Hi everyone: I just got home from the Hearing on the state hospital cemeteries that was held in Napa today.. you all missed a great meeting & a very thoughtfull memorial service... sorry you couldn't make it. There were representatives of several organizations there (including the one below... I will translate my notes this weekend & give a better report)... and they showed what can be done, if you have the support of the governments & the people. There were speakers from all walks of life there.. some had family who were mental patients, some were the patients... they were brave & came forward to tell of the treatment they recieved, and how badly the patients were treated even before they died...very moving. Senator Chesbro was very interested in going forward with the California State Hospital projects... so please support him and the following group... John Rodriguez (sorry, probably not spelled correctly) & another state of CA representative were there.. and promised to work with the Senator & the cemetery groups to find, extract & share ALL the burial records for the Hospital patients. The goal is to RESTORE all the cemeteries with full markers over the years. Support this effort please! Below is a note I recieved from one group.. If you are interested in helping in your area.. call the toll free number and let them know. Marge I am on a coalition of the CNMHC with Protection And Advocacy. The coalition is attempting to restore Calfornia State hospital cemeteries and histories. Stockton State Hospital is one of the cemeteries in the Central Valley area that I am part of to document the history and restore the cemetery. Your research will be very helpful. Thanks. If you would like more information on the project you can call 1-800-626-7447 at the California Network of Mental Health Clients (CNMHC). We will be holding a legislative hearing at Napa State Hospital today from 1 - 5:30 PM if you can join us. URL = http://www.cnmhc.org NAME = Kathy Trevino Sacramento CA 95814 Email = [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~moiron2 Iron County MO Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/home.htm Margie Campbell's Original Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/ Margie Campbell's NEW Site (under construction) HERMES surname maillist host WENSTRÖM surname maillist host