Back in 'them' days, unfortunately, not only destitute folks, but persons with epilepsy, depression, melancholies [today's PTSD], folks with what we today call Alzheimers, and just plain society's unwanted, were dumped in mental institutions. Fortunately much progress has been made to those ends.... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "carrshep" <carrshep@charter.net> > Hi, > I was born in Guilford County, NC in 1937, but I remember my Mother telling > me that "the County Home" was where one had to go when they had no money, no > one to care for them, no place to go......so, perhaps, some were "mental", > certainly most were elderly, but I don't ever remember hearing that it was a > mental institution.......the mental instutition was called "Dix Hill" & was > located in Wake County (Raleigh)...hope this info helps. > Happy Hunting for roots, > Margaret Brown Shepherd > carrshep@charter.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:59 PM > Subject: [NCGUILFO] Guilford County Home 1920's & 30's > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: Johnson2301 > > Surnames: Johnson > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties. > guilford/4292/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I am researching my family in NC. Most of all the census info I have > > found shows them in Forsyth County. However, I could not find my > > grandparents or father and his siblings on the 1930 census. I came across > > my grandfather's name on the 1930 census with the correct birth > > information but he is listed as an inmate at the Guilford County Home. > > Was this a jail or some other type of home? Any info would be greatly > > appreciated!! > > > > 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 > > NCGUILFO-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 > NCGUILFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message