Thanks Suzanne.
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On 6/19/15, 12:02 PM, "Suzanne Spencer-Wood" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Natalie, there are a couple articles in Historical Archaeology on small
>town poor house excavations, one in 1999 about a rural Smithfield, Rhode
>Island poor house by Jim Garman and paul Russo vol. 33(1): 118-35, and my
>2010 article comparing the finds from excavations I co-directed at the
>Falmouth Poor house, with the Smithfield one, as well as poorhouses in
>archaeological reports in other rural locations in West Barnstable and
>Burlington, Massachusetts. I also have a chapter in The Archaeology of
>Institutions, edited by April Beisaw and Jim Gibbs, published by U.
>Alabama
>Press, Tuscaloosa. My research focusses on the insights gained through
>feminist research on the gender power dynamics in poor houses. The
>feminization of poverty has a very long history that I discuss.
>
>Misty could you also email me a copy of your report? I remain very
>interested in this topic.
>regards,
>suzanne
>
>On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Cody Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> There have been several archaeological surveys of Poor Farms in Texas as
>> well as a couple that have been turned into historical parks. Most are
>> pretty easy to find info on by a Google search. We did a survey of one
>>in
>> Fort Worth, that was ultimately turned into a halfway home towards the
>>mid
>> 20th century.
>>
>> Cody S. Davis, MA, RPA
>> Principal Investigator
>> AR Consultants, Inc.
>> 805 Business Parkway
>> Richardson, TX 75081
>> 214.368.0478 (office)
>> 214.221.1519 (fax)
>> www.arc-digs.com
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>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Brenna Moloney
>><[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Misty,
>> >
>> > I would love a copy of that report as well if it's not too much
>>trouble.
>> > And I'd like to hear what others have done as well. Very interested in
>> this
>> > topic.
>> >
>> > Brenna Moloney
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Misty Jackson
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>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Natalie,
>> > >
>> > > Eloise was the county poor house and insane asylum/hospital in Wayne
>> > > County, Michigan. When established in 1829 it was very rural,
>>actually
>> > > wilderness, though not now. I did some testing in a 100 by 100 foot
>> > portion
>> > > of the complex a couple years ago and could send you a copy of the
>> report
>> > > if you're interested. There are some published histories on the
>> complex,
>> > > which are listed in the report bib.
>> > >
>> > > Misty
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Misty Jackson, Ph.D., RPA
>> > > Arbre Croche Cultural Resources,
>> > > 517-525-3060
>> > > Center for Maritime and
>> > > Underwater Resource Management
>> > > www.cmurm.org
>> > >
>> > > On Jun 18, 2015, at 1:53 PM, Natalie Adams Pope wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Folks,
>> > > > I©öm trying to help out a fellow whose researching a Poor
>>House/Farm
>> in
>> > > > Fairfield County, SC. I was curious if there has been any
>>archaeology
>> > at
>> > > any
>> > > > of these in non-urban settings. Also, was wondering if anyone
>>knows
>> of
>> > > > published historical research on the establishment and operation
>>of
>> > these
>> > > > facilities? Would like to direct him to a few publications, if
>>there
>> > are
>> > > any
>> > > > out there.
>> > > > I©öve had a local historian point him to some county records that
>> would
>> > > > probably be helpful, but was hoping that there was a larger
>>context
>> out
>> > > > there that has been written.
>> > > > Thanks!
>> > > > Natalie Adams Pope|Executive Vice President
>> > > > New South Associates, Inc.
>> > > > 722A Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
>> > > > Office: (803) 771-7083| Cell: (803) 381-7898
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>> > Brenna Moloney
>> > PhD student
>> > Department of Anthropology
>> > Wayne State University
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>> >
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