Comments on: Forgotten Cemeteries of Illinois http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/ graveyards of illinois Tue, 04 May 2010 22:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sherry http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Sherry Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:31:33 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-266 Does anyone have any information on the Old Bradley Cemetery Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois? Does anyone have any information on the Old Bradley Cemetery Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois?

]]> By: Diane T http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Diane T Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:08:46 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-250 I wonder does anyone have information about the Glos Cemetery in Elmhurst? I drive by it often. I wonder does anyone have information about the Glos Cemetery in Elmhurst? I drive by it often.

]]> By: Dorletha Smith http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Dorletha Smith Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:58:56 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-227 I'm Trying to locate information about Saint George Cemetery,Located 3230 Cemetery RD.Millstadt, Ill. (Age of Location, Names of the Burried, etc..) Thanks for any Information wil be helpful. Ms. Smith I’m Trying to locate information about Saint George Cemetery,Located 3230 Cemetery RD.Millstadt, Ill. (Age of Location, Names of the Burried, etc..) Thanks for any Information wil be helpful. Ms. Smith

]]> By: Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:28:18 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-224 Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes. May you keep sharing your ancestor stories! Dr. Bill ;-) http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/ Author of Back to the Homeplace http://thehomeplaceseries.blogspot.com/ Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.

May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!

Dr. Bill ;-)
http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
Author of Back to the Homeplace
http://thehomeplaceseries.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Julie http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Julie Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:02:38 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-184 This is an excellent post. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! This is an excellent post. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

]]> By: Lisa http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Lisa Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:35:32 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-179 I grew up in Marion, IL, and there is a section of town (built for post-war coal miners) we used to call "Cardboard City," because every house had that shingle-shake siding so common in 1940s-50s government-built housing. The land that Cardboard City sits on was once a farm (the farm house still stands) and the family cemetery is in the backyard of one of the houses on Duncan Street. I guess it was too cost-prohibitive to move the graves, so they just built the houses around it. Some people would find that creepy but not me. I always thought it was cool. I grew up in Marion, IL, and there is a section of town (built for post-war coal miners) we used to call “Cardboard City,” because every house had that shingle-shake siding so common in 1940s-50s government-built housing.

The land that Cardboard City sits on was once a farm (the farm house still stands) and the family cemetery is in the backyard of one of the houses on Duncan Street. I guess it was too cost-prohibitive to move the graves, so they just built the houses around it. Some people would find that creepy but not me. I always thought it was cool.

]]> By: Bryan http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Bryan Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:12:03 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=46#comment-169 It's sad to see forgotten graveyards. They should be perserved as sacred places. It’s sad to see forgotten graveyards. They should be perserved as sacred places.

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