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What was the institution in Lévis in this 1891 census entry?
asked
Feb 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mama Kiki Lajeunesse
G2G6 Mach 2
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23.7k
points)
institutions
quebecois
+4
votes
2
answers
209
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Looking for assistance with records for orphanages and adoptions in Victoria, Australia, early 20th century
asked
Oct 3, 2022
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kenneth Ogden
G2G Crew
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370
points)
australia
victoria
institutions
+8
votes
1
answer
183
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Norwich Insane Asylum
asked
Aug 21, 2022
in
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by
Andrew Simpier
G2G6 Pilot
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688k
points)
arvine
asylums
institutions
connectors
connecticut
sourcerers
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vote
1
answer
279
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Institution name changes & Categorization
asked
Mar 27, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Charles Avis
G2G6 Mach 3
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39.8k
points)
categorization
institutions
+4
votes
0
answers
65
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New free space page Protestant Home for Incurables
asked
May 9, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Azure Robinson
G2G6 Pilot
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567k
points)
pennsylvania
holmes
free-space_profiles
institutions
+6
votes
2
answers
195
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How do you find out if your family member was in a Institution?
asked
Feb 5, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Stacey Bryson
G2G Crew
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310
points)
tips
asylums
mental_illness
institutions
sanatorium
+2
votes
1
answer
100
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category for county institutions like a House of Industry & Refuge?
asked
Jul 25, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Deb Bales
G2G4
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4.6k
points)
categorization
institutions
+8
votes
1
answer
114
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New Free Space and Category for Provincial Lunatic Asylum at Saint John
asked
Sep 25, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Scott Anderson
G2G6 Mach 1
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18.5k
points)
new_brunswick
asylums
mental_illness
institutions
transcription
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votes
2
answers
308
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My grandmother was an orphan.
asked
Jun 26, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Craig Pelley
G2G Crew
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340
points)
pollock
pennsylvania
orphanages
institutions
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votes
1
answer
154
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Missing cemetery?
asked
Jun 17, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
E Childs
G2G6 Pilot
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134k
points)
cemeteries
massachusetts
institutions
+4
votes
1
answer
773
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Would a child living in an orphanage be included in a census
asked
Feb 10, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Hart Wallace
G2G6 Mach 3
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32.0k
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census
institutions
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2
answers
105
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How to categorize reform schools?
asked
Nov 11, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
E Childs
G2G6 Pilot
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134k
points)
categorization
massachusetts
institutions
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5
answers
468
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Congregationalist
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Aug 18, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
anonymous
G2G6 Pilot
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281k
points)
england
religious
institutions
categorization
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votes
1
answer
164
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Need help categorizing free space page.
asked
Jul 24, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Lynn Hemrick
G2G6 Mach 2
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20.3k
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insane_asylums
categorization
institutions
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votes
1
answer
265
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I am working on a free-space page for Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.
asked
Jul 15, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Lynn Hemrick
G2G6 Mach 2
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20.3k
points)
free-space_profiles
categorization
institutions
+10
votes
1
answer
236
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Two categories on mental institutions/insane asylums that may need cross referencing
asked
Jul 11, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Kathy Zipperer
G2G6 Pilot
(
477k
points)
categorization
data_doctors
institutions
us_history
+13
votes
1
answer
307
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How do I make a new category for the State Lunatic Asylum in Georgia?
asked
Jun 30, 2018
in
WikiTree Help
by
Kathy Zipperer
G2G6 Pilot
(
477k
points)
georgia
categorization
asylums
mental_illness
institutions
+7
votes
2
answers
899
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Im interested in NYC's Welfare Island Insane Asylum and Poorhouse for the indigent.
asked
May 14, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Tamara Flora
G2G6
(
8.5k
points)
asylums
institutions
new_york
+3
votes
1
answer
200
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Twins born in Montreal - Foundling Children's Memorial Hospital 1916
asked
Apr 11, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jessica Bishop
G2G Rookie
(
220
points)
tagge
quebec
montreal
1916
institutions
+4
votes
1
answer
109
views
orphaned children
asked
Feb 17, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Steph Meredith
G2G6 Mach 8
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87.7k
points)
orphanages
orphans
institutions
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votes
1
answer
657
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Orphanages in Mobile, Alabama
asked
Jan 17, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kimberly McComb
G2G6 Mach 2
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27.9k
points)
institutions
alabama
+5
votes
1
answer
107
views
Poor Farm burial
asked
Jan 4, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Joan Landreth
G2G6 Mach 2
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29.2k
points)
south_carolina
poor_farm
institutions
+6
votes
1
answer
143
views
Canton Asylum, Lists of Patients, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924
asked
Nov 13, 2017
in
WikiTree Help
by
Shirley Davis
G2G6 Mach 3
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39.1k
points)
native_americans
institutions
south_dakota
+8
votes
1
answer
250
views
Help with Mental Institute Patient Search? Circa late 1800s...
asked
Sep 28, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Living Glennon
G2G6
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8.9k
points)
vallery
beaudoin
cherron
louisiana
records
institutions
+4
votes
1
answer
538
views
Trace my Mothers natural parents from Montreal Foundling Hospital
asked
Aug 7, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Alexander Kelly
forsythe
adoption
quebec
canada
institutions
+1
vote
1
answer
118
views
Looking for George and Cora (Lutz) Miller, parents of my father.
asked
May 10, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Joan Steffani
G2G Crew
(
400
points)
miller
lutz
colorado
institutions
+8
votes
1
answer
333
views
can I find out why someone I'm researching was sent to Broadmoor Criminally Insane Asylum?
asked
Jun 30, 2016
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gillian Causier
G2G6 Pilot
(
294k
points)
groocock
wordsworth
leeds
asylums
institutions
+8
votes
1
answer
198
views
Grandparents met in PGH, PA. Orphanage Records Destroyed... Help!
asked
Feb 17, 2016
in
Genealogy Help
by
Beverly Ann Mccormick
G2G Crew
(
370
points)
mccormick
records
irish_roots
ireland
pennsylvania
institutions
+24
votes
6
answers
346
views
Mental institutions Should there be a project?
asked
Jul 18, 2015
in
The Tree House
by
Sandra Shannon
G2G6 Mach 1
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11.5k
points)
virginia
categorization
resources
mental_illness
institutions
+9
votes
1
answer
198
views
Is there a Category for Orphanages? If so how do I find it?
asked
Jun 25, 2015
in
The Tree House
by
Mags Gaulden
G2G6 Pilot
(
646k
points)
categorization
orphanage
institutions
+6
votes
2
answers
664
views
How do I locate a Children's Home in Columbia SC, during the 1910's-1920's?
asked
Jun 2, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mags Gaulden
G2G6 Pilot
(
646k
points)
dick
ewell
orphanage
childrens_home
institutions
+4
votes
2
answers
749
views
is there any way to obtain records of children who grew up in an orphanage in Erie County Ohio?
asked
Jan 29, 2014
in
Genealogy Help
by
Becky Milling
G2G Crew
(
370
points)
institutions
ohio
+7
votes
2
answers
845
views
Information on Dunning Mental Hospital from 1880-1935
asked
May 12, 2013
in
Genealogy Help
by
Ally Angelina
G2G Crew
(
340
points)
coffey
dunning
mental_illness
institutions
hospital
chicago
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