----- Original Message ----- From: "ponyexpress" <gracie@ponyexpress.net> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <mobuchan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [MOBUCHAN] ST JOSEPH ASYLUM > What was previously the No. 2 Asylum became St. Joseph State Hospital and > about 8 years ago moved across the street and became No.West Missouri > Psychiatric Rehab Center. The medical records were transferred with the > facility but I am not sure how far back they kept the records. I worked at > the facility for 30+ years a social worker before retiring about 5 years > ago. I do know they were putting some records on microfilm. There were > some > fascinating stories in these records and I do hope for the benefit of > family > members that they have kept these records. There is a small cemetery on > the > grounds of the old hospital where patients were buried when no family > could > be found to provide a burial elsewhere. > While researching at the No West Mo. Genealogy Center, I noticed that they > had a census for the state hospital about 1900. I am not sure if they have > more than one year or not. > The telephone number for the hospital is 816-387-2300 and the address is > North West Mo. Psychiatric Rehab. Center, 3400 Frederick Blvd. St. Joseph, > Mo. 64506. You would ask for medical records. The genealogy center address > is Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society, P.O.Box 382, St.Joseph, Mo. > 64502 .You can reach them by email > library@nwmogenealogy.com I hope this helps. Donna Wiltz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <MOBUCHAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:24 PM > Subject: [MOBUCHAN] ST JOSEPH ASYLUM > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: msgeorgi1 >> Surnames: POWELL >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.buchanan/4351/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I am trying to locate patient records from the St Joseph Asylum and was >> wondering where they might be? >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MOBUCHAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBUCHAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >