Before Prairies and Ponds of Oakdale: A Historical Perspective

I think that this facility was a strange way to hold alot of people thay had absolutely nothing wrong with them they were just people like y...

I think it's cool that there was 1500 employees working there and that they earned $218,000 a week.

The History Of Oakdale The names of Oakdale • Michigan Home for the Feebleminded and Epileptic • Michigan Home and Training School • ...

The city of lapeer bought the property 191 acres from the state for a dollar, but it had non for profit restriction and in order to lift it,...

At one time there were 115 buildings.

I am amazed becuase a factory made a week are 1500 double loafs of bread, 400 dozen donuts, and 700 dozen cookies.

The residents often had social training through out dances, movies, skating, baseball, picnics and parties. Some were a part of a choir or p...