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Mr. Norman Turner, caretaker and historian of Bethany, discusses the history of the Bethany settlement near Ebenezer. Topics include the settlers, their lan...
If you missed Landing Day, you might want to watch the youtube below. Bethany was settled by the last 3 transports. They were Swabian from Ulm, Germany. The families such as the Exleys,...
13 sty 2018 · A cemetery is a wonderful classroom where we can learn about our ancestors, Chicago history, and ourselves. Below, I offer an updated gate list showing the synagogues and the many organizations that own, had owned or had a connection to a specific cemetery gate within Jewish Waldheim.
The cemetery gates are open for visitation, every day of the year, including holidays: May 1 – September 15: 8:00am – 6:30pm. September 16 – April 30: 8:00am – 4:30pm. Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm. Saturday: 9:00am – 12:30pm.
Graceland Cemetery is famous for the prominent people buried there and the beautiful architecture of its tombstones and mausoleums; Wunders Cemetery, founded by German Lutherans, and Jewish Graceland are important because they are two of the oldest cemeteries in Chicago.
This list of cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
17 lut 2018 · Then in 1894, Bethania Lutheran Cemetery, next to Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, opened in Justice to serve the southwest side of Chicago. And finally in 1900 St. Lucas Cemetery , renamed to St. Luke Cemetery , near Foster and Pulaski, opened by St. Luke’s Church located on Belmont near Lincoln.
