We would like to invite you to view a photograph (which is our favorite of all the photographs we have so far posted!) of the WAYNE County Infirmary on The POORHOUSE STORY website (a clearinghouse for 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com This is wonderful because it is actually a photograph with what appear to be the actual inmates dressed-up and seeming to enjoy posing for the photograph. I would guess it was taken about 1920? If you have been to the website recently, you may need to click REFRESH on your browser to see the new material. If you are new to the site, DIRECTIONS: at the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then on OTHER STATES, then on OHIO on the table of states. Then scroll down past the first few pictures to where we have links to others. There are other pages on The POORHOUSE STORY which may give you some more interesting perspective on poorhouses (or infirmaries, as they were called in Ohio)... they are all linked off the homepage and include (among others) the HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. The only way this website will grow is through the suggestions and submissions of readers. So we welcome your e-mail and your postings to the message board. Hope you enjoy the site! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)