Even though COVID-19 has shut down cultural institutions such as museums and libraries for most of 2020, that has not stopped me from learning some interesting new history. Last month, I learned that I live close to where the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) found the dead body of Baby Face Nelson in 1934. Baby…
Tag: Cemetery
Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago
The largest cemetery in the city of Chicago is Rosehill Cemetery, located on the northern side of Chicago. Founded in 1859, it is also one of Chicago’s oldest cemeteries. In the mid-nineteenth century, Chicago tried to discourage having cemeteries located within the proximity of the city, so relocated many graves to neighboring areas, thus creating…
Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago
One of the oldest cemeteries in Chicago is Oak Woods Cemetery, which was founded in 1854, but started burying people in 1860. Located in the South Side of Chicago, it used to be outside of Chicago’s boundaries, but that changed as the city grew. What I enjoyed most about my visit there was discovering the…
Arlington National Cemetery
In the United States, the last Monday of the month of May is Memorial Day, in which everyone takes off from work to remember those who died in various U.S. wars. Originally called Decoration Day, this national holiday began in 1868 to commemorate those who died in the American Civil War (1861-1865). However, eventually, the…
Graceland Cemetery in Chicago
If you suddenly find yourself laid off from a job that you enjoyed, and are given more free time than you have had in a long time, what do you do? When this situation happened to me, I tried to look for inexpensive ways to keep myself busy and de-stress. As morbid as this may…
Assyrian War Memorial
My uncle enjoys estate sale shopping, so in 2016, when he was cleaning out his house in order to move, he came across many interesting items that he had acquired over the years. One of those items included a booklet, bound in an unassuming, brown cover. Inside this booklet, dated 1944 (the year before World…
Bet Arkeh 