Dear Listers: My question: Where would a mentally unbalanced person who is "taken away by the county" be taken to in 1912, in Indiana County? The Alms House? or was there a hospital like Western Psy? or Torrence State Hosp? Thanks in advance. Judy _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Many were taken to Dixmont Hospital, in Pittsburgh. Dixmont has been closed down for a number of years...I think it was finally destroyed by a fire. The records for Dixmont are at the History Center in Pittsburgh, but are restricted. -smb --On Thursday, February 05, 2004 6:05 PM -0500 Judy Barnes <judithgbarnes@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear Listers: > > My question: Where would a mentally unbalanced person who is "taken away > by the county" be taken to in 1912, in Indiana County? The Alms House? or > was there a hospital like Western Psy? or Torrence State Hosp? > > Thanks in advance. > Judy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > JOIN "THE HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL > SOCIETY OF INDIANA COUNTY" > 200 South Sixth Street > Indiana, PA 15701-2999 > Individual $20 > >