SPEAKER: Tyler Moll: Eloise Asylum; The complete history of Eloise, the Wayne County Poorhouse and Asylum from its very beginnings to present. The Wayne County House as it was called was created all the way back in the 1830s and became one of the largest Asylums and Poor farms in the state. Talk includes what life was like, what kinds of people ended up there, and dispel some myths that have popped up around it. Eloise closed in 1978, but some parts of it still continue to this day.
A presentation on the Eloise Asylum by Tyler Moll on Wednesday, Sept. 24 @ 7pm at South Salem Stone School, 7991 N. Territorial Rd. at Curtis Rd.
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