Thanks to all the people who sent me information about how to find the history of the Elk County Home (poorhouse)! I would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com where we have just posted that history (from History of Elk County, published by the Elk County Historical Society, 1982). Pam Patton, a reader on this list, kindly sent it to me to share with you. If you have recently visited the site, 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 click on OTHER STATES, then on PENNSYLVANIA on the table of states. You will find that item near the top of the page ... marked by a big yellow NEW arrow. There are other pages on the site which may help you gain a better perspective on poorhouse history. They are all links to the left on the homepage and include: HISTORY, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES (among others). Hope you enjoy the site! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)