This page has been set up as an attempt to fill a void in my life.
Anneewakee was a residential Treatment center for emotionally disturbed young men which operated in Douglasville , Georgia during the 70's and 80's.The center was the brainchild of Dr. Louis J. Poetter and was set up to give the patients a wilderness living experience while participating in scheduled group, vocational, and educational therapy under the close supervision of psychiatric assistants (or group leaders) as well as a full staff of psychiatric and social workers.
The center was eventually closed in the late 80's due to allegations of sexual and physical abuse and forced work imprisonment.It has since re-opened under a different name.
If you attended Anneewakee I need not fill in any details for you....your experiences were much the same as mine.
During my 4 year stay I developed many friendships with people from all over the country.This was almost inevitable as we lived together 24 hours a day.Unlike most schools which have an across the board graduation, patients at Anneewakee were "terminated" according to their individual treatment plans which made keeping in contact or a reunion almost an impossibillity.
I have started this page as an attempt to regain touch with some of those friends I made and discuss and perhaps find closure for many of the things we experienced.Although it is a shot in the dark,I felt I must try something.
If you would like to get in touch with some of those "ghosts" from your past , please use this page as a springboard
Perhaps we can answer some questions that we all have asked ourselves.Anyone interested can e-mail me below..
I attended @1973-1977.I was S-435.I was in Wawoka as my work group and my school group was Achunda.I went on the Mexico trip and I was at Carrabelle for a brief stint.
I look forward to hearing from anyone who stumbles across this page.
Thanks,
Don Sewell cygnusx1@bellsouth.net
Please e-mail me with any stories, pictures , or other items that you think should be included on the website...as I said from the beginning this project is inclusive and open for ideas from all!!
