Sat, Apr 01
|Crownsville Hospital grounds
Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery
“Spring Cleaning” of the Patient Cemetery and paying honor to the former patients with a “Special Say My Name” ceremony. Share your family's oral histories of the hospital experience.
TIME & LOCATION
Apr 01, 11:00 AM – Apr 02, 1:00 PM
Crownsville Hospital grounds, 1520 Crownsville Rd, Crownsville, MD 21032, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
aarecparks.org/crownsvillecemetery.
410-222-2868
Join Volunteers on the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery grounds to begin “Spring Cleaning” of the Patient Cemetery and paying honor to the former patients with a “Special Say My Name” ceremony. Learn the origins of the patients, the history of the Hospital, formerly the Maryland State Hospital for the Negro Insane; a “Farm Colony”. During your visit, register for Oral Interviews if you or your family and friends have a story to share, about the Crownsville State Hospital.
Bring your brushes, rakes, and spades.