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 > >