“Inmate” Was Term Used to Describe Poor House Residents
Vol. 4, No. 8 As I perused the pages of a death ledger from the Orleans County Home, covering the years 1873 to 1902, the phrase “inmate” appears quite regularly.…
Read moreVol. 4, No. 8 As I perused the pages of a death ledger from the Orleans County Home, covering the years 1873 to 1902, the phrase “inmate” appears quite regularly.…
Read moreVolume 2, Issue 33 This image taken in 1905 shows a gathering of local officials and community members at the opening of the hospital wing at the Orleans County Alms…
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