September is Vermont Archeology Month!!! In collaboration with the Waterbury 250 Committee and the Waterbury Historical Society -- mark your calendars for this unique opportunity!!!!

Lost and Re-found: Remembering the Long-Forgotten Patients at the Cemetery of the Vermont State Asylum for the Insane

Presentation followed by walking tour of site. Rain Date: site tour may be rescheduled at the time of the presentation. With Tracy Martin, Office of the State Curator, and Anne Donahue, Editor of Counterpoint, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors.

Between 1892 and 1912, some 21 to 27 patients who died unclaimed at the Vermont State Asylum for the Insane [later renamed the Vermont State Hospital] were buried on a knoll overlooking the hospital grounds. Presentation on the cemetery's history and the stories of the forgotten patients buried there, followed by optional tour of the site. Requires a short but steep hike into what is now a part of the C.C. Putnam State Forest.

Location: St. Leo Parish Hall, 109 South Main Street, Waterbury (Parish Hall is behind St. Andrew’s Church).Walking tour at C.C. Putman State Forest.

Time: 10:00 AM (site tour follows at 11:00 AM) Cost: Free
For More information: Email: accd.archaeologycenter@state.vt.us Telephone: 802-828-3050
Website: http://historicsites.vermont.gov/vt_history/archeology
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