Comments for graveyards.com http://graveyards.com/blog graveyards of illinois Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:33:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Tombstone Tuesday: St. Johannes Cemetery, Chicago by Nancy http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/st-johannes-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Nancy Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:33:04 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=41#comment-196 <a href="#comment-180" rel="nofollow">@Outraged Dame </a> A pack of jackals crap on his grave? I like that. I wonder if packs of jackals can be rented for just a few hours...it seems a befitting end to a horrible decision. @Outraged Dame
A pack of jackals crap on his grave? I like that. I wonder if packs of jackals can be rented for just a few hours…it seems a befitting end to a horrible decision.

]]> Comment on Tombstone Tuesday: St. Johannes Cemetery, Chicago by Nancy http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/st-johannes-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Nancy Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:31:27 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=41#comment-195 My family is related to the Kolze's. The Kolze's have the tallest monument in St. Johannes. She tells the story about the family gathering at the gravesite when the monument was erected and everyone pondering on how long it would take before a plane hit it. The evergreen tree planted nearby was shadowed by the monument. Years ago, my mother tried to gain access to the cemetary and was turned away by a guard who said this was a paupers cemetary wand nobody could access it. About 5 years ago I took my mother back and she was able to take photos and talk again about this side of the family. Maybe this is what cemetaries are all about - not just remembering the past but sharing the knowledge of family. When all is said and done, what do we really have but family. My family is related to the Kolze’s. The Kolze’s have the tallest monument in St. Johannes. She tells the story about the family gathering at the gravesite when the monument was erected and everyone pondering on how long it would take before a plane hit it. The evergreen tree planted nearby was shadowed by the monument. Years ago, my mother tried to gain access to the cemetary and was turned away by a guard who said this was a paupers cemetary wand nobody could access it. About 5 years ago I took my mother back and she was able to take photos and talk again about this side of the family. Maybe this is what cemetaries are all about – not just remembering the past but sharing the knowledge of family. When all is said and done, what do we really have but family.

]]> Comment on Forgotten Cemeteries of Illinois 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!

]]> Comment on Tombstone Tuesday: St. Johannes Cemetery, Chicago by Outraged Dame http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/st-johannes-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Outraged Dame Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:23:37 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=41#comment-180 <a href="#comment-168" rel="nofollow">@SaveStJohannes</a> I hope they don't allow it. Where is the respect as a society if that happens. Sadly, the courts can kick you out of your own home if they want to. As long as it benefits progress, nothing matters. Sorry dearly departed. Time to move even though you were here long before the planes were even invented. I am glad they stopped it. The judge who had said yes should have a pack of jackals crap on his grave when he dies. @SaveStJohannes
I hope they don’t allow it. Where is the respect as a society if that happens. Sadly, the courts can kick you out of your own home if they want to. As long as it benefits progress, nothing matters. Sorry dearly departed. Time to move even though you were here long before the planes were even invented. I am glad they stopped it. The judge who had said yes should have a pack of jackals crap on his grave when he dies.

]]> Comment on Forgotten Cemeteries of Illinois 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.

]]> Comment on Tombstone Tuesday: St. Johannes Cemetery, Chicago by Darlene Ebel http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/st-johannes-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Darlene Ebel Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:34:16 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=41#comment-170 It looks like this is my great grandmother's (Mary Scharringhausen) first husband's gravesite. I do not know much about him, except that he died at a young age. I am glad to see that grave removals have been stopped, at least for now. As evidenced by recent cemetery scandels, the City of Chicago does not have any respect for this countries pioneers. It looks like this is my great grandmother’s (Mary Scharringhausen) first husband’s gravesite. I do not know much about him, except that he died at a young age. I am glad to see that grave removals have been stopped, at least for now. As evidenced by recent cemetery scandels, the City of Chicago does not have any respect for this countries pioneers.

]]> Comment on Forgotten Cemeteries of Illinois 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.

]]> Comment on Tombstone Tuesday: St. Johannes Cemetery, Chicago by SaveStJohannes http://graveyards.com/blog/2010/02/st-johannes-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-168 SaveStJohannes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:25:42 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=41#comment-168 There is an update on this case. Court order stops grave removal near O'Hare http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7284297 Thanks for following this. I have family in that cemetery. I have a twitter account for this: SaveStJohannes http://www.twitter.com/savestjohannes There is an update on this case.

Court order stops grave removal near O’Hare
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7284297

Thanks for following this. I have family in that cemetery.

I have a twitter account for this:

SaveStJohannes
http://www.twitter.com/savestjohannes

]]> Comment on Atrocity at Burr Oak by Christine Sorenson http://graveyards.com/blog/2009/07/atrocity-at-burr-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Christine Sorenson Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:45:13 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=32#comment-152 I have shown above the FindAGrave.com site for my great grandfather. I finally found him! I have a favor to ask you. I live in the west and my Minnesota relatives would never agree to go photograph the cemetery for me. They are still angry at him. Could I have your permission to put your photo of the Cook County Cemetery for the Indigent on the FindAGrave.com site for Potter's Field? I have shown above the FindAGrave.com site for my great grandfather. I finally found him! I have a favor to ask you. I live in the west and my Minnesota relatives would never agree to go photograph the cemetery for me. They are still angry at him. Could I have your permission to put your photo of the Cook County Cemetery for the Indigent on the FindAGrave.com site for Potter’s Field?

]]> Comment on Atrocity at Burr Oak by MK http://graveyards.com/blog/2009/07/atrocity-at-burr-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-150 MK Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:02:38 +0000 http://graveyards.com/blog/?p=32#comment-150 <a href="#comment-136" rel="nofollow">@billie l cooper </a> I don't know if you tried this one, but only one I found with the right birth year. Otherwise, call every cemetery in the Chicago area and ask them. Get the plot from them and check it out. Depending on where you find him I could take a photo. ARTHUR D JONES Born Jan 1919 Get the Dirt Check for Email Address Google 79 HARNETT AVE Neighborhood & Property Report Record Created: 07/2001 WOOD RIVER, IL 62095 (618) 254-1651 @billie l cooper
I don’t know if you tried this one, but only one I found with the right birth year. Otherwise, call every cemetery in the Chicago area and ask them. Get the plot from them and check it out. Depending on where you find him I could take a photo.

ARTHUR D JONES Born Jan 1919 Get the Dirt Check for Email Address Google
79 HARNETT AVE Neighborhood & Property Report Record Created: 07/2001
WOOD RIVER, IL 62095 (618) 254-1651

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