December 12, 2024

'The Montgomery County Poor Farm and Almshouse: Its History and People' Will Be Focus of Montgomery History Online Presentation on Tuesday, Dec. 17

“The Montgomery County Poor Farm and Almshouse: Its History and People” will be the focus of Montgomery History Online Presentation on Tuesday, Dec. 17
For nearly 160 years, the Almshouse at the Montgomery County Poor Farm was the last resort for poor people who were unable to take care of themselves due to physical, mental and developmental disabilities. At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, “The Montgomery County Poor Farm and Almshouse: Its History and People” will be the focus of a free online presentation of Montgomery History.

Writer, researcher and family historian Julianne Mangin will look at some of their stories, including how they lived and died, and shed light on conditions there. Despite the oversight of County officials and the efforts of reformers, the Almshouse was a place where the poor were neglected, abused and exposed to unsafe conditions until it closed in 1948.

To join the presentation, go to Webinar Registration - Zoom