I am sending this to the lists because the OLD STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY was used for those who died (some were workers) at the State Hospital Insane Asylum. This hospital was used for the ENTIRE State of California from about 1854-late 1800's.. when few other counties built their own hospitals. So saving this cemetery is of interest to ALL OF US! Please, write to your local government, state government officials.. let them know.. we need to save this & all our old cemeteries! This cemetery (as with many state hospital cemeteries) does not provide a list of those 3,500 still buried there... I am going to write a petition.. and will put it on the State Hospital page.. it will be sometime this week before it's ready, I will let you all know.. please print it, sign it and return to the address provided (on the petition). Hope we can get enough folks to write & make a difference in ALL California cemeteries. Marge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <carol@dcsi.net> To: "Margie" <margecam@pacbell.net> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 10:03 PM Subject: Fw: May Legislative Report > Margie.........I am involved with Donna M. Hull in saving the Akers > Cememtery down in Fresno Co. > Here is the email on the report from Assemblyman Anthony Pescetti on the new > version of the Cemetery > bill. I am sure that the Stockton Cemetery would qualify as a historic > Cemetery. You and others will have > to get together a petition to save it. Present it to the commission. > Hope this will help you. > Carol Stewart > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nan & George Wolf <71532.734@compuserve.com> > To: <SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:22 PM > Subject: May Legislative Report > > > > Hi: > > Here is the monthly CA legislative report from Iris Carter Jones, the CA > Genealogical > > Alliance representative in Sacramento. > > If you are on the board of any genealogical society - be sure and copy > this message and > > present it to your board - concerning needed participation in the > statewide California Historic > > Cemetery Alliance. > > > > Regards, > > Nan Wolf > > 71532.734@compuserve.com > > > > -------------Forwarded Message----------------- > > > > From: Iris Jones, INTERNET:ijones@ns.net > > To: Master List, INTERNET:ijones@ns.net > > > > Date: 6/5/01 2:17 PM > > > > RE: Legislative Report > > > > LEGISLATIVE REPORT: Assemblyman Anthony Pescetti's new version of > > AB1779, [AB1368] to establish the California Historic Cemetery > > Commission, was scheduled for a hearing before the Business and > > Professions Committee, but was postponed by the author. I called his > > office and talked with Steve McCarthy who is working on the > > legislation. Because there has been no encouragement > > from the Governor's office on any possibility of the legislation > > moving forward, Assemblyman Pescetti has decided to make this a two > > year bill. They have arranged to meet with members of the Cemetery > > Board [renamed Consumer Information Center under Consumer Affairs] in > > the fall. It is possible by working with the Board, that the bill > > could bring about needed authority and funding so that this > > Board could do a proper job of in overseeing the protection and > > maintenance of all California Cemeteries including our > > Pioneer/Historic cemeteries and burial sites. The Assemblyman is in no > > way discouraged, but is looking into all aspects to help further the > > goals set out in his first bill. He also has encouraged us to join and > > participate in the statewide California Historic Cemetery Alliance. > > > > On the subject of the California Historic Cemeteries, I wrote in a > > recent issue of the Council's 'News Co-ordinator,' "California > > Historic Cemeteries, a Statewide Alliance Is Called for. . . .Dr. Bob > > LaPerriere, temporary chair of the California Historic Cemetery > > Alliance calls for help in a recent article in the California > > Historian, Spring 2001. We are urged to join and support this group's > > efforts to crate a Statewide Alliance and become active in the > > preservation of our historic cemeteries in our areas. 'To become a > > truly statewide organization we need members from the far northern > > part of the state and central and Southern California. . . .' We are > > asked to help create a formal statewide, non-profit organization in > > order to raise the funds needed to carry on this vital preservation > > work. Dr. Bob has begun assembling a registry of California pioneer > > cemeteries since no accurate, comprehensive statewide listing > > presently exists as far as we know. To get a copy of the form that has > > been developed, write Dr. Bob at California Historic Cemetery > > Alliance, P. O. Box 255345, Sacramento, CA 95865-5345 or Email > > <chca@inreach.com>. > > > > "There is a need to assist in networking and information gathering by > > forming a system of regional representatives. Presently they have > > representatives in Contra Costa, Alameda, Merced, Stanislaus, > > Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Santa Cruz, Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento > > counties, eleven out of 58 counties. For information for your area's > > participation you may contact Dr. Bob [see above] or California State > > Conference of Historical Societies, liaison Mary-Ellen Jones at 2 Los > > Amigos Ct., Orinda, CA 94563-1605, (925) 254-2295; fax (925) 254-2859' > > Email: <jonesmaryellen@prodigy.net>. > > > > "Mary-Ellen writes in her article [California Historian, Spring 2001], > > 'There is not a single group of you out there that hasn't witnessed > > devastation and often loss of pioneer burial sites. . . The overall > > objectives are: forum for sharing ideas and resources; publicized > > plight of historic cemeteries; develop master registry of burials; > > network for lost stones, notification of vandalism, vandalism reward > > program; State/County agencies to supervise historic cemeteries > > (determine responsibility, oversee, collect data, assist in > > projection; work for stronger state/federal legislation; encourage > > photo documentation of all monuments; lectures, seminars, workshops on > > stone preservation, photo documentation, restoration; registration > > form for creation of central file of historic cemeteries (with > > maps).' > > > > "Statewide communication can be accomplished through Email, web pages, > > and fax, making it easier to move forward. For more information see > > CHCA Web site >califhistcemeteries.org>; Email: > > chca@inreach.com> or fax: (916) 481-8229." > > > > In April legislation the Assembly Judiciary Committee killed > > legislation that would have entitled adult adoptees access to their > > birth and adoption records. AB1349, by Assemblyman Anthony Pescetti, > > R-Rancho Cordova, like other bills of it kind are hotly opposed by > > those who feel allowing adoptees access to these records violates the > > birth mothers privacy. One compromise being discussed is a state- > > approved intermediary system to conduct confidential searches at the > > request of adult adoptees and to seek consent from birth parents to > > disclose their identities. The Assemblyman plans to amend the bill > > and reintroduce it next year. > > > > One additional bill in the legislature regarding the disposition of > > family burial plots is AB322 by Bill Campbell. We will tract this > > bill, also. > > > > If you wish to follow State Legislation you may check the State Web > > site at http://www.sen.ca.gov> or order copies from the Bill Room, > > State Capital, Sacramento, CA 95814 or call to order 916-445-2323. > > To be added to my Network, send your name, name of your organization, > > and e-mail address, stating you wish to be added to the Legislative > > Network, to <ijones@ns.net>. > > > > Permission is granted to reprint Legislative reports. 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