I think "inmates" was the standard term used . Kind of Politically incorrect nowdays. My grandmother is listed as an "inmate" of an orphanage when she was 10 in the 1910 census. How sad is that? JUDY

My mother's family was too at Gracedale, the Northampton County poor house, near Nazareth. I'm told that the poorhouse idea in this part of the country was inherited from the Irish workhouse on the 18th and 19th centuries. -----Original Message----- From: njwarren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njwarren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JUDYSPHIL@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:16 PM To: njwarren@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJWARREN] Warren County Almhouse Records 1908 I think "inmates" was the standard term used . Kind of Politically incorrect nowdays. My grandmother is listed as an "inmate" of an orphanage when she was 10 in the 1910 census. How sad is that? JUDY ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJWARREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message