Dedication of Margaret Mary Hospital, Batesville, Indiana, October 29, 1932

Batesville citizens gather for the dedication of Margaret Mary Hospital in 1932. The hospital began in 1930 when the Hillenbrand family and the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis began the process to open a hospital in Batesville. Two years later the building was dedicated and named in honor of the two chief benefactors, Mrs. Margaret Hillenbrand and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Mitchell. The hospital is no longer run by the Sisters but continues to provide care for the community. Now run by a community corporation it is named Margaret Mary Community Hospital.The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. The Interpositives are stored in PAN number order