Hello... Can anyone tell just what one would be doing in the Westborough State Hospital in 1920 as an inmate. Was this a prison, pauper, insane asylum etc? Thanks...Jay
Westborough State Hospital was (and is) a psychiatric treatment hospital. Here's a short article on its history I found through Google... http://www.masspsy.com/columnists/bodnar_0005.html Jude Galvin wrote: > > > Hello... > > > Can anyone tell just what one would be doing in the > Westborough State Hospital in 1920 as an inmate. > Was this a prison, pauper, insane asylum etc? -- Jim Halpin jhalpin@broadcastle.net
Thank you Jim.... Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Halpin" <jhalpin@broadcastle.com> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] state > > Westborough State Hospital was (and is) a > psychiatric treatment hospital. > > Here's a short article on its history I found through Google... > > http://www.masspsy.com/columnists/bodnar_0005.html > > > Jude Galvin wrote: > > > > > > Hello... > > > > > > Can anyone tell just what one would be doing in the > > Westborough State Hospital in 1920 as an inmate. > > Was this a prison, pauper, insane asylum etc? > > -- > Jim Halpin > jhalpin@broadcastle.net > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Worcester GenWeb has many Resources > Check it out!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces > >