The Rev. Jessica Johansson, left, celebrates the life of William R. Harland on Tuesday during a burial ceremony at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn.
Patricia Melaragno sprinkles dried sweet Annie flowers on her great-grandfather's burial site Tuesday at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn. William R. Harland was laid to rest after his cremains were discovered at the Oregon State Hospital in a copper canister 85 years after he died.
A small marker indicates where William R. Harland is buried at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn.
The cremated remains of William R. Harland were discovered in a copper canister at the Oregon State Hospital. Canister No. 2322 was one of over 3,600 canisters discovered at the former Oregon Hospital for the Insane.
Patricia Melaragno watches as her great-grandfather, William R. Harland, is laid to rest Tuesday at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn.
The cremated remains of William R. Harland were discovered in a copper canister at the Oregon State Hospital after being abadoned for 85 years. Harland's remains were placed in the decorated wool shroud before being buried Tuesday at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn.
The cremated remains of William R. Harland are placed in the ground before being buried Tuesday at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn.
The Rev. Jessica Johansson, right, celebrates the life of William R. Harland on Tuesday during the very first burial ceremony at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn.
Photographer David Maisel was drawn to the story of 3,600 canisters of human cremated remains being discovered at the Oregon State Hospital. His pictures of some of the copper canisters are featured in his book, "Library of Dust."
Michelle Melaragno, front right, and Chelsea Eaton place the cremated remains of William R. Harland in the ground Tuesday at Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn. Melaragno's great-great-grandfather was laid to rest after his cremains were discovered at Oregon State Hospital in a copper canister. Eaton is a land steward at Life Forest.
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