----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie" <margecam@pacbell.net> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:33 PM Subject: State Hospital in Stockton.. update ... sorta > Marge Campbell here... > > I have been in contact with The Karl Ross post of the American Legion. They > say that there was a ledger with some of the names of those who were buried > at the old State Hosp cemetery on Calif Street (now St Josephs med center). > This ledger was taken to Sonoma County State Hospital... when the Stockton > State Hospital closed about 1990... > I contacted the Sonoma Mental Heath center... Lou was very interested in > helping find the ledger... waiting to hear back from him. > There is one real bright spot, the Karl Ross AL is going to arrange a small > ceremony and plaque to be placed at St Jo's where there is a parcel set > aside and designated in the deed of sale as a cemetery. I will be at this > ceremony, and will let this & the San Joaquin list know when it will be. I > will be asking several key people from the community (as will Joe at AL) to > attend. > Hope that by bringing attention to the matter, we can get some help > unlocking the portion of the medical records that pertain to deaths at the > hospital, and who was buried there. > IF YOU KNOW YOUR ANCESTOR DIED AT THE STATE HOSPITAL---- and you know they > were supposed to be buried there... I need you to let me know what you have > showing this. Relatives can request medical information.. only relatives at > this point. If a few can get their info from the medical records.. will > have proof that the info exists, and that small portion only should be > public. Will be nice also to have some names to read at the ceremony. > Marge > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <NORCAL-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <NORCAL-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 6:59 PM > Subject: NORCAL-D Digest V01 #40 > > >