It's a real shame the word lunatic was associated with mental issues. Happy to see those that are buried here are remembered. Thanks for what you do my friend. Fantastic job!!
Thank you so much for the kind comments. I agree, it’s a shame that word was associated with mental illness. Thank goodness we’ve came a long was since then. I appreciate the comment.
Another amazing video. I love how you tell the story. No sensationalism just facts and respect. You having an amazing gift for sharing these stories. So proud of you. ❤️😘🧔🏻
Thank you for a well presented documentary of those forgotten...yes ,they are human too and were once living and breathing people like us all..well honored..God bless them all and may they be in peace.
It was my pleasure to do this video. The people in there should be honored, especially considering how poor their lives probably were. Thank you for watching.
Thank you for sharing. I can only hope your caring & compassionate soul being there, may have helped disspell some of the dark cloud of sadness you felt while walking through. Hopefully as time goes by more & more people will become to care for these forgotten as you .
That was a beautiful video and well put together. I seen a video on underground catacombs with all the bones and thought, these people are long forgotten and lost in time. Thank You for paying respect to the many that has passed.
Ohio University alumnus here. When I was a student in the 1980s there were still patients living there. I first came across the cemetery when hiking around the ridges one evening. Disturbing. It is good to see that in recent years people have gotten concerned about the people there.
First of all let me say thank you. These people were more than a number. Families were often ashamed they did not understand mental illness. To know some veterans was placed in places like this. I remember one my grandparents said people were often paid to drop off loved ones with mental problems to get them out of the way. This both sadden and sicken me. They were human beings, often mistreated.. to die not have name but a number shows lack of respect. I'm not surprised there's a sad energy from those who were forgotten.families did not give a name because of shame.im glad you visited this site paid respect to those who died here and the forgotten ones. For that I salute you. Thank you and appreciate you for doing this. Though it might be different from your other videos. It's much needed people need know this happened. The fact you cared and took the time to do this and unlike some would turn away pretend it didn't happen. You paid respect to those who needed it and hopefully now their souls can move on to a better place. To be forgotten, unwanted, unloved, is sad. Keep up the good work you did a good thing. Always appreciate what you share and which is why I enjoy the notifications I get. Click on and watch as soon as I can. You are indeed a good person with a good and caring soul.👍💯 respect. 🙂👋. Neita james and family.🙏.
I don’t even know where to start. This is such a kind and wonderful comment. I love telling stories like this and enjoy bringing some honor to those who never got it in life. I appreciate you supporting me and what I do. Thank you so much.
I found this video to be very impressive. It was presented with great care, respect & consideration. I felt the narrative was heartfelt & very informative. Rest In Peace to all who have been placed here & best Wishes & God Bless to families & friends of these individuals. Thanks to the veterans for their very important & meaningful service.
Thank you so much for showing us this cemetery and showing amazing respect to those buried there. So glad they acknowledge the veterans that are there.
Thank u for sharing u did a wonderful job making this video that is really sad heartbreaking devastating what happend too those people God Bless them and their souls
I have been to the ridges several times. There used to be, and may still be, the Kennedy art museum in the main building at the front of the asylum. that was the only area that was open to the public at that time. The building and grounds are fascinating and there is an air of sadness that does accompany the site. It wouldnt be difficult to imagine that life here could be miserable and lonely. The cemetery was well trimmed and easy to navigate and not neglected or vandalized in any way. It was very moving to see the stones, one section in a large circle, and nice to see that some stones had names and not just numbers. A very important part of history and Im very glad that it is still standing. There are undoubtedly a wealth of stories that could be told of the old asylum and its residents. Thanks for the video.
Ironic how beautiful the architecture of the building is. It's always especially sad when people are reduced to a number on a headstone. Reminds me how lucky we are to be alive now, rather than back then!
@@Whittdocs Often for people with severe depression that has not responded to medication and for people where medication is not recommended. Some manic people to break the episode.
I wish all special people where remembered you did a wonderful job my friend it’s so sad to know that all these people were treated the way they were I’m so thankful my brother was deaf and developedly disabled and he was not placed in a home he lived with my sister and then my self till he passed away God bless his soul he is so missed
In England My great grandfather died in an asylum he took his own life after ww1. Also My auntie was given at least 3 lots electric shock treatment in a mental hospital in the late 80's she was never the same again and took her own life shortly after. It was indeed barbaric in these places and the living conditions was beyond awful. I really love what you do the story's and the places you visit are so interesting. Much love from the uk
Thank you for your video. Thanks to you I visited the cemetery this morning , on Memorial Day. To honor them I left one small flag I had in my car. Someone takes care of this small cemetery, because there were many of them.
Thank you for this video. As a teen I was in state hospitals and back then the cemeteries weren't taken care of like they are now. If I'm correct the numbers are the case numbers of the patients. At least that's what I was told back in the 80s. Though each place may had different record keeping.
Thank you for the video so sad those poor people had to endure the pain of such practice back in those days but thank god modern medicine has come along way thank you again look forward to the next video
Thank you for sharing this very moving vedio. So very heartbreaking, as I know well. One of my Aunts was Institutionalize at Columbus State Hospital for the "mentally disturbed for most of her life. I never remember ever goin to visit her nor did my Mother. My Grandfather would take her peanuts as she loved to feed the squirrels. Her only health problem...she had Epilepsie and would become very violent. Sadly she passed away while there...all alone. To this day it still bothers me to think she was alone, with no family by her side when she left this earth. She is buried in Mechanicsburg Ohio beside my Grandparents. Thank you for sharing and showing us we are all God's people...May God Bless You.
I appreciate the comment, Linda. Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate you sharing those personal stories with me. Thank you for all of the support.
Lived in Athens and visited this place it's definitely got a vibe 👻 wonder why nobody has tried to cross the spirits over to give them peace they deserve ☮️
Watched all your videos and I am loving how your honor and historical facts interests me...always had a fascinating interests in cemeteries and you make it awesome...I'm 69 years old and thinking about my demise
Glad you shared this video even if it was sad. I live in Oklahoma about 20 miles from where a school for Indians was in the 1800's, the school is still there and the brick church also, sadly there is a cemetery by the church when some of the school faculty members and students and the preacher of the church is buried. There was a flu outbreak in the school in the late 1800s and several students and faculty members passed away from it as well as the preacher of the church.
Unfortunately, this story seems to be connected with most asylums of the past, It's nice to see that the effort is being made to care for the cemetery and identify those buried there. Hopefully, those souls have found peace. Nicely done.
I go past the Ridges to go to work. A little interesting fact: The patients used to take care of the grounds at the Ridges, and there used to be a huge garden fountain, where an Alligator lived in there!
This is so sad, and unfortunately there are many places scattered across the U.S. that was dealt the same fate. Thank you for reminding us of what some mentally ill people had to endure.
Thank you for bringing to light this very unjust and sad history of how mentally ill people were treated. Thankfully today it is very different. As always a very respectful and considerate vlog. Thanks for all your hard work!! Carry on ! Deborah. Winnipeg,. Canada
Just found your channel and I have to say as an Athenyion (athens foke) you did a good job but most some vary important spot of The athens asylum. 1st there are 5 grave yards. 2nd it was a state hospital for a long time and 3rd they were fully self sefishent for over a decade. But again love your channel and keep up the good work.
Many of those Veterans were undoubtedly suffering from what we know now as Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD), Then known as shell shock, battle fatigue, etc. As in the case of the victim of epilepsy, they figured it was easier to lock them away in a dungeon than to find treatment for them. Great vlog about a sad era.😐
A very sad history, but a part of history none the less. In this current era where people seemingly want to constantly erase history I commend you for honouring these lives If we don’t learn from history we are destined to repeat it Thanks for the thoughtful video
One thing that I think is really important to remember is that unclaimed did not always mean unloved for many it was cheaper to allow the asylum to bury the body of their loved one than to do it themselves. NAMI has done great work with the cemeteries over the year, and iirc they are the reason that any of the graves have name plates on them because they attempt to hunt down the surviving family members. Sadly we have many lost graves that were loss either due to records being lost, or even people stealing the tombstones from the graveyard.
There is a cemetery in Columbus called the TICO Cemetery and it's where they buried those from the mental hospital which sat on the grounds for years. Some of the headstones simply read: Specimens, others simply have the patients hospital number.
That looks like a very dark and sad place there I've never been there but I got a vibe from it for sure a lot of lost souls buried there no telling how bad they had it being there and probably experimented on like mice no doubt that is part of my bad vibe I got from it.. you were outstanding good job buddy 👍👌✌️. Is that building still being used for anything now days?
Yes, back in the day people with mental health issues or learning disabilities were treated horrifically. It's heart breaking what they had to endure. Could the veterans that are buried there have suffered from Shell Shock or PTSD? Yes, God bless them all.
It is so sad that these people had to endure the ignorance of those years when so little was known about mental illness and how to treat it. But I think what is even more sad, is that when they passed, they were buried basically in an unmarked grave. They had names. They could have etched that into the stone instead of just a number. May their poor souls rest in peace.
I am sure those veterans had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They had healthy people that just had problems they didn’t understand back then. The cruelty they suffered is horrific.
Awful, sad -places. I used to live near a couple of these types of hospitals here in the UK. Unfortunately, when the larger one closed, it was allowed to fall into massive disrepair. In it's day it was such a lovely big building, again with beautiful gardens where fruit and vegetables grew, all done by the patients. There were staff houses also on the land. That said, however lovely it was, it is still so very sad why some people ended up there. Not just because they had a medical condition that wasn't understood back then, but for no reason at all. One little boy for instance, for peeing in the street, ended up there and I believe spent the rest of his days there. Some of the reasons, these days we cannot comprehend and at the time, for the people being placed there, they couldn't either. They became institutionalised and some, even with mental health problems. Also, like here, grave stones with numbers instead of names, it is so very, very sad. Thank you for remembering these people, I am sure if they knew, they would appreciate being remembered as people and not just a number
Wonder if any records can be located that correlate numbers to names. 🤔 Sometimes old newspapers recorded names of people put into institutions, and maybe census records have names etc. So sad how humans can treat other sentient beings. So very disturbing. Rest In Peace.
In some cases they have death certificates listing their cause of death, along with many of the stones, whether they had just a # or their names. Those I did look at appeared to die from an actual medical issue, I did see George Aldridge who had traumatic seplicemia from falling from a chair. Another Henry Aeh was one of the veterans, CW 30th OH Inf Comp A.
I GUESS WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THAT MOST OF THE GRAVES ONLY HAVE A NUMBER NO NAME IF A NAME COULD BE FOUND FOR THOSE HOPEFULLY SOME FAMILY WOULD WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM AND THUS THEY CAN ENRICH THE LIFE OF THAT PERSON.
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It's a real shame the word lunatic was associated with mental issues. Happy to see those that are buried here are remembered. Thanks for what you do my friend. Fantastic job!!
Thank you so much for the kind comments. I agree, it’s a shame that word was associated with mental illness. Thank goodness we’ve came a long was since then. I appreciate the comment.
I agree. They are human beings too. They deserve to honored. We are not perfect. I’m so glad that you have done that. Thank you
I appreciate you saying that. Thanks so much for watching.
The sadness of the past brought to light. Thank you! So we never repeat this history.
Thank you so much for watching. I greatly appreciate it.
It’s heartbreaking what those people had to go through.
It sure is. I agree with that.
Another amazing video. I love how you tell the story. No sensationalism just facts and respect. You having an amazing gift for sharing these stories. So proud of you. ❤️😘🧔🏻
You’re the best. Thanks for the support and everything that you do for me. None of it goes unnoticed. 😘😇
You sir have a talent ! A very touching cemetery tour. If I could give this 2 thumbs up I would!
I appreciate your kind words once again. Thank you so much for watching!
Sad 😞 thank you for sharing this with us 🙏
I was glad to be able to visit here. Yeah it was definitely sad, but hopefully brought some honor to these people. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for a well presented documentary of those forgotten...yes ,they are human too and were once living and breathing people like us all..well honored..God bless them all and may they be in peace.
Thanks for this great comment. I truly appreciate it.
Such a beautiful building that housed such tragic stories. Great video, nice cinematography and narration. Well done.
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much for watching.
Thank you showing kindness to these tragic people who lived and died with improper care.
It was my pleasure to do this video. The people in there should be honored, especially considering how poor their lives probably were. Thank you for watching.
Thank you for sharing it's so heartbreaking what thay did to them. You did a great job show respect
Thank you so much. I wanted to bring some honor to them. Thanks for watching.
Wonderfully done as always Sir...we need more people like you in this world!!!
Thank you so much, Ward. I greatly appreciate it. So kind of you to say.
This is so sad, thank you for being compassionate enough to try to bring some dignity to these forgotten people
I’m honored to be able to do so. Thank you so much for watching.
Thank you for giving a voice to those who didn't have one! We are all perfectly imperfect.
Thank you for the kind comment.
Thank you for sharing. I can only hope your caring & compassionate soul being there, may have helped disspell some of the dark cloud of sadness you felt while walking through. Hopefully as time goes by more & more people will become to care for these forgotten as you .
So kind of you to say. Thank you so much for watching and supporting what I do.
That was a beautiful video and well put together. I seen a video on underground catacombs with all the bones and thought, these people are long forgotten and lost in time. Thank You for paying respect to the many that has passed.
You’re very welcome. It was an honor to do so.
It is sad to see these burials forgotten multiple times by society. It is great that you are remembering them though.
You do the same thing. I love your channel, brother. Thank you so much.
Thanks for honoring the forgotten, unwanted, unloved . You are a compassionate and caring person .
I appreciate that so much.
Thank you so much for honoring these poor souls.
It was an honor to do so. Thank you so much for watching my videos.
Thank you for your Show. It is so sad to see that so many families didn't seem to care for there love ones.
I agree. It is sad. I appreciate you watching. Thank you so much.
Ohio University alumnus here. When I was a student in the 1980s there were still patients living there. I first came across the cemetery when hiking around the ridges one evening. Disturbing. It is good to see that in recent years people have gotten concerned about the people there.
Much respect to you for what you do in remembering those who were forgotten and shunned from society. Rest in peace.
I appreciate that. Thank you so much. Thanks for watching.
Sad story but I'm glad you did it!!! Thanks!!! Pat
Thank you so much for watching.
First of all let me say thank you. These people were more than a number. Families were often ashamed they did not understand mental illness. To know some veterans was placed in places like this. I remember one my grandparents said people were often paid to drop off loved ones with mental problems to get them out of the way. This both sadden and sicken me. They were human beings, often mistreated.. to die not have name but a number shows lack of respect. I'm not surprised there's a sad energy from those who were forgotten.families did not give a name because of shame.im glad you visited this site paid respect to those who died here and the forgotten ones. For that I salute you. Thank you and appreciate you for doing this. Though it might be different from your other videos. It's much needed people need know this happened. The fact you cared and took the time to do this and unlike some would turn away pretend it didn't happen. You paid respect to those who needed it and hopefully now their souls can move on to a better place. To be forgotten, unwanted, unloved, is sad. Keep up the good work you did a good thing. Always appreciate what you share and which is why I enjoy the notifications I get. Click on and watch as soon as I can. You are indeed a good person with a good and caring soul.👍💯 respect. 🙂👋. Neita james and family.🙏.
I don’t even know where to start. This is such a kind and wonderful comment. I love telling stories like this and enjoy bringing some honor to those who never got it in life. I appreciate you supporting me and what I do. Thank you so much.
That is so sad. Thank you for shedding some light on this place.
You’re very welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
So sad. Thank you for this. Each life is valuable. Watching this late.
I found this video to be very impressive. It was presented with great care, respect & consideration. I felt the narrative was heartfelt & very informative. Rest In Peace to all who have been placed here & best Wishes & God Bless to families & friends of these individuals. Thanks to the veterans for their very important & meaningful service.
That means so much to me. Thanks for the kindness.
Thank you so much for showing us this cemetery and showing amazing respect to those buried there. So glad they acknowledge the veterans that are there.
I appreciate you watching. Thank you so much for commenting. I greatly appreciate it.
Thank u for sharing u did a wonderful job making this video that is really sad heartbreaking devastating what happend too those people God Bless them and their souls
A very very sad story. I can just imagine the uneasiness you felt just walking through the Cemeteries. Thanks so much for sharing!
I appreciate you watching. Thank you so much.
Thank u for sharing another amazing video. Please keep up the great work
I appreciate you saying that. Thank you so much.
I think all people matter. You will be blessed for ur kind words for these people. Great video
Thanks for saying that. I really appreciate it.
Heart breaking video thank you for honoring these people. ❤❤❤
Thank you for watching.
You're welcome !
I have been to the ridges several times. There used to be, and may still be, the Kennedy art museum in the main building at the front of the asylum. that was the only area that was open to the public at that time. The building and grounds are fascinating and there is an air of sadness that does accompany the site. It wouldnt be difficult to imagine that life here could be miserable and lonely. The cemetery was well trimmed and easy to navigate and not neglected or vandalized in any way. It was very moving to see the stones, one section in a large circle, and nice to see that some stones had names and not just numbers. A very important part of history and Im very glad that it is still standing. There are undoubtedly a wealth of stories that could be told of the old asylum and its residents. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for the video.
You’re welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
Ironic how beautiful the architecture of the building is. It's always especially sad when people are reduced to a number on a headstone. Reminds me how lucky we are to be alive now, rather than back then!
So true. I fully agree. Thank you so much for watching, Steve. I greatly appreciate it.
They still perform electro convulsive (formerly electro shock) therapy, but under anesthesia.
Very touching and so sad.
I didn’t realize that. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
@@Whittdocs Often for people with severe depression that has not responded to medication and for people where medication is not recommended. Some manic people to break the episode.
Thanks for enlightening me on this. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.
I wish all special people where remembered you did a wonderful job my friend it’s so sad to know that all these people were treated the way they were I’m so thankful my brother was deaf and developedly disabled and he was not placed in a home he lived with my sister and then my self till he passed away God bless his soul he is so missed
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Whittdocs Famous Graves it was truly a honor to take care of my brother he was a wonderful loving person
Thank you for sharing how sad n heartbreaking that they were unliked like that may they R.I.P. GREAT VIDEO
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I live in Ohio and never knew about this thank you for sharing and may all those souls rest with enturnal peace.
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In England My great grandfather died in an asylum he took his own life after ww1. Also My auntie was given at least 3 lots electric shock treatment in a mental hospital in the late 80's she was never the same again and took her own life shortly after. It was indeed barbaric in these places and the living conditions was beyond awful. I really love what you do the story's and the places you visit are so interesting. Much love from the uk
I really appreciate you sharing those personal stories. Thank you so much for watching.
The amount of stones is overwhelming. I’m from Ohio but haven’t ventured here yet. Definitely will be going at some point!
Thank you for giving these people some respect and attention.
I was honored to do so. Thank you so much for watching.
Thank you for your video. Thanks to you I visited the cemetery this morning , on Memorial Day. To honor them I left one small flag I had in my car. Someone takes care of this small cemetery, because there were many of them.
I’m glad to hear that!
Thank you Whitt, I haven’t got to watch in awhile and your looking great!!! Nice beard✌️
Thank you so much. I always appreciate you watching!
Thanks for another great vlog ! I've never heard of this place before. I'd like to take the tour there.
It was very interesting for sure. Thank you so much for watching.
Love watching your videos. They're so relaxing. Great job!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching.
Thank you for this video. As a teen I was in state hospitals and back then the cemeteries weren't taken care of like they are now. If I'm correct the numbers are the case numbers of the patients. At least that's what I was told back in the 80s. Though each place may had different record keeping.
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heart breaking for these people that are forgotten
I agree, so sad.
Thank you for the video so sad those poor people had to endure the pain of such practice back in those days but thank god modern medicine has come along way thank you again look forward to the next video
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Thank you for sharing this very moving vedio. So very heartbreaking, as I know well. One of my Aunts was Institutionalize at Columbus State Hospital for the "mentally disturbed for most of her life. I never remember ever goin to visit her nor did my Mother. My Grandfather would take her peanuts as she loved to feed the squirrels. Her only health problem...she had Epilepsie and would become very violent. Sadly she passed away while there...all alone. To this day it still bothers me to think she was alone, with no family by her side when she left this earth. She is buried in Mechanicsburg Ohio beside my Grandparents.
Thank you for sharing and showing us we are all God's people...May God Bless You.
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Lived in Athens and visited this place it's definitely got a vibe 👻 wonder why nobody has tried to cross the spirits over to give them peace they deserve ☮️
I visited there last year & your video definitely did it justice.
Thank you so much!
Thanks bud, that was special!!!
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much for watching.
Watched all your videos and I am loving how your honor and historical facts interests me...always had a fascinating interests in cemeteries and you make it awesome...I'm 69 years old and thinking about my demise
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Glad you shared this video even if it was sad. I live in Oklahoma about 20 miles from where a school for Indians was in the 1800's, the school is still there and the brick church also, sadly there is a cemetery by the church when some of the school faculty members and students and the preacher of the church is buried. There was a flu outbreak in the school in the late 1800s and several students and faculty members passed away from it as well as the preacher of the church.
Oh my goodness. What a story. Thank you so much for sharing. I appreciate you watching my video and your support of my channel.
Unfortunately, this story seems to be connected with most asylums of the past, It's nice to see that the effort is being made to care for the cemetery and identify those buried there. Hopefully, those souls have found peace. Nicely done.
I want to thank you for giving these souls recognition. It’s so sad that they were just thrown away.
You’re welcome. It’s definitely a sad story to tell.
I go past the Ridges to go to work. A little interesting fact: The patients used to take care of the grounds at the Ridges, and there used to be a huge garden fountain, where an Alligator lived in there!
Oh my goodness! I had no idea about the alligator. Thanks for sharing!
This is so sad, and unfortunately there are many places scattered across the U.S. that was dealt the same fate. Thank you for reminding us of what some mentally ill people had to endure.
Thanks so much for that kind comment. I greatly appreciate it. It saddens me to think what some had to go through.
This is in my neck of the woods. Great job catching the history and feel of the place!
I appreciate that. Thank you so much for watching. And thanks for the comment!
Thank you for bringing to light this very unjust and sad history of how mentally ill people were treated. Thankfully today it is very different. As always a very respectful and considerate vlog. Thanks for all your hard work!! Carry on ! Deborah. Winnipeg,. Canada
I appreciate all of your support. Thank you so much for watching. I hope that I was able to bring them some honor.
How sad that these people have been forgotten in death and possibly even in life once they were institutionalized.
Yeah. So sad. I wanted to bring some honor to them, because they certainly didn’t get it in life.
@@Whittdocs You did a great job of showing them respect. Keep up the great work.
Just found your channel and I have to say as an Athenyion (athens foke) you did a good job but most some vary important spot of The athens asylum. 1st there are 5 grave yards. 2nd it was a state hospital for a long time and 3rd they were fully self sefishent for over a decade. But again love your channel and keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for the comment. I would love to make a return visit to Athens. It was a great place to film.
Many of those Veterans were undoubtedly suffering from what we know now as Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD), Then known as shell shock, battle fatigue, etc. As in the case of the victim of epilepsy, they figured it was easier to lock them away in a dungeon than to find treatment for them. Great vlog about a sad era.😐
I’ve thought the exact same thing. It’s so sad to think about what these people went through. Thank you so much for watching.
Very nicely presented...
Thank you so much, I appreciate that.
You need to go to old Weston state Hospital in Weston, West Virginia.
I’ll have to check that out. WV is very close to where I am.
Such a sad place you did right by the visit thankyou for caring about them
I truly appreciate that. Thank you.
A very sad history, but a part of history none the less. In this current era where people seemingly want to constantly erase history I commend you for honouring these lives
If we don’t learn from history we are destined to repeat it
Thanks for the thoughtful video
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God Bless You ❤
You as well. Thank you.
Bless your heart for doing this.😔
It was an honor to make this video. Thank you so much for watching.
When the grave was full, they burned the bodies my husband's grandmother worked in the asylum
One thing that I think is really important to remember is that unclaimed did not always mean unloved for many it was cheaper to allow the asylum to bury the body of their loved one than to do it themselves.
NAMI has done great work with the cemeteries over the year, and iirc they are the reason that any of the graves have name plates on them because they attempt to hunt down the surviving family members.
Sadly we have many lost graves that were loss either due to records being lost, or even people stealing the tombstones from the graveyard.
Thank you so much for this comment. I really appreciate it.
There is a cemetery in Columbus called the TICO Cemetery and it's where they buried those from the mental hospital which sat on the grounds for years. Some of the headstones simply read: Specimens, others simply have the patients hospital number.
Oh my goodness. Wow. Thanks for sharing. I would love to check that out.
That looks like a very dark and sad place there I've never been there but I got a vibe from it for sure a lot of lost souls buried there no telling how bad they had it being there and probably experimented on like mice no doubt that is part of my bad vibe I got from it.. you were outstanding good job buddy 👍👌✌️. Is that building still being used for anything now days?
Hey David. It is still being used. There’s an art museum in there now. The Ohio University owns it.
Yes, back in the day people with mental health issues or learning disabilities were treated horrifically. It's heart breaking what they had to endure. Could the veterans that are buried there have suffered from Shell Shock or PTSD? Yes, God bless them all.
I believe that you’re probably right. Thank you so much for the comment.
I’m new to your channel. I’m just curious We’ve been to North Carolina yet And. Like. This. Cool
I did make a trip to Mt. Airy NC to film. I visited the famous Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker.
Name of the video from. N.C. How old was it To see it
Thank you
It is so sad that these people had to endure the ignorance of those years when so little was known about mental illness and how to treat it. But I think what is even more sad, is that when they passed, they were buried basically in an unmarked grave. They had names. They could have etched that into the stone instead of just a number. May their poor souls rest in peace.
I agree. It was a sad story to tell. I wanted to give them some honor, something they never got in life.
amazing video chris!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that.
Oh my, so sad. Breaks my heart.
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It's so sad how many of those poor souls didn't have to be there they should have been home with a loving family to bad they didn't understand
I agree. Very sad.
💔 HEARTBREAKING💔
I am sure those veterans had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They had healthy people that just had problems they didn’t understand back then. The cruelty they suffered is horrific.
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So very sad. May the rest in eternal peace
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Very interesting and sad at the same time
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Awful, sad -places. I used to live near a couple of these types of hospitals here in the UK. Unfortunately, when the larger one closed, it was allowed to fall into massive disrepair. In it's day it was such a lovely big building, again with beautiful gardens where fruit and vegetables grew, all done by the patients. There were staff houses also on the land. That said, however lovely it was, it is still so very sad why some people ended up there. Not just because they had a medical condition that wasn't understood back then, but for no reason at all. One little boy for instance, for peeing in the street, ended up there and I believe spent the rest of his days there. Some of the reasons, these days we cannot comprehend and at the time, for the people being placed there, they couldn't either. They became institutionalised and some, even with mental health problems. Also, like here, grave stones with numbers instead of names, it is so very, very sad. Thank you for remembering these people, I am sure if they knew, they would appreciate being remembered as people and not just a number
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i went here today for a school field trip, there was a white manikin in the window...
So sad and tragic may they RIP😢🙏🙏🙏
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How sad thank you for doing this video
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Wonder if any records can be located that correlate numbers to names. 🤔 Sometimes old newspapers recorded names of people put into institutions, and maybe census records have names etc. So sad how humans can treat other sentient beings. So very disturbing.
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Thanks for the comment. You’ve got some good ideas.
Is there a list of names that match the number system? There's nothing more indignant than numbers instead of names.
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I noticed most of the stones just had numbers on the tombstone and I was wondering if their are records that tell the name of that person.
I’m thinking that there were records at one time. Not sure about now though.
So very sad to be bury nameless known only to God. Yet I firmly believe they are safely in God's arms and loved by him.
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In some cases they have death certificates listing their cause of death, along with many of the stones, whether they had just a # or their names. Those I did look at appeared to die from an actual medical issue, I did see George Aldridge who had traumatic seplicemia from falling from a chair. Another Henry Aeh was one of the veterans, CW 30th OH Inf Comp A.
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I thought that was Eric Church at the beginning.
Well ya know.
I thought it was Hank Williams Jr.
Is there any records that can match a name to a number?
I’m sure there are some records somewhere. Just not sure how one would go about getting them.
I GUESS WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THAT MOST OF THE GRAVES ONLY HAVE A NUMBER NO NAME IF A NAME COULD BE FOUND FOR THOSE HOPEFULLY SOME FAMILY WOULD WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM AND THUS THEY CAN ENRICH THE LIFE OF THAT PERSON.
There are a few of them that people have marked in later years. I would love to see that more widespread here. Thanks for watching.
Sad but great job
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Very limited information and views. I agree patients who died here should be remembered more than by their patient ID.
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