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# Andrew Mercer Reformatory

Criminalized Women & Girls - Ancestral Research

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Home](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/) - Helping adoptees and kin learn their incarcerated family members' histories. Stay tuned for updates and as the Criminalized and Incarcerated Project (CIP) develops.
- [Hidden Histories](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/history/) - Secret Mercer Babies Are you adopted and researching whether you may be a Mercer baby? Have you wondered whether your deceased adopted parent, or grandparent may be a Mercer baby? Are you a descendant of a deceased Mercer mom and want to know what happened to her children? If so, the following may be helpful
- [Statistics](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/statistics/) - Children of Unmarried Parents Act As descendants continue to contact us, we are intrigued by documents referencing the Children of Unmarried Parents Act (CUPA). If the CUPA was for “unmarried” mothers why then did the history form of this Mercer Baby state the mother was married? Is it possible the CUPA statistics could help reveal what
- [Reading Material and More](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/reading-material/) - This is a collection of articles, theses, books, podcasts, and chapters that explore the history of the Mercer Reformatory and other similar confined institutions. Most of these materials are available for free. There are instructions below on how to sign up for a free J-Stor account to access some articles that may be behind a
- [Images & Photos](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/gallery/) - 1902 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females 1902 - Industrial Refuge for Girls 1932 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females 1934 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females 1935 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females 1948 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females 1949 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females 1950 - Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Females
- [Research](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/research/) - Andrew Mercer Reformatory Records Do you need assistance locating records of your deceased relative incarcerated at the Mercer Reformatory or the Girls Industrial Refuge? Very early records are sparse and later records are more abundant. We may be able to help you locate records, or assist you by writing a Freedom of Information (FOI) to request
- [Heritage Plaque](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/heritage-plaque/) - Canada’s first female-only prison was here from 1880 to 1969. The women and girls who were held at the Andrew Mercer Reformatory had been in conflict with the law, many accused of immoral actions. A facility for younger women – the Industrial Refuge for Girls – was attached to the main building. While the Mercer Reformatory
- [Gallery](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/gallery-2/) - Images & Photos Maps & More Architectural Drawings
- [Deaths](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/deaths/) - Women, girls, and babies who died during or after imprisonment Below is a partial list of the deaths of babies born to incarcerated mothers, and the deaths of women and girls who were imprisoned, including those who died after release or escaping from Mercer. This is ongoing research and may be subject to change as we locate details
- [About & Contact](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/about/) - Be a part of genealogical carceral research in action! Our goal is to support your ancestral research and to promote public awareness of a dark chapter in Canadian history, starting with the Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women (1880-1969) and the Industrial Refuge for Girls (1880-1905) in Toronto, Ontario. Through the retrieval, review and analysis of archival material
- [Maps & More](https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/maps-and-more/) - Maps Maps of the Fire Insurance Plans provide a comparative view of the growth of buildings and roadways around the Andrew Mercer Reformatory from 1884 to 1924. Several editions of these maps are located on the City of Toronto Archives website. Each map has numbered sections (called plate numbers) and when clicked on can be