This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PHogge Surnames: LANGSTRAND, KNUTSON, CHANEY, HOGGE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.rockland/3622.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "Thank You" so very much for your reply. I appreciate anything you might be able to provide, that would be helpful to me, in finding documents, Grave Marker number...anything at all. I never met any of my relatives who lived on the east coast & all who might have had some answers are all gone now. Of course, most of that generation were pretty secretive. The only thing I ever heard from my mother, was that her younger brother had been instatutionalized at a young age, due to his disabilities, but it seems even my mother did not know where Uncle Larry was located. My mother & father are both deceased now, & all of their siblings are gone too. I was just grateful that when I called up the US New York 1940 Census, I found Uncle Larry listed among the patients at Letchworth. He was only 7 years old at the time. My heart breaks to think of the life that he had there. Anyway, I'm so glad to fianlly meet another person, who has the same common bond as I do. Somehow I find that comf! orting. May GOD comfort those dear family members, who now reside with Him in Heaven. My heart breaks to think of so many who were removed from their homes to be placed in crowded institutions such as the Letchworth Institution. Seems that so many of these unfortunate people were removed from their home & family, because of the shame their families felt toward them. Just makes me want to cry for them. Again, thank you so very much, for your reply. May GOD guide you toward those things you want to achieve for your beloved Aunt. I too, would like to find out where my Uncle Larry is buried, & what number marks his grave. I also would like to gain access to his medical records & any other case file information. It's a shame that those records remain so allusive to those of us who are searching for that info. I would love to be able to place a proper memorial marker upon my Uncle Larry's grave. Though I never met him, he is a vital part of my ancestors. And to me, he is worth mo! re than just some unknown number. Since I never had the opportunity to meet any of my extended family, I like to learn as much about these people as I can via my genealogical research. In learning about them, I come to feel like I know them & I the more I know, the more I come to care about them. May I ask you, what the name of your Aunt was? Were you able to find her name on the Memorial that was placed in memory of those who are buried in the Old Letchworth Cemetery? Did you read my previous comments under this Heading? I did find a couple of news articles about the Letchworth Cemetery Monument. There are some names listed in the articles, but I haven't had much luck with my Internet searches of these names. Anyway, they are pretty good articles. Warm regards to you & your Sister. I sure wish I could be more helpful to you. Patricia Hogge in Bremerton, WA 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.