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| Details: | Graveyards of Chicago, The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries, Second Edition; by Matt Hucke & Ursula Biekski; 5.5x8.5; 428 pp, 2013; ISBN 978-189312121-8; Item #:LCP001 This book details the history and other information on the burial places of Chicago. The book stresses the history, art and notable people buried in the cemeteries. Tt also lists the address or cross streets, as well as the establishment dates for each cemetery location. If they have a website, this is also given. Near the back is an index that, being subject oriented, includes the names of all people mentioned in the book, as well a cemeteries and other subjects.The authors identify a number of classifications of cemeteries, with detailed descriptions of each. Following is the list, in alphabetical order:
The following is an expanded Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTIONS by Matt Hucke by Ursula Bielski CITY CEMETERIES City North Chicago City Cemetery Graceland Cemetery Jewish Graceland and Hebrew Benevolent Cemeteries Wunders Cemetery St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery Rosehill Cemetery St. Henry Catholic Cemetery Bohemian National Cemetery St. Luke Cemetery Montrose Cemetery City West All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery St. Johannes Cemetery (Removed 2001) Rest Haven Cemetery Robinson Woods Indian Burial Ground Read-Dunning Memorial Park Irving Park Cemetery Acacia Park Cemetery Westlawn Cemetery Mount Olive Cemetery Union Ridge Cemetery Zion Gardens Cemetery City South Oakwoods Cemetery Zirngibl Grave Mount Greenwood Cemetery Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery Mount Hope Cemetery St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery SUBURBAN CEMETERIES Metro North Calvary Catholic Cemetery Church of The Holy Comforter Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery New Light Cemetery Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum St. Adelbert Catholic Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens All Saints Catholic Cemetery Shalom Memorial Park and Randhill Park Cemetery Metro West Eden Memorial Park St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum Forest Home Cemetery (including German Waldheim) Waldheim Cemetery Forest Home:West Forest Home:East Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries Woodlawn Memorial Park Concordia Cemetery Altenheim Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Emblem Cemetery Arlington Cemetery Elm Lawn Memorial Park Oakridge Glen Cemeteries Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery Hinsdale Animal Cemetery and Crematory Illinois Pet Cemetery Bluff City Cemetery Metro South Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums Bethania Cemetery Lithuanian National Cemetery Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens, West Evergreen Cemetery St. Mary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleums Cedar Park Cemetery Lincoln Cemetery Beverly Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery Holy Sepulcher Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery Restvale Cemetery Hazelgreen Cemetery Burr Oak Cemetery St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery Bachelors Grove Cemetery St. James Catholic Cemetery Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums BURIALS OUTSIDE OF CEMETERIES BURIALS IN OUTLYING SITES CEMETERY RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION, by Angie Johnson BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS Scattered through the book are sidebar pages dealing with a number of cemetery and burial topics. I found all them them to be very interesting. Following a a list of titles for these pages:
If you have Cook County Ancestry, you might be interested in the following titles also: |
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