Schoharie County Poorhouse/Almshouse: History & Residents - The Good, The Bad & The Sloughters

This is a history of the Schoharie County Poorhouse, that closed in 1947, and biographies of 1000+ residents who inhabited the great halls...Those that ended up in the poorhouse were often throw-away people that nobody wanted or, because of assorted circumstances, had no where else to go. My goal with the biographies is to give these poor souls a bit of dignity and a legacy documenting that they walked this earth. Perhaps you have a relative that fell out of your family tree; maybe they are in this book. The poorhouse has gone on to have many other uses: a friary, Middleburgh Central School annex building, rehabilitation facility, home for adults and currently the Mountain View Russian Orthodox Church -- back cover.

• | Author: Karen McLaughlin Cuccinello
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Apr 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 186 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1545102279
• | ISBN-13: 9781545102275