Buried in the Archives: Telling the Forgotten Stories of Poor Farm Residents in St. Clair County

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dc.audienceAudience::Local History and Genealogy Sectionen_US
dc.contributor.authorCurtiss, Janet
dc.coverage.spatialLocation::United States of Americaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-05T09:14:57Z
dc.date.available2023-09-05
dc.date.available2023-09-05T09:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-05
dc.description.abstractFor many years, the history of the St. Clair County Poor Farm relied heavily on oral history, with dates and facts that may or may not have been accurate regarding the early years of its existence. The purpose of this research is not to discount oral history, but rather to give a framework of facts that can support the valuable stories passed down through the years. The names and stories of those whose circumstances in life made them temporarily or permanently dependent on social welfare programs have remained largely invisible in the published material on St. Clair County’s history. The people who lived at the Poor Farm, whether for a short while or a lifetime, are an underrepresented population in St. Clair County’s history; often their stories and lives have been forgotten and are undocumented. The accessibility of this particular set of records allows a glimpse into their lives and the circumstances in which they found themselves and creates a broader perspective of the history of the county and the people who lived there in the early years of its development. Keywords: public library, genealogy, local history, poor farms, poor housesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://2023.ifla.org/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/2804
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries88th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), 2023 Rotterdam;Satellite Meeting: Innovative approaches in engaging people with local history and genealogy
dc.rights.holderJanet Curtissen_US
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectSubject::Public librariesen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Local historyen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Genealogyen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Povertyen_US
dc.titleBuried in the Archives: Telling the Forgotten Stories of Poor Farm Residents in St. Clair Countyen_US
dc.typeArticlesen_US
dc.typeEvents Materialsen_US
ifla.UnitUnits::Section::Local History and Genealogy Sectionen_US
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