Mount Greenwood Cemetery

Name: Mount Greenwood Cemetery
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Margaret M. Kapustiak · Paula K. Everett

2014年11月 · Arcadia Publishing

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Established in 1879 on 111th Street in the Beverly area of Chicago, Mount Greenwood Cemetery is an open-air museum that reflects three centuries of history. The Victorian cemeterywith its large, decorative monuments set on a rolling landscape amid winding roadsis an oasis treasured by its neighbors and by families whose loved ones rest there. It is home to educators, artists, veterans, businessmen, social reformers, ministers, and everyday people. The grounds also host heroes who stepped up in a time of need and people who lost their lives in epidemics and horrific disasters. On any given day, joggers in colorful gear can be seen running past a group on a brisk morning walk. Signs announce an upcoming history program or 5K race. Workers plant flowers on the grounds, while family historians ponder the memorials. A Civil War group places markers on veterans tombstones. Members of a service organization walk to their monument, planning an event. A group of schoolchildren examines graves, and a journalist snaps a photograph.

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Many local historical and genealogical societies, universities, companies, and families contributed photographs and historical details for this book. Paula K. Everett is the president of Mount Greenwood Cemetery Association, and Margaret M. Kapustiak is a local historian and a family history speaker and researcher.