You can contact the main office there and some records are available but there is a time limitation due to privacy laws. As far as the epilepsy, I wouldn't say it would be a cover up...that is actually how they handled those kinds of illnesses before medical advances. Amy Kirkpatrick -----Original Message----- From: Bill Pallatt Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:28 PM To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [Phly-Rts] Norristown State mental hosp. Does any one know if you can get copies of records of people that were sent there. I have a second cousin that died while in the hospital. As a kid one of my aunts said she had a severe case of epilepsy, I have always wondered if this might have been a cover up for something more serious. This cousin died in 1953. If it is possible to get records what dept would you send to? Thanks for any help. Bill Pallatt ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message