MONROE — The Green County Genealogical Society will present “Early Poor Farm Records of Pleasant View” by Jeremy Broge.

The presentation is at 10 a.m. on April 5 in the Monroe Public Library community room on the second floor.

Broge will talk about the history of the Green County Poor Farm to the present day Pleasant View Nursing Complex. Built in 1882 for $6,390, the Green County Asylum originally was a single building facility for 40 patients. Despite the institution’s name, the facility served as the home for the county’s poor and elderly as well. The asylum became locally known as the Poor Farm and would expand to several buildings and hundreds of acres of fields over time.

For any questions about the meeting or presentation, call Donna at 608-921-1537. 

The GCGS Research Center is located in the lower level of the Monroe Public Library and is open to the public for research from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesdays. Other times are available by appointment. 

For further information, call 608-328-7436 or go to www.greencogenealogywi.org.