Here is what I found last night on early/ historic California insane asylums. They are listed at http://www.darkspire.org/asylums/stockton_ca, or atleast the endangered ones are! Agnews State Hospital Santa Clara County, CA e-mail jaclewis@pacbell.com. Camarillo State Hospital, Camarillo, Ventura Co, Ca.Can't be the right one as not built until 1936. Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Josquin County, CA. Napa State Hospital, Napa, Napa County, CA. Highland State Hospital I couldn't find a location, but e-mail of site owner is asylums@altavista.net. Also, Atascadero State Hospital is apparently a place California currently sends criminally insane. I don't know how long it's been in existence, apparently notorious but no clue of its location or its history! It is in Atacadero, CA - county would be a big help! So would founding date. I don't know for sure that these are all the state hospitals that would have been in existence in 1911. Yours, Dora --- Debra Chapman <ddchapman@prodigy.net> wrote: > Hi all, > Thanks to everyone who has offered advice. > Here is the story. I'll try to keep it brief. > :) > My gr-grandmother, Mary Ruth John was born in > Chester Co in 1857 and raised a > Quaker. She became engaged to Thomas Harrison > in 1884. He was b in England > (supposedly was raised in Bradford, Yorkshire, __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/