Researching Ancestors Who Were Committed to Asylums, Using Old Newspapers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 6, 2013
Introduction: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about how difficult it can be finding information about an ancestor who was committed to an asylum (i.e., state hospital)—and how using old newspapers can help. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” When I look at the latter years of... (Read More)
