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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Gharky & Waller at Carey’s Run Cemetery

Gharky & Waller at Carey’s Run Cemetery
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Spotlighting a story from the "Toledo Blade" - November 1, 2020: "A time for saluting the past, enjoying the present": By Barbara Hendel - "The Toledo State Hospital Cemetery Reclamation Project"

Facebook Page: Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries 

Website: Toledo State Hospital Cemetery Reclamation Project

"Toledo Blade" Story - November 1, 2020

Excerpt:

"Jane Weber welcomed everyone and said that when the TSH Cemetery Reclamation Project began in 2005, all that they knew was that two cemeteries existed for people who were once patients at Toledo State Hospital, now called Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital. They had the names of 900 people buried there, and almost 1,100 buried in a second cemetery on the University of Toledo campus, but they didn't know where the graves were located, since the numbered markers had all been lost underground. Over the past 15 years, volunteers have found and raised about two-thirds of all markers, researched personal histories, and connected families with lost loved ones who are buried here."

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