Hello Everyone, Made a visit to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville KY, this past Sunday. Beautiful weather, took alot of pictures, overall a wonderful cemetery....
Public Television is having an upcoming program called "A Cemetery Special." ..."it takes an unusual and informative look at graves, monuments, family plots,...
I went to this on Sunday and found it very enjoyable and informative: http://www.oprf.com/oprfhist/events05_cemetary.htm. It focused on graves of local...
... I wish I had known of it! It sounds like a wonderful event. Perhaps next year... -- hucke@... http://www.graveyards.com "The day will come when our...
Thanks a lot ablecain! Looks like a good one. Dixie -----Original Message----- From: ablecain1 Sent: Oct 18, 2005 6:04 AM To: MidwestCemeteries@yahoogroups.com...
This article appeared in the Tribune on Monday, concerning White Cemetery. I've been to White two or three times (but never at night) most recently in the...
... Illinois. Mount Carmel is a cemetery west of Chicago that contains several Mafia figures, including Capone, Nitti, Giancana, O'Banion. But as for...
Hello everyone; I am hoping someone can give me some information. Just west of St. Charles, Illinois, on highway 64, is a strange crypt. It is right up next...
... I've never seen it - but I've never explored the area west of St. Charles. Is it a typical mausoleum - granite or limestone, with a door, holding about...
Sorry Matt, but I don't have much info. I was not able to stop and get out of the car. It looked like limestone, very light in color. It does have a door, and...
I would drive over and get a photo, but it is about an hour and a half from my town, so I won't make a trip just for that. Although, a good graveyard mystery...
Found him, thanks to Capone-aholic Mario from http://members.fortunecity.com/moran9/index.htm. He's in the southern part of Sec K, near the road. Alan ... ...
This made me curious so I did what to me is the obvious answer, I looked up the library on Google for that town, sent them a question and they sent me the...
Thank you Donna! Why didn't I think of that? It was really driving me crazy, so I really appreciate your great job of "sleuthing!" Dixie -----Original...
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A few months ago I went to Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, IL, to pay respects to Emmett Till and Dinah Washington. I just uploaded 3 files from the Historical...
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Since they are adjacent, I scanned in as one map. They look like they are in opposite directions, but actually are both oriented with North up. Bluesman...
I am looking for the location of the grave of Carl Gray from Canton, SD. He lived in Cook County Chicago and the family lost him and could not find him. He ...
Call for Papers The Museum of Funeral Customs and the Illinois Funeral Directors Association will host "Death & Loss in America": Colonial Era to the Present...
I finally did it, everyone! I created a podcast for TheCemeteryClub.com and figured out how to post it. Just so you know, I'm very soft-spoken on it, so you'll...
Volunteer caretaker finds Lincoln family graves after cleanup of forgotten fields By Maura Possley Tribune staff reporter Published February 13, 2006 LA HARPE,...