I'm in no way surprised, but I really appreciate the respect you gave to Patrick, who deserves as much as anyone to be remembered as he truly was. Thanks for another great video.
Asylums in those days were terrible. When they weren't doing nonconsensual human experimentation, people lived in terrible conditions with frequent violence. Wish William Curry could have had his way.
Thank goodness the ACLU sued over and over to have them all closed in the 1970s and 80s, in the process creating modern homelessness. When the media realized what had happened, they blamed Ronald Reagan, who they hated already. Watching the movie Joker was heartbreaking. People can't get the mental health treatment they need in state hospitals all because a bunch of self-righteous liberals (yes liberals as in liberty) had to have their way. See, it was wrong to imprison people who committed no crime, and man, "insane" people aren't insane, man, it's society that's insane! Pass the joint, man.
@@AbigailAutumn Not nearly as many, though. Lets be real, many are just doing it because they get hailed as "heroes" and they like the attention because their life was virtually ignored before it.
I think people can "pass on" in many ways. There is corporeal death, then the death of the last person that knew them personally, then the last time someone speaks of them. This channel is giving new life to these people
@@TheJingles007 what they are talking about is the three deaths a person can have. Actual death, death from living memory, and death from history/documentation were nobody even knows you existed. This channel has brought these poor people back from death by anonymity and put them back into the collective consciousness, effectively undoing the third death.
I could very happily watch you tell the story of every number in that cemetery. Thank you so much for the work you have done. These videos are so perfectly pitched in the way you tell the more serious stories and the 'lighter' stories while being respectful to both. Truly excellent.
It would be nice if a go fund me could be made to either add names to the headstones or put up an obelisk memorial to remember these lost souls. Thanks for the stories and keeping their legends alive.
There already is such a memorial. It has the names of all 1699 who are buried at the site, together with the following inscription: We lovingly remember those resting here Dedicated May 22, 1991 By the Connecticut Alliance for the Mentally Ill
I'll say it again, this would be an awesome book/audiobook even if only some of them could be resolved (1600 is a lot). People wanted these people to be forgotten to history, there's nothing better than making sure that can't happen. These stories are individually fascinating and the sum of them is hard to fathom.
I’d love to see it like a visual podcast, even though it would take a metric boatload of time and work. You could have each person’s story being narrated while photos of their stone and any newspaper articles or photos of the person they can find are shown.
I still feel like it must be incredibly dehumanizing to die and be reduced to just a number. Not even a name just underneath the number or anything. It would be great to see the graves finally have names to them, one day since these people deserve to be remembered by the descendants of their loved ones.
I'm thankful to live in a time where the stigma of mental health conditions is majorly lessened. 🙏 Thanks for sharing their stories. I'm not too far from this cemetery and never knew it was there: now I want to go visit.
I've been binging your videos lately because I love how you bring humanity to individuals that have been (intentionally in this case) forgotten to history. It's so much easier for people to connect with history when they can see that the people of the past weren't all that different from them.
I live almost right beside a very large cemetery and often go for walks there...and yes, you pretty soon see a lot of relatable inscriptions when you do that...
I am a little late with the comment here but the story of Patrick Holden made me emotional, your love and respect for him is wholesome and as trans women who has been subscribed for a bit, it makes me want to keep being subscribed to you and so thank you for that.
Look at you, preventing the third death, one numbered burial at a time. You could have a great career as a professional eulogist. Can I pre-book your services for my own funeral?
Interesting. There is one of those behind the prison in Gardner MA. It used to be an old insane asylum/farming community. It was abruptly shut down in the 1980s. At that time, those buildings were still standing, and ALL the records of the farm and its inhabitants were still there.
There are a few of these cemeteries over in Cranston at the old Howard complex. They are the only cemeteries I've ever been in that left me feeling more disturbed than at peace. I really appreciate when you make these videos.
It's a beautiful thing you're doing here I hope you know that. Saying their names and telling their stories probably gives them the rest their souls need, I appreciate you.
So glad I found your channel. There's just something so unique yet down to earth about them. I really love how you filmed these gravestones front and center, with you behind them telling the stories.
The story of Patrick Holden makes me wonder if they were trans, and this was like their way of expressing it in the 1800s. If that was the case, they probably would have been sent to asylum if they were discovered anyway sadly. Patrick was most likely a perfectly mentally stable person that had a decent probability of being trans (I don't wanna give labels because I'm not sure), and they were sent away because they showed "signs" of have a mental illness, probably not even full symptoms. As sad as that is, I'm happy that we are at least better than that now, and that stories like Patrick's and others in that asylum, can be remembered.
Patrick was definitely trans, and I do think under the right circumstances someone could end up being institutionalized for that alone during that time, however it does sound like Patrick was genuinely dealing with some sort of mental illness.
It's pretty much stated that Patrick hid it so well that it wasn't until they were instituted that their biological gender was discovered, and that he was showing signs of mental deterioration whether that was just being more eccentric or an actual mental illness will never be known.
I nearly fell out my chair laughing when I heard you pronounce the fourth day of the week as Wed-ness -day cuz that's how I used to pronounce it in my head so I could remember how to spell it in school and still to this day don't understand how anything spelled that way is pronounced wins-day lol I swear it's truly criminal that you don't have a million or more followers as you are genuinely the kindest soul with the best vids on UA-cam. If I had a daughter I would want her to meet a man EXACTLY like I perceive you to be..kind, honest, smart and with a great sense of humor, that little one syllable laugh u do almost without thought gets .me Everytime because it says to me you find true joy in what you do and because of that I do as well! Ty
My wife and I have visited hundreds of older cemeteries over the years and along the way seen graves of many famous and infamous people. No mater what we always make a point of saying aloud some of the names we see because, perhaps, no one has remembered them in a long time. Some find it morbid but we're at peace with the unavoidable fact of life. We've found we've accidently learned a lot of history. What you've done in your videos is wonderful. Given names to the nameless. With the thoughtfulness and respect each deserves. Remembering the forgotten. But also shedding light on a fact that many don't realize. "People weren't like this a hundred years ago" or This kind of thing didn't happen... is pure myth. Thanks for taking the time do what few people care about doing. This is true quality content.
I just found your channel yesterday and watched the first video of this cemetery today quit coincidental, thinking of visiting myself. Being from CT I love these stories
I really enjoy and admire your work and videos. All the details you put into them. Thank you so much for the history you bring to us. Keep doing it, you are a great storyteller!
You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this. I found your channel two weeks ago, but still. Edit: Free my boy William, he ain’t do nothing wrong!
I've watched a few of your videos over tha past month and today happened to randomly watch part 1 of this video... what are the odds that part 2 would be dropped just hours later?
I love this Chanel. As much as I want it to blow up it’s like the best kept secret like back in the 90s when only a few of us knew that one indie band that was all the rage in the underground.
Love your well researched stories. Interesting people abound throughout history, some famous, some infamous, some just ordinary citizens with interesting backstories. Thanks for "digging" these tidbits up!😁
I want a movie about all these people and their time at the Asylum. So many have overlapping dates, and are so genuinely interesting. Emilie Autumn should be getting inspiration from these folks burried here, if her musical ever comes to fruition. I mean, William Curry sounds like such a fascinating person, with a big heart. Patrick, being a successful example of someone transitioning- before there was even a term for it! These people are so interesting, and its sad that they are just numbers in a field
Can you do a video on Private Abner Miles? He was a revolutionary war soldier who served in Jackson's Company and is buried alone in the woods near the Gardner/Westminster line. Keep up the great work.
The sequel we all wanted is here!! It's unbelievable to think these people and their stories are being told for the first time after 100 years.
How much of their story we'll never know, the love of money is real.
I feel really bad for William Curry. The poor guy just wanted to free all of his fellow inmates.
I wonder if the bank and institution honored Curry and actually put his money in the bank at the time
@the.whitest.violin9289 I doubt that he had any money to be putting in the bank.
Can you blame him
I'm in no way surprised, but I really appreciate the respect you gave to Patrick, who deserves as much as anyone to be remembered as he truly was. Thanks for another great video.
Oh heavens, and William. What a blessed soul.
Poor William! After 31 years all he wanted to do was help people. That story brought a tear to my eyes.
The story about the mother who lost her children made me so sad, that's just so upsetting
William Curry's story is actually so sad. Such a cool like nice guy idea
Asylums in those days were terrible. When they weren't doing nonconsensual human experimentation, people lived in terrible conditions with frequent violence. Wish William Curry could have had his way.
Thank goodness the ACLU sued over and over to have them all closed in the 1970s and 80s, in the process creating modern homelessness. When the media realized what had happened, they blamed Ronald Reagan, who they hated already. Watching the movie Joker was heartbreaking. People can't get the mental health treatment they need in state hospitals all because a bunch of self-righteous liberals (yes liberals as in liberty) had to have their way. See, it was wrong to imprison people who committed no crime, and man, "insane" people aren't insane, man, it's society that's insane! Pass the joint, man.
Not really. Depends on the hospital and the era. Read up on Dorothea Dix and the hospitals she inspired - they were very similar to today's.
So they could live on the streets like the mentally ill today?
Definitely cried over Patrick. Thank you for portraying his story with kindness and dignity. Thanks for helping him be remembered.
Just goes to show that trans people have been around way longer than some will try to tell you.
me too. as a fellow trans man… its heart warming to know weve existed longer than the modern world believes.
@@AbigailAutumn Not nearly as many, though. Lets be real, many are just doing it because they get hailed as "heroes" and they like the attention because their life was virtually ignored before it.
While it’s impossible to know for sure, but it does make he wonder if he could have possibly been intersex as well.
I would watch a 5 hour video of you telling stories about every single on of these people. Love your channel, please keep it up
bat smiddle DEFINITELY deserves to be spelled out in stone!
This is one of the most human and humane videos I've ever seen on UA-cam. Thank you for being respectful of these people and their lives.
I think people can "pass on" in many ways. There is corporeal death, then the death of the last person that knew them personally, then the last time someone speaks of them. This channel is giving new life to these people
that was such a beautiful way to put it
Unfortunately, you still cease to exist after you die. I hope I’m wrong
@@TheJingles007 what they are talking about is the three deaths a person can have. Actual death, death from living memory, and death from history/documentation were nobody even knows you existed. This channel has brought these poor people back from death by anonymity and put them back into the collective consciousness, effectively undoing the third death.
I could very happily watch you tell the story of every number in that cemetery. Thank you so much for the work you have done. These videos are so perfectly pitched in the way you tell the more serious stories and the 'lighter' stories while being respectful to both. Truly excellent.
I am a psychologist and live with mental illness myself. I really appreciate your effort to give people their names back and tell their stories.
Interesting story about the "license to kill"... Never knew you could just apply for one. 😂
It would be nice if a go fund me could be made to either add names to the headstones or put up an obelisk memorial to remember these lost souls. Thanks for the stories and keeping their legends alive.
Go fund me. How about you pay for it
There already is such a memorial. It has the names of all 1699 who are buried at the site, together with the following inscription:
We lovingly remember those resting here
Dedicated May 22, 1991
By the Connecticut Alliance for the Mentally Ill
@@renerphothank you for that helpful info
@@recessional5560yea, they'll just go buy a whole stone monument on their own ???
@@recessional5560 just rude of you. Disgrace in your statement as a reply
Man. There is something about your videos. The kindness. It really moves me, man.
I'll say it again, this would be an awesome book/audiobook even if only some of them could be resolved (1600 is a lot). People wanted these people to be forgotten to history, there's nothing better than making sure that can't happen. These stories are individually fascinating and the sum of them is hard to fathom.
Could be series of books. 50 at a time, or 100. Depending on how much information can be found.
I’d love to see it like a visual podcast, even though it would take a metric boatload of time and work. You could have each person’s story being narrated while photos of their stone and any newspaper articles or photos of the person they can find are shown.
From a random number to a real person - thanks for bringing these people and their stories to life again!
I still feel like it must be incredibly dehumanizing to die and be reduced to just a number. Not even a name just underneath the number or anything. It would be great to see the graves finally have names to them, one day since these people deserve to be remembered by the descendants of their loved ones.
As someone who just found this channel two weeks ago through the previous number cemetery video, this is a real treat.
what a crossover :)
I'm thankful to live in a time where the stigma of mental health conditions is majorly lessened. 🙏 Thanks for sharing their stories. I'm not too far from this cemetery and never knew it was there: now I want to go visit.
Visited this place last weekend after watching your first vid, great stuff!
Loving your channel. So glad I stumbled onto it. I live in New England and didn’t realize how just rich and hidden the history is here
I’d love this to become a series where he talks about every single person buried at the cemetery.
I've been binging your videos lately because I love how you bring humanity to individuals that have been (intentionally in this case) forgotten to history. It's so much easier for people to connect with history when they can see that the people of the past weren't all that different from them.
I live almost right beside a very large cemetery and often go for walks there...and yes, you pretty soon see a lot of relatable inscriptions when you do that...
So appreciate you giving these people their names and stories back
I am a little late with the comment here but the story of Patrick Holden made me emotional, your love and respect for him is wholesome and as trans women who has been subscribed for a bit, it makes me want to keep being subscribed to you and so thank you for that.
Christ, I *love* the music in these videos!
Equal parts reflective and mournful..sometimes with a dash of disquiet.
the legend returns
Man these videos are great. You should research the Gloucester/cape cod sea serpents, they’re cool forgotten part of NE history
Look at you, preventing the third death, one numbered burial at a time. You could have a great career as a professional eulogist. Can I pre-book your services for my own funeral?
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to see the new episode, sad history, but at least you're remembering them.
Its 3:24 am here rn and i jusr woke up. Perfect timing apparently 😂
Interesting. There is one of those behind the prison in Gardner MA. It used to be an old insane asylum/farming community. It was abruptly shut down in the 1980s. At that time, those buildings were still standing, and ALL the records of the farm and its inhabitants were still there.
There are a few of these cemeteries over in Cranston at the old Howard complex. They are the only cemeteries I've ever been in that left me feeling more disturbed than at peace. I really appreciate when you make these videos.
It's a beautiful thing you're doing here I hope you know that. Saying their names and telling their stories probably gives them the rest their souls need, I appreciate you.
It was the first of these number graveyard videos that introduced me to your channel. I subscribed immediately. Glad to see you back there.
Loved this so much. Always loved cemeteries. I have an old one a house away from me in Salem, MA.
Thank you for your videos. My favorite part to my mornings. Im catching this one kinda late at 9:34pm
seeing your upload in my feed really made my day, thanks Mr. Dime Store
So glad to see you've made a sequel!!
Past newspapers sure knew how to get to the point. Reading newspapers today should be so delightful!!!!❤❤❤
Excellent stories! 😊 as always. So many stories are lost, but DSA is finding them for us.
I could watch & listen to you do every single grave in that cemetery! Thank you for all the work you do for these videos! 😎🤘
Yippie!!! More uncommon knowledge about an obscure cemetery!!! Thank you!
I was just rewatching the first video on this cemetery! Always wondered when you'd make a sequel.
It's a decoy grave for Agent 47.
I was wondering if anyone else thought of Hitman. 😀
What a place. Makes you wonder if anyone ever flew over the cuckoo's nest.
"Conti is one of the largest Italians" just passed over like it was nothing LOL
What a happy story.
So glad I found your channel. There's just something so unique yet down to earth about them. I really love how you filmed these gravestones front and center, with you behind them telling the stories.
I love how you hang out in graveyards all day without being all emo about it.
Near history archeology is amazing fun.
Hey Thanks for the Video it must take along time hard work and research to put this all together ,
That last one got to me.
I’m very glad there is an episode 2 about these poor souls. I’m ready to do some remembering 🧐
You know there's not a lot of good local Southern New England channels out there. Yours is an ironically one of the best.
I’m so glad to see this channel finally getting the attention it deserves! Feel like I watched it grow up!
Just immense happiness seeing a new video get posted. Thanks again!
The story of Patrick Holden makes me wonder if they were trans, and this was like their way of expressing it in the 1800s. If that was the case, they probably would have been sent to asylum if they were discovered anyway sadly. Patrick was most likely a perfectly mentally stable person that had a decent probability of being trans (I don't wanna give labels because I'm not sure), and they were sent away because they showed "signs" of have a mental illness, probably not even full symptoms. As sad as that is, I'm happy that we are at least better than that now, and that stories like Patrick's and others in that asylum, can be remembered.
thank you for this comment. us trans people are treated as mentally ill.. its so sad and scary.
Patrick was definitely trans, and I do think under the right circumstances someone could end up being institutionalized for that alone during that time, however it does sound like Patrick was genuinely dealing with some sort of mental illness.
I was wondering myself if Patrick was trans and/or also intersex on top of that (from the description). But I definitely agree with your comment
I don't see any other explanation honestly.
It's pretty much stated that Patrick hid it so well that it wasn't until they were instituted that their biological gender was discovered, and that he was showing signs of mental deterioration whether that was just being more eccentric or an actual mental illness will never be known.
I nearly fell out my chair laughing when I heard you pronounce the fourth day of the week as Wed-ness -day cuz that's how I used to pronounce it in my head so I could remember how to spell it in school and still to this day don't understand how anything spelled that way is pronounced wins-day lol I swear it's truly criminal that you don't have a million or more followers as you are genuinely the kindest soul with the best vids on UA-cam. If I had a daughter I would want her to meet a man EXACTLY like I perceive you to be..kind, honest, smart and with a great sense of humor, that little one syllable laugh u do almost without thought gets .me Everytime because it says to me you find true joy in what you do and because of that I do as well! Ty
My wife and I have visited hundreds of older cemeteries over the years and along the way seen graves of many famous and infamous people. No mater what we always make a point of saying aloud some of the names we see because, perhaps, no one has remembered them in a long time. Some find it morbid but we're at peace with the unavoidable fact of life. We've found we've accidently learned a lot of history.
What you've done in your videos is wonderful. Given names to the nameless. With the thoughtfulness and respect each deserves. Remembering the forgotten. But also shedding light on a fact that many don't realize. "People weren't like this a hundred years ago" or This kind of thing didn't happen... is pure myth.
Thanks for taking the time do what few people care about doing. This is true quality content.
I have been waiting for this video for a long time! Just rewatched the first one recently.
Thanks for researching the life stories of these folks.
Always liked that you chose to edit in 4:3. Uploading directly in that ratio was a great idea.
Best channel on UA-cam!
I just found your channel yesterday and watched the first video of this cemetery today quit coincidental, thinking of visiting myself. Being from CT I love these stories
I only found your channel about a month ago. It's already one of my favorites
good work my friend .
I really enjoy and admire your work and videos. All the details you put into them. Thank you so much for the history you bring to us. Keep doing it, you are a great storyteller!
Another gem! Thanks DSA!
Yes! Been waiting for this one!
My dude.
God bless you, from Middletown!
Happy to see you came back to this.
What a great video! Thank you for bringing us these stories--I could listen to these all day :)
Love your channel, I have watched everything, and now I get super excited for the new releases!
You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this.
I found your channel two weeks ago, but still.
Edit: Free my boy William, he ain’t do nothing wrong!
I've watched a few of your videos over tha past month and today happened to randomly watch part 1 of this video... what are the odds that part 2 would be dropped just hours later?
So fascinating! As a Brit, I don't know if any of our asylums did the same, but I'll try to find out.
I love this Chanel. As much as I want it to blow up it’s like the best kept secret like back in the 90s when only a few of us knew that one indie band that was all the rage in the underground.
There is one hell of a mini-series in that there cemetary. Keep them coming.
The phrase: "I'd love to read your name on a headstone" has never been said so earnestly.
What a fascinating, touching, and thoughtful video. Thanks for telling their stories.
Love these stories
WOW Man!
I love these. Thank you for remembering these people.
I love these. These people deserve their name at the very least.
These videos are absolutely terrific. Thank you so much for uncovering these hidden pieces of History
Love your well researched stories. Interesting people abound throughout history, some famous, some infamous, some just ordinary citizens with interesting backstories. Thanks for "digging" these tidbits up!😁
I’ve been there. Toured the grounds, it’s incredible creepy. You can feel the indignation.
Please eventually do all 1600. I know it is a lot, but every person deserves it
What song is that slide guitar from? It gets stuck in my head.
Been a while since i watched but this was a nice video to come back to.
I've been hoping for another video of this place. Thank you!
Great content 👌
Outline of an 8 in the blank spot of the tombstone. Spooky. Inmate 842.5?
I want a movie about all these people and their time at the Asylum. So many have overlapping dates, and are so genuinely interesting. Emilie Autumn should be getting inspiration from these folks burried here, if her musical ever comes to fruition. I mean, William Curry sounds like such a fascinating person, with a big heart. Patrick, being a successful example of someone transitioning- before there was even a term for it! These people are so interesting, and its sad that they are just numbers in a field
Can you do a video on Private Abner Miles? He was a revolutionary war soldier who served in Jackson's Company and is buried alone in the woods near the Gardner/Westminster line. Keep up the great work.
Oh yay! I LOVED part one!
This is my favorite segment ❤️