Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries

Matt Hucke, Ursula Bielski

Lake Claremont Press, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 230 pages

Charting the lore and lure of Chicago's ubiquitous burial grounds, this resource unearths the legends and legacies that mark the city's silent citizens—from larger-than-lifers and local heroes to machine mayors and machine-gunners. The book demonstrates that Chicago's cemeteries are home not only to thousands of individuals who fashioned the city's singular culture and character, but also to impressive displays of art and architecture, landscaping and limestone, egoism and ethnic pride. Mysterious questions such as Where is Al Capone buried? and What really lies beneath home plate at Wrigley Field? are answered in this reminder that although physical life must end, personal notes—and notoriety—last forever.

Discover a Chicago That Exists Just Beneath the Surface—About Six Feet Under.

Ever wonder where Al Capone is buried? How about Clarence Darrow? Muddy Waters? Harry Caray? Or maybe Brady Bunch patriarch Robert Reed? And what really lies beneath home plate at Wrigley Field? Graveyards of Chicago answers these and other cryptic questions as it charts the lore and lure of Chicagos ubiquitous burial grounds.

Like the livelier neighborhoods that surround them, Chicagos cemeteries are often crowded, sometimes weary, ever-sophisticated, and full of secrets. They are home not only to thousands of individuals who fashioned the citys singular culture and character,but also to impressive displays of art and architecture, landscaping and limestone, egoism and ethnic pride, and the constant reminder that although physical life must end for us all, personal note—and notoriety—last forever.

Grab a shovel and tag along as Ursula Bielski, local historian and author of Chicago Haunts, and Matt Hucke, photographer and creator of graveyards.com unearth the legends and legacies that mark Chicagos silent citizens—from larger-than-lifers and local heroes, to clerics and comedians, machine mayors and machine-gunners.

This book contains 168 photos.

Contents

• Chicago City Cemetery: 11
• Graceland Cemetery: 13
• Jewish Graceland Cemetery: 31
• Wunders Cemetery: 33
• St Boniface Cemetery: 34
• Rosehill Cemetery: 37
• St Henry Cemetery: 49
• Montrose Cemetery: 51
• Bohemian National Cemetery: 53
• BethEl Cemetery: 62
• Metro North: 63
• Calvary Cemetery: 65
• Church of the Holy Comforter: 69
• Memorial Park Cemetery: 70
• St Adalbert Cemetery: 71
• Sunset Memorial Park: 76
• All Saints Cemetery: 77
• Shalom Memorial Park: 78
• WEST: 79
• City West: 81
• All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery: 83
• Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Cemetery: 84
• St JohnsSt Joannes Cemetery: 85
• Cook County Poor Farm and Insane Asylum: 87
• Robinson Woods Indian Burial Ground: 88
• Westlawn Cemetery: 89
• Acacia Park Cemetery: 91
• Irving Park Cemetery: 94
• Mount Olive Cemetery: 95
• Metro West: 97
• St Joseph Cemetery: 99
• Elmwood Cemetery: 101
• Forest HomeGerman Waldheim Cemetery: 102
• Jewish Waldheim Cemetery: 113
• Woodlawn Cemetery: 117
• Concordia Cemetery: 118
• Altenheim Cemetery: 120
• Mount Emblem Cemetery: 121
• Arlington Cemetery: 122
• Oak Ridge Cemetery: 123
• Mount Carmel Cemetery: 125
• Queen of Heaven Cemetery: 134
• Hinsdale Animal Cemetery: 141
• SOUTH: 143
• City South: 145
• Oak Woods Cemetery: 147
• Mount Olivet Cemetery: 155
• St Casimir Cemetery: 159
• Metro South: 161
• Resurrection Cemetery: 163
• Bethania Cemetery: 164
• Lithuanian National Cemetery: 165
• Archer Woods Cemetery: 167
• St Mary Cemetery: 168
• Cedar Park Cemetery: 169
• Oak Hill Cemetery: 173
• Mount Hope Cemetery: 174
• Restvale Cemetery: 175
• Holy Sepulchre Cemetery: 176
• Burr Oak Cemetery: 178
• St Benedict Cemetery: 179
• Bachelors Grove Cemetery: 180
• St James Cemetery: 185
• Mount Glenwood Cemetery: 188
• Holy Cross Cemetery: 189
• BURIALS NOT IN CEMETERIES: 193
• Stephen A Douglas Tomb: 195
• CantignyRobert R McCormic: 197
• Wrigley FieldSteve Goodman: 198
• OUTLYING SITES: 199
• Masonic CemeteryRobert Stroud: 201
• St Sava Orthodox MonasteryPeter II: 202
• List of Chicago Cemeteries: 205
• Bibliography: 213
• Index: 219
• About the Authors: 229

Bibliographic information

• Title: Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
• Authors: Matt Hucke, Ursula Bielski
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Lake Claremont Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0964242648, 9780964242647
• Length: 230 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; History / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry; Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; Travel / United States / Midwest / General