Department of the Interior Report – March 1955

From 1904 to the 1960s, Alaskans who needed mental health services were sent to Morningside Hospital in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of this blog is to share information about Morningside Hospital, the people who were sent there, and the remarkable story of the determined politicians who pursued the Congressional battle to change the way Alaska territorial citizens received mental health services.

Alaskans were convicted of being insane and shipped to Oregon where they became patients of Morningside. They were taken from their families and communities, and, often, never heard from again. The most important mission of this blog is to help families find lost relatives. We are posting patients lists as we find them. In the end, we believe that there were 6,000 to 7,000 adults and children sent to Morningside. Our goal is to find as much information as possible on all of them and make it available on this blog.