Hello members of the Northern State Historical Society, There has not been recent activity on this forum and wanted to find out from everyone if you had any...
After 20 years of decay, it would be imagined that there's nothing left of the old place. But . . . ya never no. People worked there . . .people lived there...
I transcribed about 150 NSH memorials to Find-A-Grave. No one responded . . .so after weeks of work - I deleted them all. I have 1st hand knowledge of NSH...
I know how to get them uploaded into the Gen Web database, too bad you no longer have that transcription. I am sure it would bring many families peace to know...
To All, I have asked Dona to send me her memories of Northern State Hospital. I want to repost them here with her words along with the photos (where ever...
It would take some time . . .everything is gone - paper copies and all . . .but I can re-do it. All it takes in a little time and a bit of know how. ... From:...
Darren. Unfortunately . . .my son checked it out . . . and 1960 to 1972 is non-existent. 1982 to 1994 is still in my head. So, time to start over. Bear in...
Hi, I was in a group home called PORTAL (Program Offering Rehabilitation, Training and Adult Living) back in 1990-1991, which was run by the state of...
Medications were a new therapy for state hospitols. North State Hospitol had a Portal in in living and health care. Portal and Job Corpse was interesing...
Greetings! Were you on the East or West? Hope you are doing well. ... From: Tim G. To: NorthernStateHistoricalSociety@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 03,...
West, if I remember correctly... there was a pop machine on the end I was on. It was the end closer to "the cupboard" (recreation room) and the crafts room...
P.S. thanks for the well wishes -- I had severe panic disorder and depression back then, and things have gotten immensely better for me since the early 1990's...
You were on "West" - in Denver's group, I think. Our last day was Dec. 28, 1993. I drove the last resident to her destination. When I got back - everybody was...
Thanks for the shout out. After PORTAL, I worked for Dept. of Veterans Affairs for 16 years. I suffered a stroke at work 3-17-'08. Now full-time in a...
Hi, I worked as a case manager in Bellingham back in 1992-1994. Sometimes we had clients stay at portal. I would go down and meet with them and sometimes...
... I remember the name "Denver" but can't connect it with anything... have forgotten a lot from that time (maybe cuz was taking a benzodiazepine at the time?...
Thanks for your input. In the early1960's, with availability of modern medication, mental health forged ahead by leaps and bounds. After the closure of...
Reconstructed my original database. Must not be published to GenWeb in it's current format. This is raw data, which contains names not associated with NSH....
As to no one being interested, I found my three sons (in a different situation) and I think the children of the future may be interested, even though they may...
Hi Dona, thanks for the quips on the improvement of health care in the early 60's, and NSH being a candidate for "One flew over the cuckoo's nest"... didn't...
Hey, Tim: Happy New Year! Word of mouth sez that NSH was a candidate for "Cuckoo's Nest", but Oregon State Hosp was chosen. Best to you in the coming year. ~...
Hello, It was interesting to find your group. My mother, Dorothy Nell Craig died at Northern State Hospital in 1968. Or I should say I believe it was. I was...
Barbara, Is it possible that your mother was listed as "Dorothy Marian Craig - born 21 June 1909 in Yakima and that her parents were Randall L. Craig and...
Dear Barbara, Sorry to say - I didn't realize that this link was still active. There has been no activity on this site in a very long time. I can find...
Hi Barbara - I don't know specifically which link you're referencing, but will say that the State Archives <http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/> has records...
Barbara, this is jeanie packer, the moderador of the group. Contact dshs in olympia. Tell them the reason you are contacting them and your relationship to the...
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Hello Barbara, My name is Judy Torfin and I am the Administrative Assistant at the old Northern State Hospital (now known as North Cascade Gateway Center). I...
Ther is a new book about Northern State Hospital that just came out. It is called Northern State Hospital, it is being sold on Amazon.com right now!...
