I have seen the registry of patients at the State Archives in Salem. It gave some information, such as the diagnosis. It also gave some incoming symptoms. My great uncle's symptoms, given by his mother were that he walked the roads at night and smoked cigarettes. Also relatives have been able to get the records of patients, but I don't know what the process is. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Haines Sr." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:17 PM Subject: [GFO] Assylum question > Hi all, > Does anyone know anything about the Insane Asylum > in Salem? A cousin in Los Angeles told me that she > found a relative of hers that was on the 1910 census > in an "Insane Asylum" in OR. > I found him and his name was Mike Kearns and he > was in Salem in what the census said was an Asylum. > The census does not say it was an Insane Asylum, just > an Asylum. > It seems that in past research I found indication > that Asylum did not necessarily mean that it was just > for the insane. It appeared that people who were very > sick as well as people who were "Insane" were all in > the same place. Is this right? > I believe that the State Archives have the old > Insane Asylum records? I do not believe that they will > let just anyone have access to any of those records > either. Does anyone know if it is possible for anyone > to get access to any of those old records. A close > family relative for instance? > Does any other place have any old records of that > nature? Maybe some or a lot of those old records got > thrown away by now? > Thanks, > Nathan > > > ==== ORFORUM Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a message to [email protected] that > contains (in the body of the message) only the single word: unsubscribe > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429