An Apparatus For Lunacy - A History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

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  @Mypuppies812 · 1 year ago

  RIP Shirley L Perkins. I see you. Your Grand<br>daughter, Sandra Perkins.

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  @shelliejones7817 · 1 year ago

  Robert C. Davis was there 1973-1974, my uncle.

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  @Becky_G_ · 1 year ago

  My paternal grandma died there. When I drive by there, I always say a prayer for the souls who experienced those walls.

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  @KennaPace-b9t · 1 year ago

  I spent half my life helping the mentally ill and developmentally disabled reach the highest ability they could achieve. Those were the best years of my life. It wasn&apos;t just about helping them. I was fortunate enough &nbsp;to be brought into their world. I learned a lot and through them I learned about myself. I owe them

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  @dulaneys58 · 1 year ago

  My Great-Grandma was sent here. She passed away while there. She had 2 Son&apos;s that were raised by my Great-Great Grandparents. <br>Her name was Jenny Malone. We have no records of what Ward she lived in or and no medical records of her diagnosis or treatment

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  @Isa_Maria79 · 1 year ago

  like animals...<br>i will never forget all of them<br>they&apos;re always in my heart...<br>all that pain and desperation...<br>sometimes i cannot sleep thinking of it...<br><br><br>i love you <br><br>do not forget <br><br>people without face<br>people without names<br><br>please<br>dont forget them<br><br>❤

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  @Noodlemonkey7 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmHAXFtJqWM&amp;t=1562">26:02</a> I really like that. “History doesn’t belong to one voice. It belongs to us All!”

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  @mikmik9034 · 5 months ago (edited)

  c. 1930-1945 My MUM was working the State Hospital for years in the Housekeeping department. &nbsp;Me MUM said she always had a <br>&apos;friendly violent patient with her when she had to work the voilent wards, &nbsp;as a &apos;body guard&apos; <br>I learned much later that most of the Staff of State Hospitals were in the belief that patients were fakers, and tortured them to make them give it up. <br>That realization led to closing of many Asylums. The staff themselves were crazy. <br>As a firewatchman in the c. 1970 I overheard a conversation among staff in another hospital, &nbsp;they ALL had a family &nbsp;member committed, &nbsp;and they all agreed that anyone who so much as mentioned wanting a weapon permit were crazy.<br><br>It is true, &nbsp;without a uniform or lanyard ID you cannot tell a patient from staff.

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  @raymond_sycamore · 1 year ago

  Had no idea what I was getting into clicking on this one but I&apos;m glad I stayed. What a story! Thank you.

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  @maurachapman4179 · 1 year ago

  I was a highschool volunteer at a state hospital in Minnesota in the 1970s. I will never forget Tony, a sweet soul who sang &quot;You are my Sunshine&quot; outside the volunteer dormitory every morning. The staff and volunteers will never forget the individuals who touched their lives.

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  @snakes3425 · 1 year ago

  Part of the reason I think for the hauntings at these old asylums...no one was ever held accountable for what transpired behind those doors, and society wants to forget what happened

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  @Supervillainmc · 11 months ago

  This is sick and heartbreaking. My heart goes out to all that suffered with tears in my eyes🙏

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