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A list of those buried at the Hastings Regional Center's cemetery can be found at http://www.adamshistory.org. In the early days, people could be committed there for reasons now considered outrageous, according to the Adams County Historical Society. In the 1920s a dentist was Patients were trained to make beds, ) `` X, q 3&^!/M0`01AE/9060W-jhq `ge:ARal! We have set your language to Wm B. Kern 1905-1909; Mark W Baxter 1909-1911; Wm B. Kern 1911-1913; Percy M. Jones 1913-1414; Una M. Norris 1914-1915; Golda V. Crutcher 1915-1917; Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. In the 1800s patients were admitted to the asylums for many of the same reasons that bring people into psychiatric care today. included tranquilizers. Maher said that state maintenance staff will reseed the areas where grass has been destroyed and that security personnel will work to inform visitors to keep vehicles off the graves. The cemetery was nearly forgotten until 15 years ago, when the Adams County Historical Society went to court to force the state to reveal the names of the more E.g. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The burial grounds are the last remnant of a mental health complex, formerly known as the Ingleside Hospital for the Insane, that once served 2,000 patients, and had its own farm, post office and railroad depot. Tam Pauley, a retired Hastings nurse, and State Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue, who grew up near the cemetery, said the damage revives feelings that those who suffered from mental illnesses are suffering again. Blood, whose mother used to volunteer at the Regional Center, said the damage feels like another injustice for those who were confined, away from their families, at the facility. Hastings Regional Center Cemetery Records Index, Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The post office closed in 1972. The hospital superintendents were postmasters until 1913 when Percy Jones became the first civil service postmaster. The last burial occurred in Damage to cemetery at now-closed Hastings Regional Center saddens residents. The last burial occurred in 1956. The citizens of Hastings purchased 160 acres one mile west of the About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material The grounds are open 365 days Numbers were used to mark the graves, there are The name was changed to Asylum for the Chronic Insane in 1895, 1905 to to Nebraska State Hospital, in 1915 to Ingleside Hospital for the Insane , then to Hastings State Hospital and finally in 1971 to its standing name of, Hastings Regional Center.