Families warned in this way had two alternatives, to return to their town of birth or to enter the state-run almshouse. Belchertown Today, most of the buildings remain in ruin, covered in graffiti and subject box), Copies: 0.74 cubic ft. (148 microfilm reels ; 16 mm), In two subseries: (1) Public institutions (2) Private institutions; arranged within each subseries by institution, thereunder chronologically, then by patient no, Patient records created by state institutions were sent to the Board of State Charities from its 1863 creation, primarily to track how patients were supported financially. Many annual reports are available on Google Books (, If you have difficulty accessing records that you feel should be open, please contact the MGC Massachusetts Records Director at, Several state agencies have web portals for modern records access. Press the Shop button to find the many bookstores which sell Amy's bookFinding Emma: My Search for the Family My Grandfather Never Knew. Bridgewater. The second type of record is registration information. The following one hour nineteen minute news documentary on Belchertown State School was created by WTIC in 1972. Bridgewater. CONTACT Phone: 413-323-7700. If you have difficulty accessing records that you feel should be open, please contact the MGC Massachusetts Records Director at [email protected]. Located on Thompsons Island. Given by the Dedham Historical Society to the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University in February 1987; see catalog entry. David Fredenburg, Jr. Gas & Plumbing Inspector 413-323-0402. Around the turn of the 20th century, many people with handicaps were simply kept at home when possible. Chickering House in Dedham, about 1935, was the project of Hannah Chickering. There are several books that provide background on the evolving concepts of what was considered good care and on the poor conditions in these institutions. For a look at conditions in the almshouse, see Lucile O'Connell, Caring for the Sick Poor: The State Almshouse at Bridgewater, 1854-1887 Bridgewater Review 3 (December 1984): 8-12. WebThe Belchertown State School Administration Building was constructed between 1926-1927 and designed in the Colonial Revival style by the prominent Boston architectural firm of Kendall, Taylor & Co. A little-known legal tool called "warning out" was used by town to tell newcomers that they were not eligible for the town-supported poorhouse.

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