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Genealogy Workbook: Institutional Records

By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack Premium

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Tuberculosis sanatoriums. State hospitals. Poor farms and almshouses. “Insane” asylums. Old folks’ homes. Orphanages. Prisons. Almost everyone has a relative who—whether willingly or not—became a resident in an institution for a short period or even the better part of a lifetime. Or perhaps an ancestor or relative worked in an institution.   The sister of View Website VIP Subscription

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