Pilgrim State Hospital served the counties of Brentwood, Suffolk, and New York. Pilgrim was the largest state hospital in New York State. At its peak in 1954 it held 13,875 patients.
2012 Pilgrim State Hospital History
Pilgrim State Hospital – OPACITY
Pilgrim State Hospital – Emptiness – OPACITY.
A word about TOM KIRSCH, the man who created OPACITY. His work is superb! You could spend a few hours just looking at his photographs!
Life.Time.Com – Strangers To Reason: Life Inside A Psychiatric Hospital, Pilgrim State Hospital 1938.
Alfred Eisenstaedt – Time & Life Pictures-Getty Images-Pilgrim State Hospital 1938-Woman.
(LIFE Magazine Article: The Shadow Of Insanity 1938.)
Alfred Eisenstaedt – Time & Life Pictures-Getty Images 1938-Pilgrim State Hospital 1938-Men.
LIFE Magazine Article: The Shadow Of Insanity 1938.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO They’re Buried Where? by Seth Voorhees
The Inmates of Willard 1870 to 1900 / A Genealogy Resource 
Pingback: Oldie But Goodie – Mental Illness & Ignorance | The Inmates of Willard 1870 to 1900 / A Genealogy Resource
I have been very successful locating graves of former patients buried in the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Cemetery. If you supply name, date of death, and your email address I would be glad to try to help.
LikeLike
I think that is wonderful but how did you get the information?
LikeLike
hello, my grandmothers name was Polish. Name stella raginowich or raginowicz. I know she was there in 1950 census. She died in Aug 1968. Admitted at pilgrims hospital in Brentwood . Her daughter was admitted with her and all census show her as Stella. Death might be early 2000’s my name is Janet and email smartcookie2@yahoo.com. appreciate ANY info. Pics would be a treasure.
LikeLike
Please fill out the form: https://forms.gle/THZ2ZDjvzYoRhb3a7
LikeLike
I visited the cemetery at Pilgrim about 12-15 years ago. There is footage of that cemetery in the video Here Lies? Abandoned Asylum Cemeteries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLlJSYWbvv0 A number of the graves in this cemetery have people’s full names on plastic name plaques attached to a cement marker.
LikeLike
Did you see any graves for the 1980/1990s my great grand-uncle died in Pligrm he went in the 1950/1960s I think he might have been buried in a cemetery somewhere near by but I not sure
LikeLike
I have been very successful locating graves of former patients buried in the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Cemetery. If you supply name, date of death, and your email address I would be glad to try to help.
LikeLike
T, thank you for your offer.
My great-grandfather is on the 1930 census in Manhattan State Hospital, the 1940 and 1950 census at Pilgrim State Hospital.
Someone posted a death certificate #51169 for him on Ancestry, I sent away and was told there is no record. The name was Pasquale LIVERALI, misspelled the actual last name is LIBERALI. Town of Islip is no help, returned my check directing me to Albany.
His date of death is listed as July 5, 1958
my name is Bill Buystedt
buystedtwj@aol.com
THANK YOU
LikeLike