About the Project

The North Dakota State Hospital History and Museum Project is a collaboration of Tonya Perkins, Cindy Sperle-Gee, Ruleen McMillan, and Dr. Rosalie Etherington.

During her tenure at the hospital, Dr. Etherington began collecting items, records, and information about the hospital's history. That effort resulted in the North Dakota State Hospital Museum located on the hospital's campus.

The purpose of this project is to work for the continued existence of the museum and to collect and make public more information about the hospital's history.

The overall purpose is to record the hospital's history so that we can better treat and serve persons with mental illness in the future.
We are always in search of more information, items for the museum, photos, and volunteers to help. We are also interested in hearing from others who identify errors in our recorded history or have items, such as superintendent photos, that can improve our project. If you have questions, information, items, or corrections please contact us.

The North Dakota State Hospital and Museum Project works for the continued existence of the museum and to collect and make public more information about the hospital's history.

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