Rich, So the cemetery on the northwestern part of the grounds is no longer marked. Just my luck, eh? That might make me go to inquest records and commitment records. From the Central State Hospital Cemetery List it stated the cemeteries in Section 2,3, and 4 which began in 1905 were located as per your directions below. Do you have a copy of the early Indianapolis map in which the cemetery in the northwest corner was identified? Would there be a chance of getting me a copy? If so, I will send you my snail mail. Natalie Robliing On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:53:11 -0500 "Rich Green" <rgreen@insightbb.com> writes: > Hi Natalie, > > We cooperated in research at the Insane Asylum several years ago. > There is a memorial cemetery of sorts that has plastic numbered > grave markers (small plaques- no headstones) and a wall that > identifies some of the marked graves. It is located outside the > western fence of the Central State property on the west side of > Tibbs Avenue, just south of Mount Jackson cemetery. > > This is probably not where all of the patients were actually buried > though; in my opinion it appears to be more of a memorial site than > an actual burial grounds. We know that another cemetery existed in > the northwest corner of the Central State property (east side of > Tibbs Avenue at Vermont Street). This one is no longer marked in > any way; although it did show up on early Indianapolis maps. > > The Indiana Medical History Museum that Kyle mentioned is located on > the Central State property and definitely worth a visit if you're > planning on visiting the cemetery. > > Regards, > > Rich Green > Historic Archaeological Research > 4338 Hadley Court > West Lafayette, IN 47906 > Office: (765) 464-8735 > Mobile: (765) 427-4082 > www.har-indy.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Natalie Robling > To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 5:42 PM > Subject: [INPCRP] old cemetery-Indianapolis > > > Hi, > Hope someone can help me. A friend of mine had a relative that > died at > the Central State Hospital in Indianapols, IN in 1868. My friend > has the > actual written record of this from the hospital administrator. > The > record goes on to say he was buried on the grounds. > > I have a history of the hospital but the cemetery was not > mentioned. > Does anyone know if the cemetery still exists? Are there > tombstones? Is > there a list of those buried there and where would it be? > Natalie Robling > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > THIS IS A CEMETERY ----- > "Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families > are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is > undisguised. This is a cemetery. > "Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, > historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched. > "Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved > in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life - > not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for > family > memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living. > "A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of > yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery > exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - > always." > --Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West > Union, IA > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project only. > Please do not send genealogical queries through this list. The > surname and geographic Mailing Lists on Rootsweb at > http://lists.rootsweb.com are a better venue. > Thank you. > >