From an interview with James Graham, Lake Midway
Q.What do you remember about the Poor Farm?
A.I remember being there a few times with my father seeing some of the inmates and it was scary I thought. I know I wouldn’t wanted to been, be there myself. I think an old Mr. Thomas was the caretaker then, when I remember it.
Q.What did you find scary about the Poor Farm?
A.Well seeing people in the, locked up in different areas and they were locked up some of them and it was like wooden slats and probably the scariest thing I ever seen.
Q.At what point would somebody have to go to the Poor Farm?
A.Well probably when they were unable to look after theirselve and no income and perhaps a lot of them were a bit mentally retarded or, if that’s the proper word or afflicted in some way and they’d did some farming there














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