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Back to SearchEp. 86: Zelda Fitzgerald and the Craig House
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This week's episode explores the life and hospitalizations of author and artist Zelda Fitzgerald. Discover where she was institutionalized throughout her life and how her life came to a…
Published on 6 months ago
Ep. 85: Interview with Rusty Tagliareni and Lisa Marie Blohm
Episode 85
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This week, Sarah interviews Rusty Tagliareni (photographer and co-author of the Images of America book on Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital) and Lisa Marie Blohm (President of Preserv…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 84: People of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center (Harrison W. Noel)
Episode 84
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This week's episode tells the story of a patient, Harrison W. Noel, who was committed to Greystone Park for the rest of his life following the commission of a gruesome double murder and…
Published on 7 months ago
Ep. 83: People of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center (Woody Guthrie)
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This week's episode examines the life, music, activism, and eventual hospitalization of folk singer Woody Guthrie. Find out how he got started in music and who influenced him along the …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 82: History of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center, Part 4 (1950-2015)
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This week's episode discusses the arc of deinstitutionalization at Greystone Park, from the early-1950s until the closure of the original Kirkbride building in 2008. Find out how many p…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 81: History of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center, Part 3 (1925-1950)
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This week's episode focuses on how Greystone Park managed during the years of the Great Depression and World War II. From increased overcrowding due to war, economic difficulties, and m…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 80: History of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center, Part 2 (1909-1924)
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This week's episode discusses the history of the New Jersey State Insane Asylum from World War I until just before the Great Depression. Find out what circumstances led to the on-the-jo…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 79: History of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center, Part 1 (1876-1907)
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This week's episode examines the first couple decades of the State Asylum for the Insane in Morristown, New Jersey. Find out what an average day was like at the asylum, what treatments …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 78: History of Volterra Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1948-1978)
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This week's episode looks at the final decades of Volterra Lunatic Asylum through the lens of three different physicians who each left a lasting impact on the hospital: Dr. Claus Schill…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 77: History of Volterra Lunatic Asylum, Part 2 (1912-1948)
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This week's episode covers a particularly turbulent time in Italian history: from WWI to WWII and the birth of the Republic. Find out how Volterra Lunatic Asylum fared during wartime an…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago