For anyone who's interested, there was also the NJ State Village for Epileptics at Skillman. I had a relative who was there in 1920. I believe Skillman is in Somerset County, but I'm not positive about that. As far as I've been told by the family, my relative was not epileptic, but mentally unstable. This might help someone who's looking for sick relatives. Dru. -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 03/01/04 06:54:13 To: [email protected] Subject: [NJESSEX] CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSP, AND INSANE ASYLUMS DURING THE 30S AND 40S AT LEAST(ERA I AM AWARE OF) THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL FOR THE NURSES IN TRAINING AT BETH ISRAEL, NEWARK WAS SOHO. THE INSANE ASYLUM THEY TRAINED AT WAS GREYSTONE. SOHO WAS AS I REMEMBER, SOMEWHERE NEAR THE TURNPIKE WHEN WE WOULD DRIVE INTO NYC. FROM THE JERSEY SHORE. HOWEVER, GREYSTONE WAS FURTHER INLAND. SOHO HAD EVERYTHING FROM WHOOPING COUGH TO POLIO AND TETNUS. LINDA ==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== Visit the Essex County Genealogy Web Site at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/> ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237