Knowledge: hospitals and asylums
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- LIRR State Hospital Spurs
http://www.lirrhistory.com/hosp.html - Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad.
- Hospitals and Hospices in the Maltese Islands
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/2615/medhist/hosp-table.htm - A history with references by Charles Savona-Ventura. Covers civil and military, midwifery, naval and seaman's hospitals and hospices for the elderly.
- Poorhouse Story
http://www.poorhousestory.com - Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses.
- Eloise: The Poorhouse that Became an Asylum
http://detnews.com/history/eloise/eloise.htm - Illustrated article by Mary Bailey from Detroit News on the history of the Eloise hospital near Detroit, Michigan.
- Kew Asylum Museum
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/asa97/KEWA.htm - The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass.
- Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/Asylums/waupasylum.htm - Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution.
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
http://www.rny.com/town/points/144mohawkvalleypsychiatric.html - History of this central New York State institution for the mentally ill located in Utica.
- Worcester Hospitals
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2088/hospital.htm - Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts.
- Newark State School
http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/NHIST03.htm - History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image.
- History of South Carolina DMH
http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/history.htm - Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health.
- Dorothea Dix Hospital
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/DIX/index.html - Official site of mental hospital in North Carolina. Contains history section and many historic images.
- Vshadow - Public Institutions
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/outlines/institutions.html - Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.
- Hartwood Hospital
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scotlandgenealogy/hartwood_hospital_was_in_its_hey.htm - Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals.
- Fairfield Hills State Hospital
http://www.dobi.nu/fairfield/ - Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital.
- Binghamton State Hospital
http://www.rodserling.com/bshospital.htm - Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry.
- Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm - Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia
- DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee
http://www.state.tn.us/mental/history/MHDDchronology.html - Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions
- Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm?RecordId=CED328A7-48D2-440E-8A2B1A62... - Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- Livonia Struggles to Revive Site of Abandoned Ardmore
http://www.detnews.com/2002/wayne/0205/13/c03-487369.htm - Detroit News article concerning the status of the Ardmore Center mental hospital complex near Detroit, Michigan.
- Hastings Regional Center
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neadams/regional.htm - Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska.
- Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MOSTJglor.html - Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site St. Joseph, Missouri.
- Eastern State Hospital Bat Project
http://www.geology.ewu.edu/bats/esh.htm - Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs.
- Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums
http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/hospitals.htm - History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions.
- Edgewood State Hospital
http://arrts-arrchives.com/edgwd.html - Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed.
- Manteno State Hospital
http://www.urbanlens.com/files/msh/msh.html - Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution.
- Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital
http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/timeline/civics-buildings-01-00/stjoseph.html - History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920.
- St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm - Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit.
- Featured New York Postcards - Health Care
http://vintageviews.org/vv-ny/_Old_Features/12_01.html - Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour2.html - Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads.
- The History of Rotherham's Hospitals
http://micklebring.com/hospitals.htm - Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals.
- History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY
http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/adminbld.htm - Architectural history of administration building for institution for the developmentally disabled located in Newark, New York from 1873 to 1974.
- North Dakota State Hospital
http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week44.html - History by Janell Cole of this state hospital opened in Jamestown in 1885.
- Detroit Early Asylums
http://www.geocities.com/genealogymi/asylum.html - Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan.
- Old Hospitals of Greater Detroit - Index from 1967
http://www.rootsweb.com/~miwayne/wayhospitals.htm - Lengthy list of the names and addresses of hospitals and related facilities extant in the Detroit, Michigan area in 1967
- Poorfarms and Asylums
http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/ - Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums
- Medical Heritage of Great Britain
http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/ - A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county.
- Tales of Eloise
http://www.talesofeloise.com - Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan.
- Public Hospital
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm - Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773.
- The Old Administration Building
http://www.publichealthmuseum.org/building.html - Page at Public Health Museum site concerning main building of Tewksbury State Hospital, constructed in 1894 in the Queen Anne style to the design of Boston architect John A. Fox.
- Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario
http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/hospitals.html - Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- St. Louis City Hospital
http://www.stlouiscityhospital.org - An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis.
- The Old Operating Theatre Museum
http://www.thegarret.org.uk/ - Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list.
- Norwich State Hospital
http://www.dobi.nu/norwich/ - Gallery of modern photos.
- Burleson Sanitarium History Page
http://www.geocities.com/burlesonsanitarium/ - History of Grand Rapids, Michigan sanitarium devoted to rectal disorders.
- The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital
http://www.fairfieldhills.com - Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and
- Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MOLsite/exhibits/bedlam/f_bed.htm - An old Museum of London exhibition telling the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam', the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders.
- The Manteno Project
http://www.mantenostatehospital.com - The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois.
- IJsselland Hospital photography
http://www.jkfoto.nl/ijsselland/ijsselland.html - Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen & De Kievith Fotografie
- Hospital Architecture In Montreal
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/ - Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography.
- The Run from Farm to Farm
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/columbia/articles/0301-a2.htm - History of Western Washington State Hospital (Fort Steilacoom)
- Abandoned Memories
http://abandonedmemories.com/ - Photos of abandoned children's asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan called Wayne County Child Development Center. Now totally demolished. Also added is Clinton Valley Center from Pontiac, MI and Northern Michigan Asylum in Traverse City.
- Long Island Insane Asylums
http://lioddities.com/Asylums/ - Images of four mental hospital complexes in Long Island, New York.
- Owosso Sanitarium
http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/gute.html - Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan
- Odd Notes on Asylum Architecture
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/asyarc.htm - Scholarly article from 1841 on the construction and management of hospitals for the insane.
- The History of Oak Grove Hospital
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch29/oakgrovehosp.html - Vintage account at a genealogy site of the early history of the Oak Grove mental hospital in Flint, Michigan.
- New York State Inebriate Asylum
http://nysasylum.com - Founded 1858 and designed by architect Isaac Perry. Now known as Binghamton State Hospital. Contains recent and vintage photos, historical info, rare documents, links, and forum.
- Abandoned Hospital Info
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/offkilter/page3.html - Page of recent photographs of Brook Hospital, which dates to 1896, located in southeast London, United Kingdom.
- International Network for the History of Hospitals
http://www.cf.ac.uk/hisar/people/kw/inhh2.html - Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form.
- Normansfield Hospital (UK)
http://www.miriam-may.com/ - Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities.
- Fairfield State Hospital
http://www.fairfieldstatehospital.com/ - Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos.
- Western State Hospital History
http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/history.htm - History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images.
- Mass Asylums
http://www.massasylums.com - Site that features photos and history from state hospitals, state schools, and sanatoriums from Massachusetts and beyond.
- Northville Tunnels
http://www.northville-tunnels.com - History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos.
- Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Project
http://lsph.atspace.com/ - Web site dedicated to the history of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Contains patient files, extensive photo galleries, and more.
- History of Arizona State Hospital
http://www.azdhs.gov/azsh/history.htm - Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility.
- Caring for the Mentally Ill
http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs620a,0,6567870.story - Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals.
- Historic Asylums of America
http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/ - An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century.
- Saint John Lunatic Asylum
http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/LunaticAsylum/ - New Brunswick Community College describes the history and architecture of this 19th-century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada, designed by Matthew Stead. Illustrations include a floor plan.
- Rossbret Asylums Website
http://www.institutions.org.uk/asylums/index.htm - Extensive index of asylums in the United Kingdom.
- Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/institution.htm - Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations.
- The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine
http://www.crcmh.com - A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England.
- The Changing Face of Borgess
http://www.borgess.com/?pId=229 - Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889.
- Clifton Springs Hospital History
http://www.cshosp.com/history.php - Tells the story of the spa founded by Dr. Henry Foster in 1850 at sulphur springs in New York State, which became the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. The present hospital buildings date from the 1970s, while the 1896 building has been converted into apartments for senior citizens.
- Bartonville State Hospital
http://www.historicpeoria.com/entry.php?eid=116 - Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts.
- Pilgrim State Hospital
http://b.f11.org/photo/Pilgrim/ - Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York.
- Kings Park Psychiatric Center: A Documentation
http://s.albalux.com/webpage/index.html - Through articles, photographs, and video, this site documents the now-defunct Kings Park Psychiatric Center on Long Island, New York.
- The Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh
http://www.freewebs.com/thistlefoundation/ - An illustrated history and description of this institution for disabled ex-service personnel, founded in 1944. It was designed by Stuart Matthew on an informal garden court plan, with its own free-standing chapel.
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