for the "Arlington Advocate," you should find many articles about what has been going on at the Hospital site for a few years. If you go to "Google maps" ?? you can probably find Hospital Road, Arlington, in one of the "photos." Compared to other hospitals in the area, it and the "Winchester Hospital" were / are relatively small hospitals. (I believe I read that both hospitals were built around the same time.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Sullivan" <janeoz123@bigpond.com> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 6:34 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] Symmes Hospital Arlington > Can anyone tell me a little info about this hospital? My great > grandfather's nephew (Edward Ryan) was taken to this hospital following a > fire in Arlington in 1945. Edward subsequently died due to injuries > sustained whilst carrying out his duties as fireman. I have had a bit of > a > look online and found that the hospital was to be demolished. Is this > right? Just wanted a little bit of background info on the place my > relation died. > Jane > AUSTRALIA

I spent a few weeks at Symmes when I was in 5th grade. It was not my only visit. I understand my grandmother helped with the fund raising to build the original building, which later became the nurses residence. If you go to the MDX newspaper website and enter Symmes in the search engine you will get hits on nine pages. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Thanks Betty. Jane Australia -----Original Message----- From: mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Betty Sent: Monday, 22 February 2010 10:06 PM To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Symmes Hospital Arlington Hi Jane, 2 of my sisters and I were born in a "house used as a hospital" in Cambridge during 1940's, but our younger siblings were born at Symmes Hospital (top of a hill, named Hospital Road).* I believe construction has already started on building a "Condo complex" on the site. And, just a reminder for people not in MA that most of the "weekly newspapers" for the Greater Boston area are on-line. And, if you go to the site for the "Arlington Advocate," you should find many articles about what has been going on at the Hospital site for a few years. If you go to "Google maps" ?? you can probably find Hospital Road, Arlington, in one of the "photos." Compared to other hospitals in the area, it and the "Winchester Hospital" were / are relatively small hospitals. (I believe I read that both hospitals were built around the same time.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Sullivan" <janeoz123@bigpond.com> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 6:34 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] Symmes Hospital Arlington > Can anyone tell me a little info about this hospital? My great > grandfather's nephew (Edward Ryan) was taken to this hospital following a > fire in Arlington in 1945. Edward subsequently died due to injuries > sustained whilst carrying out his duties as fireman. I have had a bit of > a > look online and found that the hospital was to be demolished. Is this > right? Just wanted a little bit of background info on the place my > relation died. > Jane > AUSTRALIA To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message