Links

Information sources for Toledo State Hospital Cemetery

Findagrave.com – Volunteer genealogical researchers who are working to identify individuals buried in the Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries using public records.

Ohio Historical Society (OHS) – Information from the Toledo State Hospital Cemetery burial log is available through the OHS. OHS require evidence of relationship to access an individual’s information.

University of Toledo Canaday Center – list of materials available

BGSU Library – Toledo State Hospital Patient Diary

Related press articles

toledostatehospitalcemetery.org is produced using WebPlus X2.

Ancestry / Rootsweb article - Richland Co. Persons Admitted to the Toledo Asylum, 1891. From the Richland Shield & Banner

Grave addiction - A site showing photos of graveyards

Midwestlost.com - Photos of the State Hospital

Asylum projects - Archive of asylums around the world

Other State Hospital Cemetery websites

Austin State Hospital Cemetery

Athens State Hospital Ridges Project

Bartonville State Asylum, Peoria

Evansville State Hospital Cemetery

Topeka State Hospital Cemetery

Western State Mental Hospital Cemetery

Danver’s State Memorial Committee

Midgeville State Hospital Cemetery video link

General Interest

OHS Sign for Old Cemetery

OHS Sign for New Cemetery

Mental Health Related Sites

Advocating Change Together (ACT) Remembering With Dignity Project

NAMI – The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization.

NAMI Toledo.

2008

Toledo Blade, “Roberta deBoer – Reclaiming burial sites of forgotten” November 18, 2008.

Toledo Free Press, “Canaday Center recognized for exhibit on disability”, Dec 2008.

New York Times, “Long-Forgotten Reminders of Oregon’s Mentally Ill”

Other press articles

Ohio Department of Mental Health website about state cemetery projects in Ohio

National Empowerment Center, “It’s About Time: Discovering, Recovering and Celebrating Consumer/Survivor History”

Psychiatric News, “Caring for Patients’ Graves Helps Hospitals Reconcile With Living”

2009

Toledo Free Press, “Foundation donates to cemetery reclamation project” November 29, 2009.

13 abc, 5.30pm news, October 23, 2009, “Graveyard Recovery Project Personal for  2 Volunteers” .

13 abc, 5.30pm news, October 22, 2009, “Graves Uncovered at Toledo State Hospital ”

Toledo Blade, “Volunteers work to restore dignity to patients buried at former Toledo State Hospital” April 19, 2009.

Toledo Blade, “St. Ursula students clean grave markers” May 6, 2009.

2010

Lunatic Fringe website, May 21, 2010, “State hospital patients honored”

Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune, May 19, 2010, “State hospital cemeteries no longer forgotten”

13 abc, 6.00pm news, May 15, 2010, “Toledo group helping families identify ancestors' graves”

Toledo Blade, “2 Toledo burial grounds finally receive markers”, May  16, 2010.

Toledo Blade, “Graves project seeks dignity for the forgotten” May 5, 2010.

New York Times, “Long-Forgotten Reminders of Oregon’s Mentally Ill”

Donald Stierman Presents Ground Penetrating Radar Results to Geological Society of America Conference