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History. THank you for preserving these stories about Woody

Tween him and Townes last days just kill me. Sad

Still waiting on my credit

Woodys song will live forever. It’s amazing how much Nora and Arlo look like him. I’ve never seen a picture of their Brother Jody. I guess Woodys Grandchildren never came down with Huntington’s.

when he had something to say they locked him away, its a sad thing to say.

My husband has Huntington’s. His family didn’t know what it was in his family. The just thought the family members who had it were crazy. His father had a family member institutionalized because he was”crazy”. When my husband’s brother was diagnosed with HD the family finally knew what the supposed craziness was. My husband is on medications that keep him sweet and chill compared to what he was, which was horrible. He’s doing great!

What a man no more

That was pretty amazing. Thank you Grystone Oral History. Hugs from Brazil

This is so incredibly precious. Thank you.

Q - VISIONS of Johanna?

My grandmother was in Greystone until her death in 1962. That place left deep scars on her children!!

They were absolute bastards the way they treated him he was a folk singer/writer and then to say oh he's schizophrenic and has delusions of grandeur must have been psychological torture for him and very humiliating those who were supposed to be looking after him were narcissistic criminals

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Did she help put him here? Not a very good daughter.

My grandmother Charlotte H. Fritts worked at Greystone psychiatric hospital as an occupational therapist and cared for Woody Guthrie and was present when Bob Dylan came to visit, my grandmother wasn’t so happy to let him visit because he looked like a scrounging bum and was very protective of Woody ! Woody OK 👍 Bob to enter because he had a guitar 🎸, my grandmother kept close watch and lit Woodys cigarettes because his hand shook so terrible, I’ll never forget being a child and going to Greystone with my NAN and spending time with her favorite patients , contrary to how awful it’s described, I thought it was a beautiful place , and I bet that was my grandmother that let Dylan visit , because she would do anything for Woody ! I’m sad that this hospital doesn’t exist anymore because we still need a place for the mentally ill 🙏

I was there in mid 60's as a student. Some years later I talked with my aunt who had been involuntarily committed there. She was a nurse and had in the 40's been a student nurse there also. It was heart breaking to hear about her experience. She was not "psychotic"... her gentle spirit and her heart was broken. Luckily she was released and able to live in her own. Many people were placed in places like Greystone because ,yes, there were no other places to care for them. Families just could not cope and assistance of medical and social services were pathetic. It is too bad the "folk song" group were not around when Woody was locked up .

She is very lucky to be alive Woody's daughters from his first marriage died young.

Mrs. Romney and Wavy are counter culture legends.

Love Arlo. Great interview.

Bob Dylan and Jahanara Romney chose compassion when visiting Woody Guthrie at Greystone. In my opinion compassion is the most important trait a human can have. Bob Dylan wrote a song for Woody. It's an easy listen and I consider it the most honest, loving and heartfelt tribute I've ever heard. Thank you Jahanara for sharing such an inspirational narrative.

Wonderful and valuable report!

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Sadly many people with Huntington were thought to be drunks

Wonderful oral history! How can one get access to Greystone entrance papers? My great grandmother was an inpatient there from the 1920s to 1960s when she died there. Her daughter was made a ward of the state as if orphaned and never was informed her mother was alive for decades. It was only recently that we found her on census and death certificate at Greystone. I wonder what were the reasons for her long confinement there and why the family was never informed in order to visit or care for her at home. This separation caused trauma for my grandmother and I also wonder if there was genetic mental illness. As a great grandchild could I access medical records if they still exist?

Since he wasn't committed, he should have been free to leave if he had a place to go. Did he stay there because of the cultural belief that this was the proper place for him to be because of his mental decline or did he choose to stay? Edited: I went in search of the answer and found Arlo's interview wherein he talks about his father understanding that something was wrong and choosing to stay there because he thought it was proper care to get him the answers he sought about his mental condition. I am so impressed with his brilliant and talented mind.

I found out that I am a cousin to Woody through Ancestry DNA. Sadly both my brother and my first cousin were diagnosed with major nerological disorders in their 40s. Not Huntingtons but Shy Drager (she passed away after 7 years) and Parkinsons.

Woah I didn’t know there were more verses to this land. Thanks so much for sharing this.

He was probably smelling Insulin. (I’m a retired Psychiatric Nurse.)

I am woody Guthrie

Arrow Crusher is woody Guthrie

the cia was targeting many social and racial activists in those days....wonder if he was on the list...foia records might shed some light

Thank you Nora Guthrie! Both your father and your brother (Arlo) have brought much happiness into our world!

Thank you on so many levels. Love and Peace.

I never knew he ended up there! I think perhaps because he didn't always fit in?

Woody Guthrie is discussed in the EDLIS Café. EDLIS Café Press

She repeatedly refers to him as a drunk who was found on the turnpike even after she acknowledged he was NOT drunk-he was sick!! I don't know why she keeps saying he was a drunk found on the turnpike. Very disrespectful really.

Lo siento

Was it marijuana that got Woody sick?

So sad that Woody was not well diagnosed...the old days of mental health were awful. Woody should not have been in Greystone...now we know. However...for as awful as Greystone was for many...it was actually good for some and like an isolated protected community. When I was there for internship...many "patients" were content and had jobs and activities. It was a beautiful complex unless you went deep inside ! The smell yes Arlo...it covered up the problems. Deep inside there were terrible wards. You would never have experienced the real routine as a visitor. Your father was found and admitted. No one really knew But actually the life in Greysone could have been "secure" and actually comfortable so long as you were not a "problem" or acting out. Respect to your Mother for having kept you in contact with your Father. Huntintgon's is a terrible condition. Glad you had the good times around the "Magicky Tree". Thank you for continuing his legacy and for all your great music !

Thanks Nora

I am blown away...I had no idea!

How sad that someone who worked hard and contributed to society was treated less than. I will always remember Woody Guthrie 💜💚💜

Sad. Why was his family not looking after him

my brother worked at greystone, and said that they knocked it down really quickly when they realized the extent of the mold problem. historic building, whatev.

Such important oral history. Thrilled to find this from Woody’s family -first hand & so informative. Thank you!

I had worked with people who had Huntingtons, some cases it was heartbreaking, for the people who had it I really loved working with the people, and all staff cared, and we made it a safe and happy place . Xxx

Wow..she looks like her DAD...AMAZING thank you for sharing

The smell was Lysol in the brown glass bottle. It did have a distinct smell, one you had to get used to. Back in the day doctors recommended women douche with water and the Lysol in the brown bottle. I remember my mom doing that, never hurt her.

I loved Woodie and Arlo Guthrie. As a young teenager I listened to a cassette of the music over and over.