Preserving Pennhurst as a Memorial to the Past and an Investment in the Future Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/preserving-pennhurst-as-a-memorial-to-the-past-and-an-investment-in-the-future.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 03:03 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs. Emily Conway [Signature #3385] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24547555?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:56:09 UTC 24547555 Hannah Flynn [Signature #3384] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24547256?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:13:45 UTC 24547256 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #3383] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24505135?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:22:24 UTC 24505135 Finn Outten [Signature #3382] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24352184?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Oct 2022 03:46:49 UTC 24352184 Ms Bryanna Wells [Signature #3381] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24294960?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 May 2022 08:04:29 UTC 24294960 Maddison Taylor [Signature #3380] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24191614?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:36:46 UTC 24191614 Ms Lori Elizabeth Lewis [Signature #3379] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24176747?utm_medium=rss Years ago I wrote to the ghost hunters that they did not know how these people suffered ,the buildings tore down an build a memorial wall out of the stones like the Vietnam Memorial wall to remember them

]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:28:02 UTC 24176747 Mr Ramiro Sisco Asencio II [Signature #3378] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24133202?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:44:57 UTC 24133202 Thomas Desmarets [Signature #3377] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24129114?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Jun 2021 07:45:55 UTC 24129114 Mrs Kaitlyn Whalen [Signature #3376] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24024557?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Feb 2021 08:34:50 UTC 24024557 Mr. Paul Leidenfrost [Signature #3375] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23990219?utm_medium=rss in an effort to preserve history, whether it be good or bad, these buildings of Pennhurst served as a very dark, historic institution for patients in need of mental health care. Whatever could be saved today, must. Museums as some of these building can become can teach architecture, and how it all related to the patients and the employees.

]]> Tue, 5 Jan 2021 05:16:42 UTC 23990219 Anonymous [Signature #3374] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23960714?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:51:03 UTC 23960714 Shelly Ardis [Signature #3373] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23927942?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2020 01:42:39 UTC 23927942 Mrs. Katerina Drury [Signature #3372] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23922657?utm_medium=rss Pennhurst should be preserved as a memorial to those who suffered there, and as a reminder that our work is not done in ensuring rights and quality community placements for people with developmental disabilities. It should be a lesson from the past and a call to action for the future.

]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 03:23:22 UTC 23922657 Joe Vanderslice [Signature #3371] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23863290?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2020 07:28:28 UTC 23863290 Miss Anonymous [Signature #3370] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23546026?utm_medium=rss As with locations of many atrocities, and in memory of those who suffered, it should be preserved for generations to come.

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:41:42 UTC 23546026 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #3369] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23433216?utm_medium=rss I am a firm supporter of preserving Pennhurst

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:23:50 UTC 23433216 Mr Jim Ritter [Signature #3368] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23392482?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Dec 2019 02:54:57 UTC 23392482 Andrea Kuhns [Signature #3367] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23355568?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Nov 2019 03:47:03 UTC 23355568 HALLOWEEN AtPennhurst ShouldStay [Signature #3366] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23317504?utm_medium=rss leave Pennhurst alone. We love Halloween

]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 03:03:27 UTC 23317504 Lady Anonymous [Signature #3365] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23146775?utm_medium=rss Needs a LOT of money. Good luck!

]]> Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:27:13 UTC 23146775 Jeremy Shaffer [Signature #3364] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23081585?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 May 2019 01:35:33 UTC 23081585 Ms. Carrie Peterson [Signature #3363] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23078832?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 May 2019 05:20:20 UTC 23078832 Anonymous [Signature #3362] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22974268?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Apr 2019 03:48:52 UTC 22974268 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #3361] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22893237?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:34:26 UTC 22893237 Ms. Samantha Warner [Signature #3360] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22566467?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:18:12 UTC 22566467 Mrs. Madison King [Signature #3359] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22531104?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2018 07:13:51 UTC 22531104 1979 Jordan Pyfer [Signature #3358] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22526735?utm_medium=rss Although, initially, it may be desirable to erase such shameful atrocities, such as that which occurred at Pennhurst, I believe this is not a fruitful approach. The preservation of such a monument serves to prevent a repeat in history, fostering an ongoing dialogue and opportunity to continually strive for better.

]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:35:54 UTC 22526735 Mrs. Terre Lewis [Signature #3357] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22520821?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:44:10 UTC 22520821 Miss Sierra Hallam [Signature #3356] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22508957?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:52:10 UTC 22508957 Mr Jeffrey Leitzel [Signature #3355] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22414293?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:20:35 UTC 22414293 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #3354] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22286047?utm_medium=rss This Historial Place needs to be preserved as a reminder why this should never happen again and because of the meaning it has to Spring City

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2018 01:47:47 UTC 22286047 Mr James Stabler [Signature #3353] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22281110?utm_medium=rss It's wrong to use it as a haunted attraction!!!!

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:40:14 UTC 22281110 Emma Andersen [Signature #3352] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22274851?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Jul 2018 06:00:51 UTC 22274851 Miss Emily Clarke - Frear [Signature #3351] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22257442?utm_medium=rss I’ve read all the heartbreaking accounts, stories and memories of Pennhurst and I believe it’s extremely important to preserve and remember everything that happened here.

]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:40:52 UTC 22257442 Ms Leah Golder [Signature #3350] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22206378?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 May 2018 01:20:08 UTC 22206378 Mr Eli Joseph [Signature #3349] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22154309?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Apr 2018 01:28:15 UTC 22154309 Mr. David Bechtel [Signature #3348] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22131846?utm_medium=rss Pennhurst should be preserved as a memorial to ensure that abuse and neglect should never happen in society.

]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:21:20 UTC 22131846 Mr Anonymous [Signature #3347] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22110083?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Mar 2018 02:56:16 UTC 22110083 Mr. Karl Edler [Signature #3346] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22066197?utm_medium=rss I had a relative that died at Pennhurst. A lot of pain and suffering happened there. This place should be memorialized.

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2018 05:44:53 UTC 22066197 Scott Einberger [Signature #3345] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22064071?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Feb 2018 03:33:52 UTC 22064071 James Danielson [Signature #3344] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22059216?utm_medium=rss I applaud the Pennhurst preservation effort. It's a place of numerous experiences to understand and preserve.

]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2018 06:27:40 UTC 22059216 Ms Mary Lang [Signature #3343] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22008570?utm_medium=rss Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:27:10 UTC 22008570 Ms Georgia Jones [Signature #3342] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21977073?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Jan 2018 07:54:25 UTC 21977073 Ms. Deb Morris [Signature #3341] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21976105?utm_medium=rss please save this place

]]> Mon, 8 Jan 2018 02:30:12 UTC 21976105 Ms Emilie Miller [Signature #3340] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21973865?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Jan 2018 04:30:30 UTC 21973865 Ms Anonymous [Signature #3339] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21972738?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Jan 2018 03:31:43 UTC 21972738 Janeen Heller [Signature #3338] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21927287?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Dec 2017 03:38:06 UTC 21927287 Mr Kaden Snyder [Signature #3337] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21923830?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Dec 2017 02:42:46 UTC 21923830 Anonymous [Signature #3336] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21726915?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2017 06:19:08 UTC 21726915 Jae Sherman [Signature #3335] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21725892?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2017 03:02:15 UTC 21725892 Ms Lea Mohr [Signature #3334] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21716425?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:56:15 UTC 21716425 Shawn Parker [Signature #3333] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21695463?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Oct 2017 02:43:11 UTC 21695463 Ms. Elizabeth Lally [Signature #3332] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21672831?utm_medium=rss I believe that Pennhurst should be preserved as a museum and placed on the National Registry of Historic Places. It shouldn't have been turned into a haunted attraction.

]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:13:43 UTC 21672831 Ms Anonymous [Signature #3331] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21622411?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:05:56 UTC 21622411 Mr P ing [Signature #3330] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21612310?utm_medium=rss REMEMBER THE PAST.....

TO NOT REPEAT IT IN FUTURE....

How dare someone think that they can just knock down a historical building. This relic needs to be reserved and fast. We need to remember those ones. Ones who suffered.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:41:28 UTC 21612310 Miss Darra Hess [Signature #3329] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21604987?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Aug 2017 06:33:42 UTC 21604987 Mr. Sheldon Green [Signature #3328] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21589529?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:13:29 UTC 21589529 Mrs. Suzanne Harver [Signature #3327] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21581315?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Aug 2017 05:44:16 UTC 21581315 Brandon Patterson [Signature #3326] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21555833?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Aug 2017 02:18:35 UTC 21555833 Mr Kyle Christman [Signature #3325] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21521799?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:03:03 UTC 21521799 Samantha Moyer [Signature #3324] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21518591?utm_medium=rss This Haunted Attraction has gone on long enough. They completely single out the bad reputation that Pennhurst has and use it to make money. Meanwhile the people who worked there, lived there and live nearby must endure these people making a profit off of other past and present misery. This is not an acceptable haunted house. The new ownership has no plans on respecting the history, they want to turn more buildings into attractions! We must not let them

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:02:33 UTC 21518591 Ms Kris Andin [Signature #3323] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21511893?utm_medium=rss Pennhurst is a beautiful campus with so much history. It should be restored and used to educate its history.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 02:17:29 UTC 21511893 Ida Biddle-Mayer [Signature #3322] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21458621?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:04:57 UTC 21458621 Mrs Janet Gettemy-Carbone [Signature #3321] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21456775?utm_medium=rss Who is REALLY benefiting from these "haunted tours"? Where is the $$$ going? PH was a lynchpin for societal change with the Supreme Court decision. While it was bad there, it was not unlike many other facilities in the US. IT needs to be respected for its historical significance and for the memory of the people who lived there. Let the ghost hunters and the teenagers go somewhere else for their amusement! SMH

]]> Sat, 24 Jun 2017 07:21:25 UTC 21456775 Ms Shannon Grow [Signature #3320] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21447755?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:22:06 UTC 21447755 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #3319] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21446171?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Jun 2017 01:06:35 UTC 21446171 Ms. Bridget Butler [Signature #3318] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21445705?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:45:03 UTC 21445705 Ms Taelor Middleton [Signature #3317] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21445630?utm_medium=rss Open pennhurst to the public ! Save pennhurst !

]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2017 06:57:54 UTC 21445630 Ms. Jean Bush [Signature #3316] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21435915?utm_medium=rss This must become a living history lesson to those that suffered and to those that were kind to them.

]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:56:38 UTC 21435915 John Boyce [Signature #3315] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21402215?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jun 2017 03:05:09 UTC 21402215 Mr. Nathan Fields [Signature #3314] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21365515?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 May 2017 11:43:21 UTC 21365515 Miss Abigail Benning [Signature #3313] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21325211?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 May 2017 04:00:58 UTC 21325211 Ms. Kathi Brown [Signature #3312] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21308333?utm_medium=rss The thoughtful preservation of Pennhurst---and careful interpretation of its history---will provide future generations with an education in how society can learn from mistakes and make good on its moral obligation to treat its most vulnerable members with compassion and dignity.

]]> Wed, 3 May 2017 04:43:03 UTC 21308333 Mr Harry Her [Signature #3311] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21267422?utm_medium=rss Please let's not forget what happen and what can happen again .

]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2017 12:11:48 UTC 21267422 Anonymous [Signature #3310] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21252726?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Apr 2017 07:18:46 UTC 21252726 Adrian Vigil [Signature #3309] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21221248?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2017 06:32:41 UTC 21221248 Mr. Benedikt Maas [Signature #3308] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21219812?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:32:07 UTC 21219812 Ms Tori Ritenburg [Signature #3307] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21181208?utm_medium=rss A lot of people were abused, neglected, mistreated, and not given the proper care they needed. No one needs to go through that. No one!. So I agree Pennhurst should be preserved as a memorial to the past in the honor of all the patients and as a investment for the future. I think the patients would be honored that they're story's have been told and still are being told to this day and should be told for as long as anyone lives on earth. They deserve this! So let's give it to them!!!!!

]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:06:17 UTC 21181208 mr brandon stark [Signature #3306] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21178117?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:52:29 UTC 21178117 Kristin Kennard [Signature #3305] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21169562?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Mar 2017 04:09:44 UTC 21169562 Greg Hoffmann [Signature #3304] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21115944?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Mar 2017 02:37:46 UTC 21115944 Miss Michaela Crossley [Signature #3303] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21101210?utm_medium=rss Thank you for wanting to preserve this resting place for those beautiful lives who have parished instead of wanting to make a quick buck :( it's so sad that they turned it into a haunted house ! Those kids didn't have a choice :(.

]]> Fri, 3 Mar 2017 02:48:56 UTC 21101210 Chris Mrozinski [Signature #3302] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21058393?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Feb 2017 07:42:50 UTC 21058393 Mr Robert Fromm [Signature #3301] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21033129?utm_medium=rss By destroying the past we will forget to preserve the future. Preserve Pennhurst

]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2017 03:15:16 UTC 21033129 Mrs. Michol Kaeser [Signature #3300] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21024581?utm_medium=rss I'm interested in preserving the cemetery as well. I'm told there are unmarked graves on the property. Is it possible to find records of those buried on the property and discuss ways to memorialize those interred there? Thank you!

]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2017 07:56:55 UTC 21024581 Christy Galbraith [Signature #3299] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20999375?utm_medium=rss The story of Pennhurst needs to be told to honor the suffering of those who are still living and remember those who have since passed. No one should ever be forgotten!

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:20:29 UTC 20999375 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #3298] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20977475?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:20:27 UTC 20977475 Mr Dwayne Robinson [Signature #3297] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20972819?utm_medium=rss Pennhurst should be a 1st choice for every old and new politician before they seek office. Because physically seeing and feeling the evils that were done will make sure it will never be repeated. And it will instill more respect to all people with disabilities.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:36:03 UTC 20972819 Linda Rathbun [Signature #3296] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20971076?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:41:31 UTC 20971076 Mr Brandon Carcella [Signature #3295] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20927237?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Dec 2016 09:58:00 UTC 20927237 mrs polly tront [Signature #3294] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20912581?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:00:42 UTC 20912581 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #3293] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20900785?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2016 06:47:55 UTC 20900785 Anonymous [Signature #3292] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20842661?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Oct 2016 08:00:38 UTC 20842661 Mrs. Lindsay Stegena [Signature #3291] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20840298?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Oct 2016 10:31:44 UTC 20840298 Anonymous [Signature #3290] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20821508?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:42:55 UTC 20821508 Mr Anonymous [Signature #3289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20816233?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Oct 2016 02:14:12 UTC 20816233 Dr. David Applegate [Signature #3288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20814341?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Oct 2016 08:14:35 UTC 20814341 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #3287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20813218?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:34:41 UTC 20813218 Mrs Jen Wunderlich [Signature #3286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20801874?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Oct 2016 09:19:25 UTC 20801874