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Genesee County Home Records
Housed in the History Department's County's ArchivesInventoried: 2005 RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE GENESEE COUNTY HOME Records Management Retention Schedule Number: 21.[634] = Register or equivalent Summary Record Listing Residents of County Poor House or Alms House Records Date: 1820-1975 Includes: Correspondence, receipts, inventories, account ledgers, immigrants, lists, copies of legislative proceedings, financial records, reports, copies of orders and purchases made for the various paupers. File folder headings listing is included. Historical Value: Documents the level and type of care provided to paupers residing at the County Home. Documents the early development of the facility, growth of the County Farm, and changes brought about through social reform. Cubic Foot Storage:
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