Experience history.
RESOURCES
Virtual "Tour": History of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital
Contrast the major waves in treatment over the 89-year history of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital against the experiences of institutional life with direct quotations from patients, staff, and families.
Video, audio, and transcript available below.
Script, production, and narration by Jennifer L. Bazar
Quotations read by (in order of appearance):
Eric Fath-Kolmes
Jacy Young
Jeremy Burman
Sheldon Tickeram
Lynne Finlay
Nadine Finlay
Cody Loconte
Kelli Vaughn Johnson
Video version
Run time: 17 min 22 sec
Audio-only version
Run time: 17 min 22 sec
Download the transcript
The Hospital History Project records ongoing research focused on the history of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital. Content is currently being added on a decade-by-decade basis.
For an update on the project, please visit the project's home page.
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