GRAND CHUTE - Next to the current site of Outagamie County's Brewster Village skilled nursing care center once stood the Outagamie County Asylum for the Chronic Insane. Opened in 1890, the asylum’s ...
Researching the history of the asylum can be a case of feast and famine, often at the same time. Some asylums left, if not mountains of records, then at least large hills. I mean that literally. An ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Over the years, the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum has garnered somewhat of a paranormal reputation, but it ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hiawatha Asylum at the peak of its operation. On May 8, 1897, South Dakota Senator Richard F. Pettigrew introduced a bill on the ...