Gerry,
I don't know of any ancestor that was burried at the Asylum. However, I am
looking for the grave of "Jane Gully Bird". She died at Clover Valley in the
late 1800's while living with a step - granddaughter named Meribah Bird
Woods. There are a few unmarked graves in Clover Valley and I'm wondering if
she is in one of those? or if she was burried somewhere else. I have been to
Clover Valley and have pictures, GPS coordinates, and transcriptions of
those headstones if you would like them.
If you could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Thanks, Carolyn
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:08 AM
Subject: [NVLINCOL] Important Notice about the Northern Nevada Adult
MentalHealth Services Cemetery
There is going to be a workshop about the disposition of the bodies
now
interred in the cemetery at the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health
Services Cemetery in Sparks, Nevada. The meeting will be held 11/26/2008
at the address listed below. If you know of anyone who has ancestors who
were incarcerated at the Asylum from 1882 through 1949 it is important
that you step forward and voice your opinion, either in person or in
writing, to Dr. Harold Cook, whose address is listed below. For further
information about this cemetery which has a very horrible history, please
log on to my website at
http://usgwtombstones.org/nevada/washoecem.html.
More information is available to you at the Friends of the Northern Nevada
Adult Mental Health Services Cemetery
http://friendsofnorthernnevadaadultmentalhealthservicescemetery.com/homep...
Please pass this message on to others who may be interested in the
proposed disposition of the remains at this cemetery.
Gerry Perry, Manager
Nevada Tombstone Project
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NOTICE OF WORKSHOP:
November 25, 2008, 8-10 am,
Sierra Regional Center,
605 South 21st St., Sparks, NV 89431
NOTICE OF HEARING: November 26, 2008, 3:00 pm, Sierra Regional Center, 605
South 21st St., Sparks, NV 8941
These meetings are very important and will determine the very survival of
the Old Historic Nevada Insane Asylum Cemetery. The State of Nevada Dept.
of Mental Health and Developmental Services is proposing a change in the
Nevada Administrative Code which will give sole power over this cemetery
to one person, the Administrator of the Division of Mental Health and
Developmental Services.
Cremation would be the only option for all grave relocations proposed by
the State. Within this proposal it states families could remove the
remains at their own expense, but the State does not know where any of the
individuals are even buried so this is not an option. Families cannot all
be found at this time and those who have were not mailed invitations to
attend this hearing. Many families live out of state and will not see a
notice in the local Reno paper or posted in a State building or library.
Cremation is prohibited by many religions - particularly the Jewish faith.
Terms used within this proposed Proposed Regulation change include
INCINERATION, INTERNMENT, etc. which is very offensive to anyone of Jewish
ancestry. Cremation is not the preferred form of burial for many other
religions, including Catholics. Also, if these remains are cremated, all
DNA will be destroyed and there will be no way to identify the remains for
families as they come forward in the future.
This proposal by the State was done without consulting our group, which is
made up of actual family and friends of those in this cemetery.
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS HEARING OR MAKE A WRITTEN COMMENT PRIOR TO
NOVEMBER 21st. COMMENTS SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
Dr. Harold Cook
Mental Health and Developmental Services
4126 Technology Way, Suite 201
Carson City, NV 89706
Sparks, Nevada. The workshop will be held on 11/25/08.
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