Hi Peggy, Thank you so very much for this important information. Joan in VA ----- Original Message ----- From: <NJROSSI@aol.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [NJMON] Vineland State Hospital > In a message dated 7/9/2005 5:54:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, > lucievb@braemarnet.com writes: > > > Do anyone know how I might obtain records from the now closed Vineland > > State > > Hospital? > > > > The NJ State Archives has Vineland Client Case Files, 1888-1978. You can > check their holdings for Vineland at NJDARM:New Jersey State Archives Holdings: > Department of Institutions & Agencie . These records are considered > confidential. The archives also has other hospital records but all fall under > confidentiality regulations. You can find their holdings on their website. > I was able on a trip to the Archives several years ago to obtain my > g-g-grandfather's records from 1890 and also g-g-g-grandmother's from 1850 from > Trenton State Hospital but I had to sign a form stating my relation. You might > contact them and see what procedure is required at this point. The fact that the > records were from 1850 and 1890 made no difference regarding confidentiality. > They were still considered protected. > Peggy Rossi > >