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Bethesda Home for Girls
hurrikayne:
I know of someone who might be able to help you. I've sent an E-mail to the address you provided. Good luck!
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "LisaGarza70" ---Hi My name is Lisa Garza I was 12yrs when at Bethesda in Mississippi 1981 Maybe 82. Dk brown hair short 5'1 Hispanic. from Montana. Does anyone remember the riot? It was crazy. Left side inner bedrooms where destroyed even toilets pulled up walls punched in, and writing all over the walls. I remember one wall was knocked down or through. My email isargent2@yahoo.com
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Hi it is Marjie, are you referring to the riot of 84 that happened during a choir tour? If so I was falsely accused of helping plan the riot and you and Kimball Parker and Betsy and a few others came to my aide and stood up for me. I still got put on new girl status even though they were told by the organizers that I had nothing to do with it. It didn't matter at that point. One of the workers, Christine, didn't like me and had a campaigned tirelessly for Mrs. Wills to stop trusting me. She never did like me from the time I was put into Bethesda. She allowed me to be in bell choir and choir, but she did everything she could to be sure I never got a leg up while I was there. She was even part of the reason I was kicked off my role as Lead Kitchen Cook/Staff. Ah well, not everyone is gonna like you in this world. Maybe she let her hair down more after her wedding to Bobby... ;)
I hope this is the same Lisa who was my friend. She had ezema or soriasis, can't remember which? My Lisa was tall, hispanic, and beautiful. I don't remember her last name though so I am not certain it is you. If so, I have pictures of us together in the front hall of the new campus and think of you often.
I was at Bethesda from December 1982 - September 1984.
I started out my stay there in the old campus with 10+ girls to a room and a huge and horrid shower room. It never had enough hot water, we would stand in line with nothing but a towel around us all waiting to take a cold shower and would place a wash cloth on the floor so you wouldn't get athlete's foot on your arse while you shaved your legs with an old razor. Then later the bliss of only 3-4 girls to a room with an adjoining bathroom you shared with only one other room of 3-4 girls.... LOL. At least we had private 10 minute showers and the hope of getting a hot shower if you were one of the first 2 girls in.
If this is you or if anyone else out there was at Bethesda, you can find me and lots of other girls from there on Face Book's Group : Bethesda Home for Girls.
PS. I also remember and have not been able to locate, Regina (Reggie), Michelle Boudreax, Nina (who I think was part Indian), Betsy (who I think was from Dallas Tx and who's sister came to join her in 1984), Kimball Parker, Colleen Sherman, Donna Jean Chitty and a few more.
Anonymous:
Hi Nancy The Young lady you are referring to was Connie Munson, She was the young lady that was killed when she tried to run from Bethesda. I too was there at the time.
B.J. Miller
Columbus, Ohio
Anonymous:
I was at Bethesda 1977-78, my name was Karen Coggins then. I would love to hear from anyone that was there and shared the experience. Contact me through email at kastroble@yahoo.com.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "Guest" ---Hi, I am looking for anyone who was at the Bethesda Home for girls during 1977 to 1880. I spent 2 years there, not by choice. I was there the first time when Beth, the girl who was hit by the train and had her leg cut off, was there. I was sent there at 15 and left right before my 18th birthday. I knew the Barnwells very well during those 2 years. I would be interested to hear anyone who was there at that time. I reccently found a copy of the "Family Altar" book on the homes for May of 1978 from my parents basement. There is a photo in there of the 5 girls that were in charge of all of us at that time. I am 44 years old now and am just now cruising the web to see if anyone else experienced what I did. We SOOOOO weren't aloud to talk to one another about how we really felt inside.
Thanks
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Hey,My name is Leda.I was In the home in 1980-1984(on & off).I gave birth to a son the second time I was there July82-July83)U had to have been there when I was there.I have been looking for anyone that was there when I was .There are things that happened there That I just can't get over.I've been trying to find my son for years,no luck
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