Wyoming County Poorhouse
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   Caption:  Birds-eye View  
Wyoming County Almshouse, Varysburg, N.Y.

   Caption:  Wyoming County Almshouse
 Varysburg, N.Y.

 

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YATES REPORT      1824 LAW      1857 REPORT EXPLANATION
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YATES REPORT:  

Note: Wyoming County was established in 1841 from "parent county" Genesee.
For information about earlier poorhouse conditions see GENESEE County.
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1824 LAW (required establishment of poorhouse vs. exempted):  SEE ABOVE
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1857 INVESTIGATION: 
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PERSONAL NOTES FROM READERS:
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LOCAL NOTES:
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RECORDS:

HISTORICAL WYOMING Vol.XXXII January 1986 pp.57-84;  A quarterly historical journal published by the Office of Wyoming Co. Historian, Warsaw, NY since 1947. --- includes an article titled,
County Home Deaths 1885-1896  

HISTORICAL WYOMING Vol. XXXIV April 1988 pp.85-112; A quarterly historical journal published by the Office of Wyoming Co. Historian, Warsaw, NY since 1949. --- includes an article titled, 
Wyoming County Home Deaths 1899-1904  

Poorhouse INMATE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES
Microfilm Series A1978  Roll Number(s) 224-225  more information
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CEMETERY:

See above under RECORDS.
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We are hoping to build this base of information about the poorhouse in WYOMING county through the helpful participation of readers. All are requested to submit items of interest by sending  e-mail to The Poorhouse Lady.

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