Who'll Weep for Me? - A Teacher's Guide to The Rise of the Poorhouse System in Ulster County

A curriculum appropriate for fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth grades. The curriculum gives students an opportunity to examine and interpret archival documents that reveal the social and economic circumstances of those relegated to the Ulster County Poorhouse in the nineteenth century.

This publication earned Ulster County the 2004 Annual Archives Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records from the New York State Board of Regents and the New York State Archives.