Do you have the phone # for the institution? What is it called today? How were you able to find out your Great-Grandmother was there in an 1880 census? How did you even begin looking to know that? Was her name changed? I'm trying to find a family member who I know was sent away, but we're not sure where to or if his name was changed. So far I'm unable to locate any information on him. Thank you so much for the post and hope to hear from you soon.
Lynnette