Hi--I've noticed that this is such a positive, helpful list--I thought I'd try my luck with you! :) Here goes--My grandmother, Isa May Brown Landis, had a daughter by her first marriage to a Frank Bush, also of Oregon. My father remembers his half-sister --Gertrude Francilla (Francilia? sp?) Bush (may have gone by Landis)--being in an institution in or near Salem, Oregon. She had a "withered" arm and was apparently unable to care for herself. She was periodically allowed visits home but had to be carried (this is from a little boy's memories, as my father was born in 1915 and his mother died in the flu epidemic in 1919--and his father--George Edward Landis in 1924). Both deaths took place in the Salem area of Marion County. As Gertrude was born about 1901 or so (Isa May and George Landis were married in 1903) she would probably have been about 14 or 15 when my father was born--I was told that she survived until the early 1930's--So--where would I look for an institution catering to someone with her disabilities at that time?--This was an extremely poor family, if that would make a difference as to where she may have been placed. It could not have been too far from Salem as this family's transportation was limited. I briefly looked at the Marion Co. census-- which actually included institutions--but had the wrong year as I had been told that she also died in 1919 (It's still possible, I guess--but I'd bet on the 30's). Can someone help me with this? I live in Moscow, Idaho and do get to Portland and Woodburn to visit family, but not often. So--is there a way for me to access this information via the internet? Or would I need to check Oregon State Vital Statistics? There is a soundex for Oregon County Deaths, isn't there? I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I really am not sure of my direction (could you tell?) :) Anyway--thanks for whatever anyone can tell me. Linda Swanson :)