Lost Civilisation on a Hospital Knoll in New York
A fragment from RPGR notes describes a hidden shantytown of six to eight hospital patients near a state institution. The turf held tiny cottages, a farm, and scraps from the carpentry shop. Some managed skilled crafts like a 1765 Adam 2 Mast ship, while others vanished after a bulldozer cleared the site on Albany orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
New York City
Captain Ahab
Moby Dick
Andrew Kettleson
Albany
Donations Wanted for Patient Library at Hatch Building
The Hatch Building seeks donations of recent magazines to stock the patient library. Contributions help brighten reading options for visitors and residents.
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Hatch
Religious Services Schedule by Chaplains
Protestant services led by Reverend John J Kotun every Sunday at 1000 AM in Hadley Hall with communion on the first Sunday monthly. Catholic services with Father Thomas Florack include confessions at 800 AM and Mass at 830 AM every Sunday in Hadley Hall, plus First Friday confessions and Mass. Jewish services with Rabbi Morris Goldfarb at 10:00 AM every Thursday at Grandview.
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John J Kotun
Hadley Hall
Thomas Florack
Morris Goldfarb
Grandview
Willard Psychology adds Bruce Bradigan to staff
Bruce Bradigan joins Willard Psychology Department as a staff member serving Birches and Grandview Units. He is a Ithaca College BA graduate with an MA from Syracuse University in Developmental Psychology and a Gerontology certificate. He brings aging expertise and served as a US Army Captain in the Special Forces with four and a half years of service. He and his wife Paula reside at Lod Park Point and enjoy water sports and tennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Bradigan
Willard Psychology Department
Birches
Grandview
Ithaca College
Bradigan
Syracuse University
Gerontology Center
Fort Worth
Texas
Upstate
New York
Southeast Asia
Found Green Berets
US Army
Valorie
Paula
Lod: Point
Welcome Kate Moore to Ontario County Staff
Ontario County welcomes Kate Moore as the newest occupational therapist joining Debbie DePuy in that area. A birthday shoutout goes to John Pinkard Les Milton Robert Herrick and Alex Hahn with cake and ice cream at Friday Social Hour. Residents enjoyed a Cornell Student Volunteers party and two weekend bus trips to Naples for grape harvest viewing. A new Community Skills group aids residents preparing to return to community living with real life tasks. Dr Phillips departs, and well wishes go to Mary Spearman on maternity leave and Rose Brewer recovering from surgery.
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Kate Moore
Ontario Co
Kate
Debbie DePuy
John Pinkard
Les Milton
Robert Herrick
Alex Hahn
Cornell
Naples
Dr Phillips
Mary Spearman
Rose Brewer
Promotions and education updates in Food Service staff
Janet Haring is promoted to Head Dining Room Attendant. Milton DeGraw studies Nutrition at Cornell. Nancy Miller pursues a hospital dietetics degree at Rochester Institute of Technology. Kitchen staff packed 200 meals for outings. Fran Warrick retires after 19 years. coworkers hosted a party. Belle Miller and Judy Perry attended a Nutrition Service Conference in Glens Falls, New York.
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Janet Haring
Food Service
Milton DeGraw
Cornell Univ
Nancy Miller
Rochester Institute of Technolog
Fran Warrick
Food Service Department
Penn Fran
Belle Miller
Judy Perry
Nutrition Service
Glens Falls
New York
The Blue Lady’s Lament Quiet Ode
A somber verse describes gray skies and weeping clouds. Song birds fall silent as a flower droops and dies. The Blue Lady sits in mournful solitude while dawn fades and serene sleep is gone. A sigh, a tear, and a sob mark the Blue Lady’s song.
Apollo Soyuz Rendezvous A historic joint space mission
The text recalls the July 17 1975 Apollo Soyuz rendezvous celebrating a historic space collaboration. It describes the ceremonial handshake and exchange of flags, the shared meal, and a pledge of lasting friendship between nations despite past wars.
Community notices and staff updates from Elliott Hall
The Birches staff extend sympathy to Mr Rankin on his mother’s death. Retirement party for Merle and Virginia Elliott at Holiday Inn Waterloo. Mary Rogers from Elliott Hall also included. Stork shower for Roxanna Austin on Sept 17. Anna Thomas and Doris Barber illness updates. New arrivals from Seneca County Geneva RPC RPC staff changes. Get well wishes and staffing movements across 041 042 043 044 045 046 units. Outdoor autumn activities and picnics noted.
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The
Birches
Doris Barber
Harold Oughterson
John Gamble
William Farley
Seneca County
Mary Verdeham
Geneva
Carol Peebles
Bruce Bradigan
Dr Senjiy
Virginia Hill
Patricia Helton
Betty Huff
Paul Sullivan
Elliott Hall
John Frantz
John Tomaczak
Freshman Class Elects Officers at Willard School of Nursing
The Freshmen Class of Willard School of Nursing elects Kathy Reod as President and Louie Ellis as Vice President. Peggy Johnson is Secretary and Sandy Flanigan Treasurer. Student government representatives include Paul Chapman Tom Murphy Leslie Allem Cindy Stewart Amy McCormack John Corser Joanne Dale Kathy Reod Karen Clark and Louie Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard School of Nursing
Kathy Reod
Louie Ellis
Peggy Johnson
Sandy Flanigan
Paul Chapman
Tom Murphy
Leslie Allem
Cindy Stewart
Amy McCormack
John Corser
Joanne Dale
Karen Clark
Mastille
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Window Willard Psychiatric Center
Recreation Dept
Willard
N . Anthony N. Mustille
Herb deLyser
Herbert deLyser
Arthur Phillips
Wilma Langley
Richard Mearns
Willard Psychiatric Center
Taughannock Publications, Inc
Box N
Trumansburg
Robert Brown
Rpgr Notis
Beth A. Schwartz
Religious
Psychology
Dept
Ontario County
Blue Lady
Sara Wooledge
Charles McCarty
Lauie Thomas
Anna Freilles
Anna
Rpc
Emily Hazelman
Stanley Skowran
Stanley Tubazewski
Jack Silver
Slom
Bill Traschuck
Pines Yates Co
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