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Record Series: Genesee County Home/Poorhouse
Summary
: Register or Equivalent
Records Listing Residents of County Poorhouse or Alms House
Sample of Records
:
View a sample document
(PDF, 74KB)
Dates
: 1820-1975
Geographic Location
: Bethany
Format
: Handwritten with some printed forms; later years include typed data
Arrangement
: Chronologically
Volume
: Archives: 17 Volumes and 6 Cubic Feet
Catalog of Collection
(PDF, 25KB)
Research Library: Notebook Collection,
Summary of Notebook Collection
(PDF, 14KB)
Department
: County Historian
Use Restrictions
: Staff will access all records; approval required for copies due to fragile condition
Legal Restrictions
: None
Historical Background
:
An act for the establishment of county poorhouses passed in Albany in 1824.
On December 4, 1826, the Genesee County Board of Supervisors met in Bethany to establish a County Poorhouse.
Genesee County Home History
(PDF, 222KB)
Description of Record Series
: Includes correspondence, receipts, inventories, account ledgers, immigrants lists, copies of orders, and purchases made for paupers.
Purpose of Record
: Documents care provided to paupers at the County Home, facility development, County Farm growth, and social reform changes.
Other Format
: None
Finding Aids
:
Department File Folder Listing
(PDF, 5KB)
Records in Archives
:
DATES
COLLECTION
CONTENTS
1852-1901
Box 3A
Correspondence
1847-1973
Box 3B
Lists
1828-1975
Box 3C
Medical Records
1820-1903
Box 3D
Financial Records
1820-1927
Box 3E
Financial Records
1820-1900
Box 3F
Financial Records
1820-1900
Box 3G
Financial Records
Indexes
:
County Home Deaths
(PDF, 412KB)
County Home Inmates
(PDF, 4MB)
Mortuary Notes 1848-1953 & 1972-1974
(PDF, 35KB)
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