Get Involved

For General Information

Would you like to talk with someone directly about the Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries? Interested in a public speaker? Contact Larry Wanucha at lwanucha@neighborhoodproperties.org.

If you are trying to find information about someone who was once a patient at Toledo State Hospital, contact tshcrp@buckeye-express.com

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Upcoming Events

Work days continue on July 24 and August 7 and run  9 am - noon. If you are interested in participating in our  work days and would like to be sent a reminder closer to the dates, please contact us at tshcrp@buckeye-express.com

ADA Day at the Zoo

Join us for this fun day - on July 26th at Skeldon Plaza (by AW Trail entrance). Event runs 9 am to 2 pm. Admission and Parking free if your name is on our list; deadline for names is July 18th.

You may need to bring your own callapsible seat. Bring your own water bottles and lunch if desired, or buy it there.

Volunteer Information

The TSH Cemetery Reclamation Project welcomes volunteers of all ages and interests. Please review our volunteer and donation needs below to choose from among a number of opportunities. Volunteer as an individual, with a few friends, or as part of a larger group or organization.

Volunteer Opportunities for Projects in the Works

1. Locating and Raising Burial Markers: Old Cemetery=280+ found. New Cemetery=900+ found. Work will resume later this month. Volunteers are needed.
2. Researching Individuals in Cemeteries: Current volunteer researchers have established a site at www.findagrave.com. Additional help and new information is welcomed.
3. Family Connections: Connections with 26 families have been established. Efforts continue to connect with as many as possible. A family member is needed to volunteer to better organize family members and keep them informed through an email newsletter.
4. Web Site Improvements: Work continues to improve the web site, and provide visitors with up-to-date information on this project, as well as information about the history of the hospital. Assistance would be welcomed.
5. Committee Membership: New members to the TSHCRC are welcome if you bring passion for the project and are willing to contribute energy.
Meetings take place once a month, with additional time commitments possible. (One does NOT need to be a member of the committee in order to volunteer for any projects listed here.)
6. Mapping the Cemeteries: GPS documentation of individual burial locations that will create a map of both cemeteries is desired. We plan to use these maps on our website. If your company has the ability to do this, please contact us, we would appreciate your help.

7. Establishment and marking of cemetery boundaries will require volunteer help.
7. Preservation Efforts - Develop method of protecting individual markers and trees from damage from mowers, and bury small metal strips next  to each marker as a method of improving location methods.

Donation information
 

More information on projects we require donations for can be found on the “Donating” page. Donations can be made to NAMI of Greater Toledo, 2753 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43606 – with a notation in the memo line “TSH Cemetery Reclamation Project”. If you would like your money to go to a specific project, please let us know.

 

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