Yep, similar to when prison inmates are shown working in the prisons - they had to do something useful and help the institution at the same time. They did all the meneal chores as well as kept up the garden for veggies, anything that needed done and couldn't get the money to cover costs. It also was thought to keep their minds occupied with something other than hurting each other. Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "EdrieAnne Broughton" <edrieanne@gmail.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Frank Gerad Heyne (1911-193?) Ernest J. Tymon in the 1930 census resided at that same sanitorium but as an employee, a house painter. Would a sanitorium have listed a patient as an employee? I guess to answer my own question, if that 'employee' was living at the sanitorium, perhaps he had been diagnosed, isolated (guarantee at the sanitorium), and allowed to work in the institution. Frank G. Tymon/Heyne in the same 1930 census was living in Providence Hospital as a single 19 year old and working as a laundryman. When he registered to vote in 1932 and 1934 in Eureka he was apparently married and had no occupation. In the 1920 and 1930 census, Frank was counted as Tymon but in voter's registration he was entered as Heyne. I'll see if I can find out more when I go to the County Library this afternoon. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2779 - Release Date: 03/30/10 06:32:00