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Chris Glick to present program on Lincoln Asylum at May meeting
of Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society
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[May 18, 2024]
Chris Glick will be presenting the storied
history of the Lincoln Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children from its
infancy, to its rise into a self-sufficient community, to its demise
with the stroke of a pen.
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 Glick, a Logan County native and 20 year Navy
veteran. spent six years working in mental health at the Clyde L.
Choate Developmental Center in Anna, but has always honed an
interest in the history of the Lincoln Developmental Center.
He will also talk about changes which happened in the care of mental
health patients during period of time.
The LCGHS Lincoln State School collection will also be on display,
although a portion of the collection is on display at the Logan
County Tourism Bureau.
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The public is invited to his
presentation, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, at the
Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society, 114 N. Chicago St.,
in Lincoln, located across from the Depot. Refreshments will be
served following a brief business meeting.
[Diane Osborn] |
