We would like to invite you to re-visit our website, The POORHOUSE STORY (a
clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses) at
http://www.poorhousestory.com
We just posted an image of a picture postcard of the JAY County Infirmary
(originally a poorhouse.)
DIRECTIONS:
At the homepage (link above) click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then on INDIANA
on the table of states. Near the top of the page, under the first photo, you
will see the link to the entry (with a yellow NEW arrow). (NOTE: If you have
visited the site recently, you may have to click on REFRESH or RELOAD on
your browser to see the new information.)
There are other pages on the site which may give you some interesting
perspective on poorhouses. They are off the homepage and include: the
HISTORY page and the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS as well as FEATURED ARTICLES.
There are great tips for researching poorhouse records for yourself on the
RECORDS page; and you might want to subscribe to our (almost) monthly
newletter (which you can do in the lower right corner of the homepage).
The information on our site will only grow through the submissions of
generous readers. If you would like to e-mail me ... please do so off-list
because I cannot maintain subscriptions to as many lists as we post messages
on. (You can use an e-mail link off one of our web pages.)
We hope you enjoy the site!
Thanks,
Linda Crannell
(aka=The Poorhouse Lady)