1907-1909 New York State Feeble-Minded & Epileptic Institutions
Besides having state insane asylums for the mentally ill, New York State had other institutions for the “care and treatment of its mental defectives.” The medical records and places of anonymous...
View Article1907 Eugenics
The mid-nineteenth century was the dawn of scientific thought and research concerning evolution and the human condition. Three men made an influential mark in history with their provocative theories...
View Article1912-1920 Eugenics in New York State
This is the story of Frank Osborn, a twenty-two year old man who was chosen to be sterilized by the Board of Examiners of Feeble-Minded (including idiots, imbeciles and morons), Epileptics and Other...
View ArticleRome State School & Cemetery
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO They’re Buried Where? by Seth Voorhees New York State Custodial Institution at Rome for Intellectually Disabled Children and Adults. 1916 Rome State Custodial Institution...
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