Good Day and Greetings to all (232) POORHOUSE mail list members. As the new list administrator I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Frederick Dittmar and I've been involved with genealogy on the internet since 1990. I'm a member of 5 local genealogy societies and APG, Association of Professional Genealogy. As you can below I have 99 mail lists (some active and some not) I'm subscribed to a total of 157 lists. My surnames are - DITTMAR / BAGEN / ELLIS / HEMMERLY + in the Plymouth Massachusetts area and MORGAN / SIMPSON from MS / TX / OKLAHOMA. >From reading the archives, I'm happy to see that this list is quite active and people are being polite and helpful to each others. My wish is that more posting would come directly rather then through the gateway board. But that's just me not a requirement. Please when posting a request for information on a Poorhouse you include the Name, Town, County, State or Country if known. It might help another subscribers memory connect, I know I need all the help and direction I can obtain. POOR HOUSES came by many names. Remember the times and don't be offended by some of the names. Here are a few that might help in your search: POOR FARM, WORKHOUSE, SANITARIUM, LUNATIC ASYLUM, CHARITIES INSTITUTION, ALMSHOUSE, ASYLUM for the INSANE, HOSPITAL for the INCURABLES, PAUPERS, ORPHANAGES, INFIRMARY and others. Does any one have another name they could add? Here is a link that might help with names and meanings of names. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poorhouse I remember growing up, when I started doing genealogy I came across a name of a great aunt. Upon asking my mother and grandmother both told me to not follow that lead and not talk about her. Later I found that she had been 'committed' to a 'sanitarium' she had tuberculosis, consumption all hush hush at the time. If I can be of any help or assistance in giving anyone direction please feel free to write. Thank you and Greetings again. Fred Frederick M. Dittmar Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73070 Associate Board Member - Oklahoma Genealogical Society - http://www.okgensoc.org/ Board Member - OKOLHA - http://www.okolha.net<http://www.okolha.net/> Member: APG - Association of Professional Genealogist - http://apgen.org<http://apgen.org/> List Administrator for 99 mail lists. 32 State-Ghost Towns / 21 Oklahoma- / 13 Family Surnames / 12 Miscellaneous / 8 Canadian & 12 Province & Territories Ghost Towns lists.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bari_burke Surnames: HANSEN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/106.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: gracekin, please copy this post and email it to me directly at L10511@aol.com so i may help you.u. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chrissiebht Surnames: Burton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/107/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have my grandmother's birth certificate which states she was born in Edmonton Union Workhouse in 1904. Her mother gave the workhouse as her residence. There wasn't a father on the birth certificate. How would I go about finding out further information? I appreciate any advice you can give :) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gracekin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/106.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. Yes, I know this is going to be difficult. What I am trying to do is find the identity of my grandmother's 1/2 sister. My great grandmother was Lena Hansen and her husband was Jacob Hansen and they had a daughter (unknown). Through help I received on another board, a 1900 census was found for Lena Hansen & daughter, 10 month old "Agnes" listed as "patients" at Blackwells Island. This is the only record found for a Lena Hansen in the 1900's in the New York/New Jersey area and her age and birth place match. I want to believe it is her but I thought that seeing the "intake" records would confirm it for me. Do you think that it would be any easier to obtain records for the child Agnes? If only it would confirm the fathers name, I would feel more confident that this is indeed them. Can you tell me of your experience getting copies of the microfilms? Is it very costly? If I don't know whether they were in the hospital, poorhouse, charity or workhouse do they offer a service to research? Thank you so very much for any help you can give me. and Happy New Year! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: FDittmar4857 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/106.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: By checking the NYC census for 1900 you might be able to find out in which section of the hospital /island your ancestor was housed. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bari_burke Surnames: BLACKWELL'S ISLAND Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/106.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The NYC Municipal Archives is the repository for Blackwell Island records [later named Welfare, now Roosevelt]. They have a notebook that acts as an index to its microfilmed records titled "Almshouse" 1758- 1953." I have used this resource, and it is difficult to use as you need to know if your ancestor was in the hospital, poorhouse,charity, or workshouse to idntify the correct film. The booklet has not been updated since the early 1960s. http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/collections/collections_almshouse.shtml Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: FDittmar4857 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/106.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Gracekin, You might want to start at the following link: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/fa/A1978.shtml Also Google Blackwells Island, Blackwells Hospital. NY. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gracekin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/106/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone know if it is possible to obtain 1900 Blackwells Island, Manhattan, NY "patient" records?? and how I would go about doing it?? Any information would be greatly appreciated. :-) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: halpark Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/105.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Try googling Birmingham, there is bound to be a contact number which would lead to the Lcal Studies Library which would quite probably be able to help. Might also be worth googling Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Birmingham, England. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JLMcLaughlin1964 Surnames: McHale Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/105/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have found my grandmother, Mary Ann McHale, and her two sisters listed in the English census as inmates in this institution with the added title of Certificated Poor School and Training House for Servants. All three were domestics and immigrated to the US as servants. Does anyone know of this place? Oh, it's located in Aston, Aston Manor, parish of St. Silas, near Birmingham, England, Hunters Road and Brougham St. Did they have records that could be located? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eccc52471 Surnames: Cross Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/104/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on 2 or 3 children assigned by the court to Almshouse, Gettysburg around 1913. Surname Cross. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: michaelbartley46 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/103.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to th National Archives, Birmingham City Archives hold the records of admissions and discharges to the Birmingham Union Workhouse, 1890-1960. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1994/94returns/94ac143.htm http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/genealogy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sandygwynne1 Surnames: Parkes Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/103/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have just managed to get hold of my husbands grand mothers birth certificate and on there it doesnt state the fathers name. Winifred Frances Parkes B 14/10/1917 to Sarah Elizabeth Parkes. She resided at 1 Western Road. After doing some research on the net, I have found out that this was the Birmingham Union Workhouse. Does any one know how I can find out about the people in the work house. We would love to be able to find out information about Sarah and why she was there. Apparently at the time of the birth of Winifred, Sarah was a Munition Worker. Can anyone help me find any more information? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

am trying to locate any information on hezekiah hamblet b1756 in nottingham west, a revolutionary war soldier, last located in 1850 at the poor house in nashua, nh...would especially like any info which may help to locate his burial site...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tracey12490 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/85.2.1.5.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi barry.sorry i have not replied.here is my email address.graham.read3@tesco.net we live in somerset.kind regards traceyx Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BSBritzman2007 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/85.2.1.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Tracey Please conatcat me via 01792 405530 or bsb2007@britzman.plus.com. I will be back here at 10 am. I have photos etc for your dad. Best wishes Barry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BSBritzman2007 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/85.2.1.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry Tracy I omitted henry's contact details: 01904653150. York henry.wilson@wilson11.plus.com Best wishes Barry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BSBritzman2007 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/85.2.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello again Tracy, I have just had a chat with Henry Wilson he does remember your father. Henry was there at the time your dad was. He has agreed to me giving you his phone number and Email address. Henry is out this evening at his favourite bar. Where do you live? I will attach the photos to an Email tomorrow (Monday) If you need any more infromation please ask. I am happy to talk too so if your Dad or yourself wish to call me or Email me at bsb2007@britzman.plus.com or call on Tel: 01792 405530. You ask what I did when I left- that's a long story first I worked as a farm labourer in Lincolnshire- If there is such a place as purgatory its alternative name is Lincolnshire. I fled from Licplnshire to Wales and began a career as an engineer. But that is only a glimpse of it. Best wishes to you and Matthew Barry S Britzman Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BSBritzman2007 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/85.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Tracey if you or your father wish call my pnone number is: 01792 405530. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BSBritzman2007 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/85.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello again Tracey, Can you please contact me via my Email address: bsb2007@britzman.plus.com I have photo's of St Vs and will be happy to supply. Also please ask your father were in the teams he played soccer with. I played for St V's at soccer and cricket and boxed for them as did Henry. I have some team photos kindly provided by Henry Wilson.Does your father remember me or Henry Wilson? best wishes Barry S Britzman Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.