This seems to be an interesting site. Has anyone looked at the Chicago book at : http://www.gravestonestudies.org/store/ags_cemetery_guides.htm Conference...
I was at (beautiful) Bronswood Cemetery in Oak Brook while bike riding last week. The lady in the office said that the crew from the TV show "ER" had just...
Hello All! I have a question and hope Matt or someone else can possibly help me. My name is Juli Velazquez, and I am president and Founder of the International...
Cemetery-turned-park given to Jewish group John Keilman, Published April 30, 2006 NILES -- In the 1970s, the Niles Park District took possession of a long,...
I went to Acacia and Westlawn yesterday and found everyone I was looking for there except old Alvah Roebuck. I heard he was on the top floor of the mausoleum...
I am a new member with perhaps a unique prospective. I worked at all the Chicago Catholic Archdiocese Cemeteries in the late 60's while attending college. I...
I am a new member with perhaps a unique prospective. I worked at all the Chicago Catholic Archdiocese Cemeteries in the late 60's while attending college. I...
Hi Group, I usually lurk and read, but last week a cemetery project of my own kept me busy, and it actually made the paper. I'd love to know what you think:...
James: This may help. Alan From http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/Chicago/cemeteries.htm#Waldheim%20Cemetery Knesset Israel (Hammond) 5246 Hohman Avenue ...
I've been doing some genealogy research on my family, and was wondering if anyone knows more details about "Whiting Cemetery, Whiting INDIANA". I haven't been...
Please help me find the people who started this family. I am searching for a man named Ephrem Gregoire who married Mary Alphonsine Le Blanc on April 12,1883....
Hi Matt, I am thinking about putting up a website about my favorite cemetery the "Town of Main" cemetery. I see that you do not have any pictures of it on your...
I was wondering if anyone knew of any classes that can be taken in the Chicago area for stone restoration!! Our organization is wanting to take some classes...
Matt, I would be more than happy to forward any research and data on Central Illinois Cemeteries, as well as Indiana if your interested. I too stop for...
Everyone has told me he is in Calvary just S of the Hoag Mausoleum, which is near the East entrance. But I went there again today and didn't find him. I must...
Volunteer caretaker finds Lincoln family graves after cleanup of forgotten fields By Maura Possley Tribune staff reporter Published February 13, 2006 LA HARPE,...
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...
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 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 ...
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...
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...
Review copies of "Cemetery Walk" can be requested directly from the publisher AuthorHouse.com. If you have a magazine or newsletter and would like to review...
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...
