County Home

Record Series: Genesee County Home/Poorhouse

Summary: Register or Equivalent
Records Listing Residents of County Poorhouse or Alms House
Sample of Records: View a sample document(PDF, 74KB)
Dates: 1820-1975
Geographic Location: Bethany
Format: Handwritten with some printed forms; later years include typed data
Arrangement: Chronologically
Volume: Archives: 17 Volumes and 6 Cubic Feet
Catalog of Collection(PDF, 25KB) Research Library: Notebook Collection, Summary of Notebook Collection(PDF, 14KB)
Department: County Historian
Use Restrictions: Staff will access all records; approval required for copies due to fragile condition
Legal Restrictions: None
Historical Background:
- An act for the establishment of county poorhouses passed in Albany in 1824.
- On December 4, 1826, the Genesee County Board of Supervisors met in Bethany to establish a County Poorhouse.
Genesee County Home History(PDF, 222KB)
Description of Record Series: Includes correspondence, receipts, inventories, account ledgers, immigrants lists, copies of orders, and purchases made for paupers.
Purpose of Record: Documents care provided to paupers at the County Home, facility development, County Farm growth, and social reform changes.
Other Format: None
Finding Aids: Department File Folder Listing(PDF, 5KB)

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