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Carrie B
Medium member
USA
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 Posted - 04/09/2014 : 02:59:44
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Hi everyone,
If all goes well I will get to take a vacation to Chicago this month. While there, I plan to visit Mount Olive, Forest Home, and possibly Graceland where my ancestors are buried. Let me know if you would like me to try to find or photograph anything there! |
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Ray Syverson
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2014 : 04:05:03
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I live near Chicago and have some ancestors in both Mt. Olive and Graceland. Both of these cemeteries are beautiful to visit. I think Mt. Olive has the most scandinavian graves. It would be good to come prepared with information like the death or burial date along with the name ( and likely variations of the name) . In Graceland my Helene Nilsdatter was buried under the name Helene Nelsen. A lot of these old graves may not have any markers, so that can be disappointing. Both cemeteries (Graceland and Mt. Olive) have an office open so you can go in and find out where the graves are located. I'm not sure about Forest Home Cemetery. Make sure there is someone there in the office
to help you if you go. |
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Carrie B
Medium member
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2014 : 22:52:59
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Thank you, Ray! I am glad you have had the chance to explore.
Yep, we have the dates of death and burial. I've talked with the cemeteries by phone and they have been able to look up the plot locations, so it should just be a matter of finding them. The idea that there might not be markers is discouraging, but not surprising. One of my ancestors passed away in the 1880s only a few months after arriving, so the family may not have had the means or resources for a headstone. Perhaps the burial records/cards will have some interesting information. |
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Carrie B
Medium member
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2014 : 00:23:11
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We made it to Chicago last weekend and had a splendid time.
All four graves I was looking for ended up being unmarked. However, we were able to get a estimate for the location of the "important" grave, and one of the ancestors was buried in a plot with headstones for two distant family members. In genealogy research, a negative finding is still an interesting finding!
I've revamped the Tesli - Iverson genealogy site and added the new Chicago pictures: http://tesli-iverson-genealogy.weebly.com/chicago.html
Iver's disappearance remains a mystery, so my next step is trying to acquire microfilms of the Norwegian newspapers during that time. |
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Visiting Chicago cemeteries
