all I know is that my great grnadmother died in the insame hospital near san antonio, 1913, I don't know the name of it. I don't even know why she was there, only that my great uncle put her there an adopted out the three younger children. My parents found her record somehow and my grandfather was very sad to know that he was in San Antionio befor she died and didn't even know that she was anywhere near there. His older brother had put on her records that she was a widow with no children. I was just wondering how bad a place it was at that time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Shipman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] > Are you asking, if the state mental hospital(s) was/were a good place in the > early 1900s? Most of the people I recall reading about (including Laura > Shellnutt of Duffau and Texana Fulfer Dorris of Exray and others I can't > recall by name) committed suicide while at the state hospital. I sincerely > doubt that it was a "good" place ... up until the mental health reforms of > the 1970s-80s. I don't recall any local people being committed to any > facility other than then unit at Terrell in the period of 1880s through > 1910. > > A history of the Terrell hospital is at > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/TT/sbt1.html . At > the same resource, there is also a history about your original query - the > hospital at San Antonio, click on > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/sbs4.html . The > San Antonio unit became the state's only teaching hospital (in the care of > the insane) about 1912. > > Cindy Shipman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "IOWA RIBBONDUNCAN" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [ERATH] > > > > was it a good place, say around the early 1900's > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cindy Shipman" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 1:34 AM > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] > > > > > > > People in these parts were still being sent to the state hospital at > > Terrell > > > during that time period. [My grandmother always asked if she could get a > > > corner suite so that we could all go with her!] > > > > > > Try checking the online Handbook of Texas. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "IOWA RIBBONDUNCAN" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 10:10 PM > > > Subject: [ERATH] > > > > > > > > > > any one know anything about the insane hospital that was in San > ANtonio > > > > around the 1900's > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >