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Comment on Utica Lunatic Asylum by dave

dave — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:52:43 +0000

I was in B building and westover from 1969 to 1972. any readers fromt hat time?

Comment on The Erie Canal Town Museum, Canastota, NY by Susan

Susan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:40 +0000

Thanks for the information! I just found out Reuben Perkins is an ancestor and I cannot wait to visit and enjoy the museum and the town!

P.S. I’m so glad you took a picture of his portrait.

Comment on Lake Chalet Campground, Bridgewater by Meg Martin

Meg Martin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:19:07 +0000

I cannot thank you enough for posting these photos – their website doesn’t do the campground justice like your photos do. I have called to see about reservations this year as we are looking for something close to Syracuse, NY!!

Take care.

Comment on The Old Main, or Utica Lunatic Asylum, NY by joe szwed

joe szwed — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:28 +0000

re: laurie brown searching for medical records 70 years old. normally records are kept for seven years, but there may be an exception if they are archived. i know that this didnt help any. but i hope that someone out there can. sorry.

Comment on Oh Say, Can You See? by Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:43:46 +0000

I won’t miss the lines, either, but I do drive a little nervously wondering how well the seniors are seeing!

Comment on Oh Say, Can You See? by akaGaGa

akaGaGa — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:44:41 +0000

How did I miss this one? I had not seen this. And truthfully? I won’t miss standing in line at DMV.

Comment on The Old Main, or Utica Lunatic Asylum, NY by Laurie Brown

Laurie Brown — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:41:39 +0000

I have a cousin who is looking to obtain medical records of her Aunt who was a patient here , 70 years ago . Her Aunt had seizures but back then no one knew what a seizure was , so her Aunt was placed here as a “crazy person” and died at the age of 19.
My cousin has seizures as well as her sister and grand daughter …. she would like to obtain as much info she can on her Aunt who lived here as to many help her medical situation out
I do not know the Aunts 1st name but her last name was Kiselica
If records are archived here , who do we contact ?
Thank you , Laurie

Comment on The Old Main, or Utica Lunatic Asylum, NY by joe squid

joe squid — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:26:08 +0000

true, the state of new york closed down state institutions as well as in california to save money, and turn the financial burden back to the local community where the facility was located in. now as a result, we have homeless people that live out of shopping carts for possibly three generations now. and they are having families of their own. yes they have become institutionalized and didnt know how to even feed themselves with a spoon.the fact that these patients had become institutionalized was the rationale for closing down those state institutions.the belief was that we created this problem of patients not being able to fend for themselves by doing everything for them. the history behind our homeless dilemma is very interesting and there is much more to it. this is just a tip of the iceberg. and i hope that it was helpful for the younger generation that wonder how this all came about.

Comment on The Old Main, or Utica Lunatic Asylum, NY by joe squid

joe squid — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:30:23 +0000

i was employed at u.psych. center and by that time the chains and shackles had been removed for the very reason that people would think that they still used those shackles to this day.
there were however pictures taken of the cells with the schakles attached to the walls to show those on tour what these cells used to look like. i was employed there from 1975 untill 1980. the bars were also removed from the cells for the same reason. barb engells was my instructor and i loved her as an instructor and as a person. she had one of the greatest influences on me and motivated me to go on to become an r.n. i have worked in intensive care nursing for the last 27 years. for 26 of those years , here in los angeles ,california. my e-mail is ; jszwed@sbcglobal.net.

Comment on The Old Main, or Utica Lunatic Asylum, NY by joe squid

joe squid — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:10:28 +0000

barbara engell was my instructor when i was employed at utica psychiatric center in the early 70 s. she was very knowledgable and a wonderful teacher. i am have been employed as an r.n. for over 30 years. 323-217-5539.