I was searching for information about this specific facility as my great grandmother’s sister was admitted here at age 20 in 1907. She passed away at age 38 in the Willmar state hospital in 1925. We don’t know what year she transferred, but she was at the Fergus Falls facility in the 1920 census. We were able to obtain her case file and am waiting to receive the copy of it. So, thank you very much for sharing!
Thank you for the clear and concise introduction to these intriguing artifacts, Chris (and thanks to the donors!). In each community I've visited with a Kirkbride Plan hospital, there is a local museum or collection of such objects, which tell so many stories about how a universal condition (mental illness) has been addressed regionally and locally. It would be wonderful to create an exchange among the communities. I know that the curator for Morris Plains Historical Commission is developing a strategy for a traveling exhibit of Greystone materials. The hospitals at Austin, TX and Salem, OR also have many artifacts.
My late husband Dr. William Tyrone “Ty” White worked at the Anna State Hospital in Anna, Illinois from 1967 - 1977. Anna was a Jim Crow sundown town during that period. While Ty worked at the segregated hospital (Black an white patients were kept in different wings) to improve the mental health of all patients, he had to be sure to be outside of the city’s limits by 5:00 PM (sundown) to avoid the hate and insanity of Anna’s residents!
My 3x great grandfather was in the Arkansas State Hospital. I believe he died there and has an unknown grave. It’s so sad to me that they didn’t mark their names on gravesites.
Lived 3 blocks from here and have many stories about the patients residing there. Place fascinated and scared me at the same time. 3:05
I was searching for information about this specific facility as my great grandmother’s sister was admitted here at age 20 in 1907. She passed away at age 38 in the Willmar state hospital in 1925. We don’t know what year she transferred, but she was at the Fergus Falls facility in the 1920 census. We were able to obtain her case file and am waiting to receive the copy of it. So, thank you very much for sharing!
Thank you for the clear and concise introduction to these intriguing artifacts, Chris (and thanks to the donors!). In each community I've visited with a Kirkbride Plan hospital, there is a local museum or collection of such objects, which tell so many stories about how a universal condition (mental illness) has been addressed regionally and locally. It would be wonderful to create an exchange among the communities. I know that the curator for Morris Plains Historical Commission is developing a strategy for a traveling exhibit of Greystone materials. The hospitals at Austin, TX and Salem, OR also have many artifacts.
My late husband Dr. William Tyrone “Ty” White worked at the Anna State Hospital in Anna, Illinois from 1967 - 1977. Anna was a Jim Crow sundown town during that period. While Ty worked at the segregated hospital (Black an white patients were kept in different wings) to improve the mental health of all patients, he had to be sure to be outside of the city’s limits by 5:00 PM (sundown) to avoid the hate and insanity of Anna’s residents!
My 3x great grandfather was in the Arkansas State Hospital. I believe he died there and has an unknown grave. It’s so sad to me that they didn’t mark their names on gravesites.
So neat