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− | == Searching for medical reason - 2nd great grandmother was inmate at Mendota Asylum in Wisconsin. ==
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− | My 2nd great-grandmother - Berthe Maria Eriksdatter Øvergård (aka Bertha Overgaard; Mrs Peter Overgaard) of Christiana, Vernon County, Wisconsin was inmate at Mendota State Asylum in Wisconsin and I've love to know more about her diagnosed medical condition. My great-grandfather was only 14 when his mother died and no one in family had heard any stories of her being in an Asylum. Thank you for any assistance. agailhenry@comcast.net
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− | A 1889 clipping from the Vernon County Censor of Viroqua, Wisconsin says "Bertha Overggard, a middle aged woman of Christiana, was taken to the state asylum. So violent was her condition that three persons could scarcely handle her".
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− | A 1890 clipping from the Vernon County Censor of Viroqua, Wisconsin says she was adjudged insane and taken to state asylum.
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− | A 1896 clipping from the Vernon County Censor of Viroqua, Wisconsin says she was adjudged insane and taken to the Mendota asylum. It adds that she had three times been an inmate of the state asylum, the last time about five year previous.
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− | Her tombstone in Christiana, Vernon County reflects:
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− | Born: 24 APR 1843
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− | Died: 18 Oct 1897
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− | == Looking for the institution where my mother was sent ==
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− | My mother, who has since passed away, was sent to an institution in Indiana in 1965 or 1966. I have reached out to the state records office and they have no records of her at state-run institutions. This suggests that she was sent to a private institution. I'm trying to determine where she was most likely sent so that I can perform a records request, but I'm feeling a little lost. Based off the Asylum Projects records of private institutions in the state, I'm guessing it might be one of those, but I can't find any information about these institutions: Creating Wabash Valley Mental Health, Creating Runnel's Hospital, or Creating Newland Park Sanitarium.
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− | Any advice or pointers on where to look next? It would be hugely appreciated. I can be reached by email at tracyquen [at] gmail [dot] com.
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− | == East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane ==
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− | I am looking for records from around 1890 for East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane. I am aware it changed names and has since been demolished. Any info on records would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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− | == St. Francis Hospital in Sussex, England ==
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− | I am looking for records that may still exist for the Brighton County Borough Mental Hospital in the early 1930s. It was changed to St. Francis and has since closed. I've been unable to find anything online and thought I would reach out. Thank you!
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− | Kind regards,
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