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<DIV>Regarding the 1539 patients who died between 1883 and 1913, I disagree that all were lost. Here is a message post sorry I did not note the source. My Van and Thirza McCullough's cremains were place here. I hired Connie Lenzen, CGRS*<BR>10411 SW 41st Avenue<BR>Portland, OR 97219-6984<BR>Phone: 503-244-4357<BR>Fax: 503-245-4723<BR>Connie's webpage: <A href="http://www.orednet.org/~clenzen/">http://www.orednet.org/~clenzen/</A><BR>*CGRS is a service mark of the Board For Certification of Genealogists, Washington, DC and is used under licens</DIV>
<DIV>And she located the vault number where they are buried. A book has been published with this information, sorry again I did not source this but have it in by correspondance with Connie somewhere.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>The Asylum Cemetery was located on the grounds of the Oregon State Insane<BR> Asylum in Salem, Oregon. It began with the opening of the state hospital<BR> for the insane in the Fall of 1883. Some patients were transferred from<BR>the Hawthorne Asylum in Portland by train. If a patient died while in the<BR>care of the hospital, attempts were made to contact the family for burial. If<BR> the body was not claimed for burial elsewhere, the patient was buried in<BR>the Asylum Cemetery. In 1913 the cemetery was destroyed and all grave remains were cremated. The ashes remained in a basement at the hospital until<BR>1976 when they were removed and buried at what is now known as Memorial Circle on the grounds of the State Hospital, which is still being used today in the same building on Center Street in Salem.<BR>Asylums were not in every city, and it was expensive<BR> to come to Portland, get a body enbalmed, buy the<BR>casket, and arrange transportation. And keep in mind<BR> that 100 years ago, the country was in a severe<BR> recession, and money was tight. Likely, most of the<BR> families were broke, after providing institutional<BR>care for a relative. (The same problem as today.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this helps someone.</DIV>
<DIV>Susie</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:betabler@comcast.net">Ben Tabler</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 06/28/05 10:33:42</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> RE: [or-roots] Attn Kin of Salem Hospital deceased</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>And good luck. This only applies to patients who died after 1913. The ashes</DIV>
<DIV>of 1539 patients who died at the hospital between 1883 and 1913 have been</DIV>
<DIV>lost.</DIV>
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