On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Ida Skarson McCormick wrote: > > Likely you are referring to Columbus Hospital, which was a Catholic > Hospital. It was absorbed by another one in town. I think that > was St. Frances Cabrini Hospital on First Hill. Cabrini is now > closed and torn down. > > > For the medical records of small hospitals that have "disappeared" > in this state, ask the Washington State Hospital Association > (300 Elliott West, Seattle, WA 98119, 206-281-7211) for the > whereabouts of the records. > Don't be too disappointed if all the old records were destroyed. > Maybe a card file showing dates of admission/discharge and > diagnoses/surgical procedures survived. > > The King County Medical Society publishes a monthly Bulletin that > contains many historical articles. > > Information about Calvary Cemetery and Columbus Hospital may be > obtainable from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese's archives. > > The University of Washington Pacific Northwest Collection may have > something on file, like newspaper articles about the hospital itself. > > --Ida Skarson McCormick, idamc@seanet.com > Thank you Ida. I was a patient at "Cabrini" for three days. Might be interesting to see what they have on me, just to see what they do keep. So many think that the census is the record to look for, while it's really only a guide for where to look for other records. When you've found that census record that shows age and marital status, be sure to also note the town and/or county of residence. Often there will be county land and/or county tax records to search for as well. Then, get a good state map that shows the county lines. The residence of your family may be very close to the county or state line. If so, be sure to check across that line for other records. In early years people often did their business in the next county or state. The Mason-Dixon line for Penn & Maryland is a good example of that. I know that one because some of my ancestors and uncles lived there. It even effected early census records. Check across that line. I'm a poor reader, so only recently have I learned the value of Univ. libraries. They have all sorts of things, and if you don't see what you are searching for, ask the librarian about where the records are. Libraries keep track of what's in other libraries, just in case they don't want to duplicate resources. That's why they have interlibrary loans for some things. The key to research, genealogy or other fields, is learning where the records are kept. Ask (and I do mean speak up) a librarian. I'm not a librarian, but I do know that there are two or three here on this list to see what you post. Go ahead. Post your query here to get an answer. Happy to help anytime, John You wanna discuss it? Try: INDIAN-HERITAGE discussion list *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====* # John Wm Sloniker <johnwms@serv.net> Seattle, WA # # (206) 789-6663 7323 - 19th Ave NW 98117-5612 # *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*