We are really excited about what we have to share with you! On The POORHOUSE STORY website (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory we have just posted our presentation of THE BEST newspaper article we have so far encountered about the history of a poorhouse. And it appeared in the 1974 Frontier Times about the CASS County Poorhouse. We cannot praise the article enough! It truly gives an incredibly richly textured sense of what poorhouses were all about ... especially in Texas. The cold bureaucracy and the warm human interest are both there -- and more! (Can you tell we liked it? <grin>) We think you will like it also. If you have visited the site recently, then 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 click on TEXAS on the table of states. Scroll down to the section Local Notes and look for the entry; it is one of those with a yellow NEW arrow. You might also enjoy the additional historical and genealogical background information provided off the homepage in the HISTORY page and the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS. The only way this site will grow is through suggestions and submissions from readers. Hope you enjoy the site! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

Sorry folks! My face is red. (Hadn't had my coffee yet when I posted this morning.) The POORHOUSE STORY is at http://www.poorhousestory.com (Sigh. What a difference 3 little letters can make.) Linda (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)