Tombstone Tuesday – 06/30/09

Scaduto Michela N. 17 Feb. 1875 M. 28 Apr. 1927 Giuseppe 21 Mag. 1871 1 Apr. 1953 Philip 1903-1975 Anna 1899-1951

They are buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery (section 24)
in Hillside, Cook, Illinois.

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• Huguenot Cemetery Inventory from NEHGR

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• Huguenot Cemetery Inventory - Alphabetical

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• A Genealogy Blog Primer | GeneaBloggers

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Tombstone Tuesday – 06/23/09

Andolina Qui Riposa Maria 1881-1927 Sarah 1914-1937 Francesco 1977-1951

They are buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery (section 24)
in Hillside, Cook, Illinois.

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• Grave Concerns: A Preservation Manual for Historic Cemeteries in Arkansas

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• Graveyard Guru - How Do I Survey a Cemetery?

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Tombstone Tuesday – 06/16/09

Rito Michelle Born Oct. 15, 1858 Died Jan. 9, 1927 Alice Born Oct. 15, 1893 Died July 1, 1968 Dominic John Zingarelli 3/10-9/5 1937 Maria Giuseppa Born April 23, 1858 Died July 5, 1941 Joseph A Born Oct. 15, 1890 Died Dec. 12, 1948 Rest in Peace

 

They are buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery (section 24) 
in Hillside, Cook, Illinois.

 

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• Old City Cemetery of Lynchburg, Virginia

  Established 1806 -- A Virginia Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places -- The Oldest Continuously-Operated Public Cemetery in Virginia

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• What is White Bronze?

  Edited from Monumental Bronze: A Representative American Company
  By Barbara Rotundo

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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

The topic for the July 2009 edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival is obituaries.

This one is going to be a challenge of sorts.  The “rules” are quite simple:  Find a grave, then find the obituary, or vice versa.  Post your finds to your blog and submit it to the carnival.

What is Abe Lincoln doing on the Chicagoland Cemeteries blog?  Well for starters, Lincoln was our 16th president and he was prominent in the state of Illinois.  And because of this, Chicago was part of the Funeral Train that passed through several cities on it's way to its final destination in Springfield.

Since this is the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, there has been a lot of buzz this year about Lincoln.  I had the opportunity to visit his tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield and wanted to share it with you.  This felt like a good place, since there is a tie to Chicago, and this particular carnival seemed like a good opportunity to do so.

I couldn’t find an actual obituary (although I’m sure at least one exists), but I did find some interesting information related to the Chicago funeral.  Chicago was the second-to-last stop on the Funeral Train before heading to Springfield for Lincoln’s burial.  Lincoln’s body arrived in Chicago on 1 May 1865; there was a processional to the court house where he lay in state for viewing.  The train departed on the evening of 2 May 1865 en route to Springfield.

Following are some excerpts of interest related to the Chicago funeral, as well as photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting Facts (abstracted from a pamphlet out out by Batesville Casket Company, Inc.:

• Lincoln’s son, Willie, who died in 1862, was disinterred and went with Lincoln’s body on the Funeral Train.
• Lincoln’s body was embalmed in a way that allowed for him to be viewed for nearly three weeks.
• “It is estimated that one million people viewed President Lincoln’s body from the time of his death until his burial in Springfield, Illinois.”
• Lincoln and his son were placed in a temporary vault until the tomb was completed in 1874.
• After attempts to steal Lincoln’s body, his son Robert decided that a new burial chamber be constructed to protect the body.
• Lincoln’s coffin now rests in a cage “10 feet deep, encased in 4,000 pounds of concrete.”

Tombstone Tuesday – 06/09/09

Qui Riposa Isabella Magliano Nata 4 Ott. 1883 Morta 1 Ott. 1926 Riposa in Pace

 

Isabella is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery (section 24) 
in Hillside, Cook, Illinois.

 

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• Christian County Historical/Genealogical Society - Google Maps

  All known cemeteries in Christian County, IL

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Tombstone Tuesday – 06/02/09

Cellacci Battistina Cellacci Nata 5 Apr 1909 Morta 25 Giu 1927 Vincenzo 1885-1941 Jennie 1888-1958 Riposa in Pace

 

Battistina, Vincenzo, and Jennie are buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery (section 24)
in Hillside, Cook, Illinois.