Comments on: 120 - Peoria State Hospital Cemetery http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: beca http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-52681 beca Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:33:27 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-52681 i love this place. there are actually four seperate cemtarys. there is one outside of a church called lords table church of god off I-24. its pretty cool. and if you've heard the RHODA story, her grave is there. i love this place.
there are actually four seperate cemtarys.
there is one outside of a church called lords table church of god off I-24.
its pretty cool.
and if you’ve heard the RHODA story, her grave is there.

]]> By: Aeri1 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-52671 Aeri1 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:52:56 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-52671 I have recently caught the bug about doing something to salvage the old places of the state hospital. I took a tour through the building on Nov. 1. It was amazing...truely. I also found the cemetary where "Old Book" lies. There is a pall of sadness over the place. I should tell you all that the new owner wants to declare it a historic site and to restore it as such. The Bartonville mayor is blocking this effort and will not support this. The owners do not want town funding...they are raising the money on their own. I would like to see this place restored. I have recently caught the bug about doing something to salvage the old places of the state hospital. I took a tour through the building on Nov. 1. It was amazing…truely. I also found the cemetary where “Old Book” lies. There is a pall of sadness over the place. I should tell you all that the new owner wants to declare it a historic site and to restore it as such. The Bartonville mayor is blocking this effort and will not support this. The owners do not want town funding…they are raising the money on their own. I would like to see this place restored.

]]> By: Voice http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-50629 Voice Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:13:06 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-50629 What a fascinating story about Old Book! I was just out at one of the cemeteries a month of so ago... but I don't know what # it was or where the other 3 are. Found it thoroughly interesting! But I didn't hear any Elm trees crying. I'd have been out of there like someone had set my tail on fire, if I had! lol What a fascinating story about Old Book!
I was just out at one of the cemeteries a month of so ago… but I don’t know what # it was or where the other 3 are. Found it thoroughly interesting! But I didn’t hear any Elm trees crying. I’d have been out of there like someone had set my tail on fire, if I had! lol

]]> By: curious http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-27448 curious Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:57:26 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-27448 i've recently discovered this asylum and find it fasanating. where would be a good place to look for a complete history on the place? i’ve recently discovered this asylum and find it fasanating. where would be a good place to look for a complete history on the place?

]]> By: Tammy http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-22150 Tammy Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:49:13 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-22150 My husband and I love the old hospital site and have researched and taken alot of photos. We have not been out for about a year but when we were previously there were never bothered by the police, although now I do hear they are agressive. When we take photos we always make sure we have our huge notebook of notes, maps and such so we can show we are not out to vandalize. If you are interested in finding a grave site, The Peoria County Genealogical society has an excellent book called The forgotten residents of Peoria State Hospital for $25.00 which lists alot of patients names, dob, death and the grave number. I have been contacted and have contacted people in other states looking for info on someone who was a patient and was able to find info in this book and went out to take a photo to email to them. In Cemetary 3, the majority of the grave markers are buried and we had to dig the ground off to take a photo. It's shameful the way those markers have been buried over the years. My husband and I love the old hospital site and have researched and taken alot of photos. We have not been out for about a year but when we were previously there were never bothered by the police, although now I do hear they are agressive. When we take photos we always make sure we have our huge notebook of notes, maps and such so we can show we are not out to vandalize.

If you are interested in finding a grave site, The Peoria County Genealogical society has an excellent book called The forgotten residents of Peoria State Hospital for $25.00 which lists alot of patients names, dob, death and the grave number. I have been contacted and have contacted people in other states looking for info on someone who was a patient and was able to find info in this book and went out to take a photo to email to them. In Cemetary 3, the majority of the grave markers are buried and we had to dig the ground off to take a photo. It’s shameful the way those markers have been buried over the years.

]]> By: Anonymous http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-22132 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:55:18 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-22132 LIKE TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF THE STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR 2007 THANKYOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE PICTURES OF THE STATE HOSPITAL HOPE TO SEE MORE. LIKE TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF THE STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR 2007 THANKYOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE PICTURES OF THE STATE HOSPITAL HOPE TO SEE MORE.

]]> By: Christy http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-4463 Christy Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:11:12 +0000 http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/2007/01/17/120/#comment-4463 So how would I go about finding about a grave there? My great-great aunt had a breakdown when she was young and lived out her life there. I'm sure she's buried there as well. Great website, I found a lot of terrific info, and it was neat to see a pic of where she was. So how would I go about finding about a grave there? My great-great aunt had a breakdown when she was young and lived out her life there. I’m sure she’s buried there as well. Great website, I found a lot of terrific info, and it was neat to see a pic of where she was.

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