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We spent the weekend at Pennhurst Asylum Paracon!! I was super lucky not only to have gotten a spot indoors but had the spot right next to Kindred Spirits Amy Bruni and Adam Berry!! Meet a lot of amazing people I can't wait to get to know better!!
#pennhursthauntedasylum #pennhurstparacon #pennhurstparacon2025 #pennhurstasylum #tombstonetravels

We spent the weekend at Pennhurst Asylum Paracon!! I was super lucky not only to have gotten a spot indoors but had the spot right next to Kindred Spirits Amy Bruni and Adam Berry!! Meet a lot of amazing people I can't wait to get to know better!!
#pennhursthauntedasylum #pennhurstparacon #pennhurstparacon2025 #pennhurstasylum #tombstonetravels

Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryphotography #cemeteryart #cavehillcemetery #cemetery #cemeterylovers #taphophile #uniqueheadstones #cemeterybeauty #tombstonetravels #cemeterystatues

Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryphotography #cemeteryart #cavehillcemetery #cemetery #cemeterylovers #taphophile #uniqueheadstones #cemeterybeauty #tombstonetravels #cemeterystatues

South Henderson Cemetery, Gladstone, IL

#cemeteryphotography #blackandwhitephotography⚫️⚪️ #cemeterylovers #cemeteryscapes #tombstonetravels #blackandwhitecemetery #blackandwhitephotography #cemeterypics #taphophile

South Henderson Cemetery, Gladstone, IL

#cemeteryphotography #blackandwhitephotography⚫️⚪️ #cemeterylovers #cemeteryscapes #tombstonetravels #blackandwhitecemetery #blackandwhitephotography #cemeterypics #taphophile

Victorian Mourning Gear for the ladies!

#funeraryart #mourningclothes #victorianmourningdress #victorianfunerary #victorianmourning #victorianfuneralcustoms #tombtonetravels #blackdress #mourningdress

Victorian Mourning Gear for the ladies!

#funeraryart #mourningclothes #victorianmourningdress #victorianfunerary #victorianmourning #victorianfuneralcustoms #tombtonetravels #blackdress #mourningdress

Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL
Photo by Wendy Moxley Roe

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryblog #tombstonetravels #bachelorsgrovecemetery #hauntedcemetery #historiccemetery #thepathtobachelorsgrove #cemeterytravels #headstonehistory #taphophile #funeraryart

Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL
Photo by Wendy Moxley Roe

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryblog #tombstonetravels #bachelorsgrovecemetery #hauntedcemetery #historiccemetery #thepathtobachelorsgrove #cemeterytravels #headstonehistory #taphophile #funeraryart

Throwback to the 2015?? Illinois chapter AGS meeting at Forest Park Library then Forest Home Cemetery!
I was just telling a friend about the meeting and what a trip it was! During a very serious speech given by a head of a restoration company, two hooligans in the audience were talking and goofing like kids in church!! Neither of those two are with us anymore.
John Martine and Mark Rogovin. 👼
The very serious gentlemen actually scolded them for talking 🤣 SOOO funny! I hope the two of them are up there causing trouble as usual!!!
The end of that day was pretty funny too. A large group of us stayed a little to long and they locked us in the cemetery! It really wasn't a big deal as Mark was right down the street with the key and came to our rescue quickly. Before anyone gets their knickers in a knot LOL The cemetery knew we were there and had access to Mark so they had told us we could stay pretty much as long as we liked!
It was great day, great memories with great friends ❤️

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery_nation #tombstonetravels #cemetery #cemetery #foresthomecemetery #chicagocemeteries #illinoiscemeteries

Throwback to the 2015?? Illinois chapter AGS meeting at Forest Park Library then Forest Home Cemetery!
I was just telling a friend about the meeting and what a trip it was! During a very serious speech given by a head of a restoration company, two hooligans in the audience were talking and goofing like kids in church!! Neither of those two are with us anymore.
John Martine and Mark Rogovin. 👼
The very serious gentlemen actually scolded them for talking 🤣 SOOO funny! I hope the two of them are up there causing trouble as usual!!!
The end of that day was pretty funny too. A large group of us stayed a little to long and they locked us in the cemetery! It really wasn't a big deal as Mark was right down the street with the key and came to our rescue quickly. Before anyone gets their knickers in a knot LOL The cemetery knew we were there and had access to Mark so they had told us we could stay pretty much as long as we liked!
It was great day, great memories with great friends ❤️

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery_nation #tombstonetravels #cemetery #cemetery #foresthomecemetery #chicagocemeteries #illinoiscemeteries

I took this in the summer of 2016 of a local young woman posing on the infamous Madonna stone in Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL.
I am still looking for photos of visitors posed on or around the Madonna stone. These photos will be a part of a display in the Bachelors Grove Cemetery traveling exhibit appearing at paracons this year with me.
IF YOU HAVE ONE TO SHARE! please post here or email to xroex@juno.com
I still have a couple of weeks to collect them so if you haven't done this and still want to, you have time to actually go there and take the photo!!!
and as always please visit my website @
www.thepathtobachelorsgrove.com

#hauntedcemetery #cemeteryphotography #madonnaofbachelorsgrove #historiccemetery #cemeteryghosts #cemeteryphoto

I took this in the summer of 2016 of a local young woman posing on the infamous Madonna stone in Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL.
I am still looking for photos of visitors posed on or around the Madonna stone. These photos will be a part of a display in the Bachelors Grove Cemetery traveling exhibit appearing at paracons this year with me.
IF YOU HAVE ONE TO SHARE! please post here or email to xroex@juno.com
I still have a couple of weeks to collect them so if you haven't done this and still want to, you have time to actually go there and take the photo!!!
and as always please visit my website @
www.thepathtobachelorsgrove.com

#hauntedcemetery #cemeteryphotography #madonnaofbachelorsgrove #historiccemetery #cemeteryghosts #cemeteryphoto

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #stoneangel #ohiocemeteries #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #cemeterywandering #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #cemeteryhistory #ángel #cemeteryangels #cemeteryphoto #cemeteryphotographer

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #stoneangel #ohiocemeteries #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #cemeterywandering #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #cemeteryhistory #ángel #cemeteryangels #cemeteryphoto #cemeteryphotographer

Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeteryangels #cemeteryangelstatue #cemeteryangel #ángel #stoneangel

Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeteryangels #cemeteryangelstatue #cemeteryangel #ángel #stoneangel

The Eastland Disaster Memorial in Bohemian National Cemetery, headstone and porcelain portrait of a couple that perished in the accident. You can read a detailed story of the accident, aftermath, memorial, burials and strange phenomena that has been reported at the accident site and buildings used as temporary morgues in my new blog here:
https://www.tombstonetravels.com/post/844-drown-in-chicago-boat-accident-bohemian-national-cemetery-memorial

#cemeteryblog #cemeteryphotography #eastlanddisaster #eastlanddisastermemorial #bohemiannationalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taphophilia #chicagohistory #cemeteryhistory #memorials

The Eastland Disaster Memorial in Bohemian National Cemetery, headstone and porcelain portrait of a couple that perished in the accident. You can read a detailed story of the accident, aftermath, memorial, burials and strange phenomena that has been reported at the accident site and buildings used as temporary morgues in my new blog here:
https://www.tombstonetravels.com/post/844-drown-in-chicago-boat-accident-bohemian-national-cemetery-memorial

#cemeteryblog #cemeteryphotography #eastlanddisaster #eastlanddisastermemorial #bohemiannationalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taphophilia #chicagohistory #cemeteryhistory #memorials

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Oh
John Davis Rockefeller Sr. was an American Businessman and Philanthropist. He is one of the wealthiest men in modern history having been the firs to reach billionaire status. By the time he was twenty years old he was involved in Oil Refining and opened The Standard Oil Company in 1847 in Cleveland, Ohio.
As gas and kerosene usage grew so did Rockefellers wealth. By 1900 he owned 90% of Americas Oil making him the richest man in the country.
In 1911 the supreme court ruled that Standard Oil needed to be dismantled due to violations of federal antitrust laws. The company was split into 34 separate entities. Two of these companies became ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation, each remains among the largest companies by revenue worldwide.
By 1913 he was reportedly worth 900 million dollars.
Rockefeller spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement in New York defining the structure of modern philanthropy with other industrialists.
His fortune was used on the "systematic approach of targeted philanthropy through the creation of foundations that supported medicine, education, and scientific research" (quote from Wikipedia)
He died at age 97 on May 27, 1937, in his home in Florida. He is buried along with many members of his family in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #rockefeller #ohiocemeteries #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #cemeterywandering #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #cemeteryhistory

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Oh
John Davis Rockefeller Sr. was an American Businessman and Philanthropist. He is one of the wealthiest men in modern history having been the firs to reach billionaire status. By the time he was twenty years old he was involved in Oil Refining and opened The Standard Oil Company in 1847 in Cleveland, Ohio.
As gas and kerosene usage grew so did Rockefellers wealth. By 1900 he owned 90% of Americas Oil making him the richest man in the country.
In 1911 the supreme court ruled that Standard Oil needed to be dismantled due to violations of federal antitrust laws. The company was split into 34 separate entities. Two of these companies became ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation, each remains among the largest companies by revenue worldwide.
By 1913 he was reportedly worth 900 million dollars.
Rockefeller spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement in New York defining the structure of modern philanthropy with other industrialists.
His fortune was used on the "systematic approach of targeted philanthropy through the creation of foundations that supported medicine, education, and scientific research" (quote from Wikipedia)
He died at age 97 on May 27, 1937, in his home in Florida. He is buried along with many members of his family in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #rockefeller #ohiocemeteries #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #cemeterywandering #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #cemeteryhistory

Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL

#cemeteryportraits #cemeteryphotography #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #ressurectioncemetery #chicagocemeteries

Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL

#cemeteryportraits #cemeteryphotography #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #ressurectioncemetery #chicagocemeteries

In honor of my good friend John Martine. The most knowledgeable cemetery person and one of the greatest human beings I know (also one of the funniest 🤣). I thought I lost this video but found it recently. He will truly be missed but happy that he is in a Bohemian Niche where we can all visit. Dude I am so sorry I did not get to see you before you left us. Rest in peace buddy . You'll be with us always ❤️🪦

In honor of my good friend John Martine. The most knowledgeable cemetery person and one of the greatest human beings I know (also one of the funniest 🤣). I thought I lost this video but found it recently. He will truly be missed but happy that he is in a Bohemian Niche where we can all visit. Dude I am so sorry I did not get to see you before you left us. Rest in peace buddy . You'll be with us always ❤️🪦

Pioneer photographer Matthew Brady Memorial, Congressional cemetery, Washington DC

#cemetery_photography #photography #cemeterystatues #matthewbrady #civilwarphotography #photographyhistory #congressionalcemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeterytravels #cemetery #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryart #cemeteryphotos #daguerreotypephotography #earlyphotography

Pioneer photographer Matthew Brady Memorial, Congressional cemetery, Washington DC

#cemetery_photography #photography #cemeterystatues #matthewbrady #civilwarphotography #photographyhistory #congressionalcemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeterytravels #cemetery #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryart #cemeteryphotos #daguerreotypephotography #earlyphotography

The public vault at Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

This Vault was built between 1832 and 1834. A total of $2800 was appropriated by the United States Congress during this time to build the structure to store bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
This was due to a need for a space for those who died in DC while working. During that time we did not have embalming and other modern funerary customs and procedures. Many of the men in Congress and government worked here in DC but did not live here. They came from all over the country. Transportation of a body was expensive and took a long time in those days as well. So they needed a place to store the bodies until arrangements could be made.
Approximately 4600 individuals have been temporarily interred in the vault, including three US presidents, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor..
First lady Dolly Madison was the longest interment having been there from July 16th, 1849 to February 10th, 1852.
Use of the temporary space was free to public officials and charged $5 to the general public the temporary storage of the body. Part of these fees went towards the upkeep of the cemetery and the church associated with it.
Legend says that Lewis Powell spent the night in the vault while avoiding capture for his involvement in the Lincoln assassination.
In June of 1969 The vault was listed on the national register of historic places and made a national historic landmark in 2011.

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryhistory #cemeteryscapes #congressionalcemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeterywandering #publicvault #uspresidents #tombstonetravels #nationalhistoriclandmark

The public vault at Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

This Vault was built between 1832 and 1834. A total of $2800 was appropriated by the United States Congress during this time to build the structure to store bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
This was due to a need for a space for those who died in DC while working. During that time we did not have embalming and other modern funerary customs and procedures. Many of the men in Congress and government worked here in DC but did not live here. They came from all over the country. Transportation of a body was expensive and took a long time in those days as well. So they needed a place to store the bodies until arrangements could be made.
Approximately 4600 individuals have been temporarily interred in the vault, including three US presidents, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor..
First lady Dolly Madison was the longest interment having been there from July 16th, 1849 to February 10th, 1852.
Use of the temporary space was free to public officials and charged $5 to the general public the temporary storage of the body. Part of these fees went towards the upkeep of the cemetery and the church associated with it.
Legend says that Lewis Powell spent the night in the vault while avoiding capture for his involvement in the Lincoln assassination.
In June of 1969 The vault was listed on the national register of historic places and made a national historic landmark in 2011.

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryhistory #cemeteryscapes #congressionalcemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeterywandering #publicvault #uspresidents #tombstonetravels #nationalhistoriclandmark

The Angel of Death Victorious, Or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview cemetery, Cleveland Ohio
#lakeviewcemetery #haserotangel #cemeteryphotography #hauntedstatue #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart #cemetery_photography #taphophilia #ohiocemeteries #bronzeangel #cemeterybronze #weepingangel #angelofdeathvictorious

The Angel of Death Victorious, Or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview cemetery, Cleveland Ohio
#lakeviewcemetery #haserotangel #cemeteryphotography #hauntedstatue #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart #cemetery_photography #taphophilia #ohiocemeteries #bronzeangel #cemeterybronze #weepingangel #angelofdeathvictorious

The Angel of Death Victorious, or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #haserotangel #angelofdeathvictorious #lakeviewcemetery #ohiocemeteries #cemeterystatues #hauntedstatue #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart

The Angel of Death Victorious, or the Haserot Angel
Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #haserotangel #angelofdeathvictorious #lakeviewcemetery #ohiocemeteries #cemeterystatues #hauntedstatue #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_photography #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryart

Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile #ángel #stoneangel #gracelandcemetery #gracelandcemeteryphotography

Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile #ángel #stoneangel #gracelandcemetery #gracelandcemeteryphotography

Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #cemeterytraveler #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemeterystatues #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #uniqueheadstones

Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #cemeterytraveler #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemeterystatues #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #uniqueheadstones

Wishing you all a day full of love, laughter and PERPS!! 🐣🐤🐥🐇

Wishing you all a day full of love, laughter and PERPS!! 🐣🐤🐥🐇

Terrible flooding in Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #chicagocemetery

Terrible flooding in Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeteryphotos #cemeterywandering #chicagocemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeterystatues #cemeteryshots #cemeteryart #taphophilia #cemeterybeauty #tombstonetravels #angel #stoneangel #congressionalcemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeterystatues #cemeteryshots #cemeteryart #taphophilia #cemeterybeauty #tombstonetravels #angel #stoneangel #congressionalcemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeteryshots #congressionalcemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemeterylovers #taphophilia #cemeterystatues

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #cemeteryshots #congressionalcemetery #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemeterylovers #taphophilia #cemeterystatues

Whitegate Cemetery, Moundsville, WV
West Virginia Penitentiary Inmate Cemetery

#cemeteryphotography #westvirginiastatepenitentiary #inmatecemetery #pottersfield #westvirginia #westvirginiacemetery #tombstonetravels #prisoncemetery #cemetery #taphophilia

Whitegate Cemetery, Moundsville, WV
West Virginia Penitentiary Inmate Cemetery

#cemeteryphotography #westvirginiastatepenitentiary #inmatecemetery #pottersfield #westvirginia #westvirginiacemetery #tombstonetravels #prisoncemetery #cemetery #taphophilia

My Booth West Virginia Penitentiary Paracon, Moundsville, VA!!

My Booth West Virginia Penitentiary Paracon, Moundsville, VA!!

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryshots #cemeterytravels #headstones

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryshots #cemeterytravels #headstones

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #lifesizestatue #uniqueheadstones #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #tombstonetourist #tombstones

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #lifesizestatue #uniqueheadstones #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandcemetery #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #taphophilia #tombstonetravels #tombstonetourist #tombstones

Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemeteryphotography #bohemiannationalcemetery #chicagocemteries #taphophilia #cemeterytraveler #tombstonetravels #dead

Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL

#cemeteryphotography #bohemiannationalcemetery #chicagocemteries #taphophilia #cemeterytraveler #tombstonetravels #dead

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
Spring is in full bloom at the cemeteries! One of my favorite times of year when all the flowers start popping up! These were absolutely beautiful!
This particular Cemetery lot is part of
an amazing program at Congressional Cemetery, where you can adopt a plot. You can adopt an older plot that no one takes care of anymore and you take on the responsibility of caring for it. I think it's an amazing idea to encourage continued Care of older historic cemeteries!
#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #springflowers🌸 #cemeteryflowers #congressionalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taohophilia #historiccemeteries

Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
Spring is in full bloom at the cemeteries! One of my favorite times of year when all the flowers start popping up! These were absolutely beautiful!
This particular Cemetery lot is part of
an amazing program at Congressional Cemetery, where you can adopt a plot. You can adopt an older plot that no one takes care of anymore and you take on the responsibility of caring for it. I think it's an amazing idea to encourage continued Care of older historic cemeteries!
#cemeteryphotography #cemeterytravels #springflowers🌸 #cemeteryflowers #congressionalcemetery #tombstonetravels #taohophilia #historiccemeteries

Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Went to see the DC Cherry blossom trees in Congressional Cemetery Today!! They were beautiful!!

#cemeteryphotography #congressionalcemetery #cherryblossom🌸 #dccemetery #dccherryblossoms #cemeterycherryblossoms #tombstonetravels #bronzestatue #cemetery_shots #historiccemetery

Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Went to see the DC Cherry blossom trees in Congressional Cemetery Today!! They were beautiful!!

#cemeteryphotography #congressionalcemetery #cherryblossom🌸 #dccemetery #dccherryblossoms #cemeterycherryblossoms #tombstonetravels #bronzestatue #cemetery_shots #historiccemetery

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
President James A Garfield monument

#cemeteryphotography #presidentialburialsite #jamesagarfield #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #ohiocemeteries #clevelandcemetery #taphophilia #tombstontravels #cemetery_shots #cemeteryblog

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
President James A Garfield monument

#cemeteryphotography #presidentialburialsite #jamesagarfield #lakeviewcemeterycleveland #ohiocemeteries #clevelandcemetery #taphophilia #tombstontravels #cemetery_shots #cemeteryblog

North Cemetery, St. Charles, IL

#cemeteryphotography #shellbabies #cemeterytraveler #tombstonetravels #cemeterywandering #cemeterypics #ʙʟᴀᴄᴋᴀɴᴅᴡʜɪᴛᴇᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ #illinoiscemeteries #taphophile

North Cemetery, St. Charles, IL

#cemeteryphotography #shellbabies #cemeterytraveler #tombstonetravels #cemeterywandering #cemeterypics #ʙʟᴀᴄᴋᴀɴᴅᴡʜɪᴛᴇᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ #illinoiscemeteries #taphophile

Turkey's in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
I came through some bushes to see these two standing there. I am curious as to where they came from. Are they wild?

Turkey's in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
I came through some bushes to see these two standing there. I am curious as to where they came from. Are they wild?

St. Nikolas Ukrainian Cemetery, Chicago, IL
#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile

St. Nikolas Ukrainian Cemetery, Chicago, IL
#cemetery_photography #cemeteryphotos #cemeteryscapes #cemeteryscene #cemeteryscenery #cemeterytravels #illinoiscemeteries #cemeteryanimals #uniquememorials #chicagocemeteryphotography #chicagocemeterycrawlers #tombstonetravels #taphophile

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #ohiocemetery #tombstonetravels #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandohio #cemeterywandering #taphophile #uniqueheadstones

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #ohiocemetery #tombstonetravels #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandohio #cemeterywandering #taphophile #uniqueheadstones

West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery, Newark, IL

This tiny bedstead marker sits on a child's grave in a very old, small cemetery a few hours southwest of Chicago.
A bedstead headstone was commonly used to mark the grave of an infant or small child symbolizing the "cradle to grave" transition.
A bed grave marker also represents "returning home" to heaven or home and rest.
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #uniqueheadstones #taphophile #gravemarker #cemeterysymbolism #cemeteryhistory

West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery, Newark, IL

This tiny bedstead marker sits on a child's grave in a very old, small cemetery a few hours southwest of Chicago.
A bedstead headstone was commonly used to mark the grave of an infant or small child symbolizing the "cradle to grave" transition.
A bed grave marker also represents "returning home" to heaven or home and rest.
#cemeteryphotography #cemetery #uniqueheadstones #taphophile #gravemarker #cemeterysymbolism #cemeteryhistory

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #ohiocemeteries #tombstonetravels #cemeterycherub #cemeterytravels #taphophile #uniqueheadstones #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemetery_nation #lakeviewcemeterycleveland

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

#cemeteryphotography #ohiocemeteries #tombstonetravels #cemeterycherub #cemeterytravels #taphophile #uniqueheadstones #cemeterylovers #cemetery_shots #cemetery_nation #lakeviewcemeterycleveland

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryblog #tombstonetravels #bachelorsgrovecemetery #hauntedcemetery #historiccemetery #thepathtobachelorsgrove #cemeterytravels #headstonehistory #taphophile #funeraryart

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryblog #tombstonetravels #bachelorsgrovecemetery #hauntedcemetery #historiccemetery #thepathtobachelorsgrove #cemeterytravels #headstonehistory #taphophile #funeraryart

Donating the Bachelor's Grove Cemetery exhibit to Tinley Park historical society

#cemeteryhistoru #historiccemeteries #bachelorsgrovecemetery #cemeterytravels #hauntedcemetery #illinoiscemeteries #chicagocemetery #cemeteryart

Donating the Bachelor's Grove Cemetery exhibit to Tinley Park historical society

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Visiting Bachelor's Grove Cemetery after 6 years.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, Illinois

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Visiting Bachelor's Grove Cemetery after 6 years.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, Illinois

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Resurrection Mausoleum, Justice, IL

Resurrection Mausoleum, Justice, IL

Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Il

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Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Il

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Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery, West Chester, PA

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Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery, West Chester, PA

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Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI

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Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI

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Hinsdale Animal Cemetery, Willowbrook, IL
Hinsdale is one of the oldest Pet cemeteries in the country. Formed in 1927, it now has approximately 12,000 animal burials.
These are some of my favorite porcelain portraits there!

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Hinsdale Animal Cemetery, Willowbrook, IL
Hinsdale is one of the oldest Pet cemeteries in the country. Formed in 1927, it now has approximately 12,000 animal burials.
These are some of my favorite porcelain portraits there!

#cemeteryphotography #cemeteryportraits #petcemetery #hinsdaleanimalcemetery #cemeterywandering #taphophile #animalcemetery #porcelainportraits

Riverside Cemetery, Moline, IL

This is the resting place of John Deere, Blacksmith, inventor, politician and businessman. He is most famously known for inventing the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837 and forming Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction-equipment manufacturers in the world.

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Riverside Cemetery, Moline, IL

This is the resting place of John Deere, Blacksmith, inventor, politician and businessman. He is most famously known for inventing the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837 and forming Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction-equipment manufacturers in the world.

#johndeere #famousburials #cemeteryphotography #cemeterylovers #taphophile #illinoiscemeteries #cemetery_nation #cemeterytravels #tombstonetravels #famousgraves #inventors

Forest Home Cemetery, (also known as German Waldheim Cemetery)
Forest Park, IL

Known as the Village of Cemeteries, Forest Park, Il is famously known for being home to more dead people than living! 800,000 interments in over 200 small cemeteries makes the dead to living ratio about 30 to 1!
This mausoleum is the resting place of Chicago native and pioneer radio manufacturer William Grunow.
Grunow was a partner in the Majestic Radio Company where he made several million dollars but lost most of after being ousted from Majestic.
He is said to have sold a large property and invested the profit in Val-O-Will Farms Inc., a company that raised chickens! The endeavor was successful, and he regained some of the wealth he had lost.
William died mysteriously in 1951 at the age of 58. His nude, lifeless body was found lying in a room on the 24th floor of the Stephens Hotel in Chicago, with a minor laceration on his head. Grunow was was a frequent guest at the hotel for business meetings. Shortly after midnight one night in July 1951, an anonymous woman made a call to the hotel doctor just after midnight stating franticly that a man was having a heart attack and to please hurry up to the room. By the time the doctor arrived the woman had disappeared. Grunow had indeed had a heart attack. According to his wife he had been suffering from a heart ailment for some time.
The mausoleum pictured here includes two life sized statues on either side. On the left is the Greek God Mercury with "The spirit of Commerce" at the bottom of the statue.
On the right is the Goddess of victory, Nike. The words "The spirit of Radio" rest at her feet.
Two large lions flank the beginning of the walkway to the entrance. The lions in funerary symbolism stand for the power of god. They are there to guard and protect against evil spirits in the passageway to the next life.

#cemeteryhistory #cemeteryphotography #mausoleum #cemeterystories #cemeterystatuary #chicagocemeteries #forestparkillinois #villageofcemeteries #foresthomecemetery

Forest Home Cemetery, (also known as German Waldheim Cemetery)
Forest Park, IL

Known as the Village of Cemeteries, Forest Park, Il is famously known for being home to more dead people than living! 800,000 interments in over 200 small cemeteries makes the dead to living ratio about 30 to 1!
This mausoleum is the resting place of Chicago native and pioneer radio manufacturer William Grunow.
Grunow was a partner in the Majestic Radio Company where he made several million dollars but lost most of after being ousted from Majestic.
He is said to have sold a large property and invested the profit in Val-O-Will Farms Inc., a company that raised chickens! The endeavor was successful, and he regained some of the wealth he had lost.
William died mysteriously in 1951 at the age of 58. His nude, lifeless body was found lying in a room on the 24th floor of the Stephens Hotel in Chicago, with a minor laceration on his head. Grunow was was a frequent guest at the hotel for business meetings. Shortly after midnight one night in July 1951, an anonymous woman made a call to the hotel doctor just after midnight stating franticly that a man was having a heart attack and to please hurry up to the room. By the time the doctor arrived the woman had disappeared. Grunow had indeed had a heart attack. According to his wife he had been suffering from a heart ailment for some time.
The mausoleum pictured here includes two life sized statues on either side. On the left is the Greek God Mercury with "The spirit of Commerce" at the bottom of the statue.
On the right is the Goddess of victory, Nike. The words "The spirit of Radio" rest at her feet.
Two large lions flank the beginning of the walkway to the entrance. The lions in funerary symbolism stand for the power of god. They are there to guard and protect against evil spirits in the passageway to the next life.

#cemeteryhistory #cemeteryphotography #mausoleum #cemeterystories #cemeterystatuary #chicagocemeteries #forestparkillinois #villageofcemeteries #foresthomecemetery

Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, IL

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Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, IL

#cemeteryphotography #cemeterybench #uniqueheadstones #tombstonetravels #chicagocemeteries #illinoiscemeteries #cemetery #cemeterylovers #taphophile #headstones #bronswoodcemetery

Meet up at the Old Haunted Joliet Prison in Joliet, IL !!! Art and I (Wendy Moxley Roe, Author of Haunted Joliet Prison) will be at the Old Joliet Prison on Sunday March 23 at 2:30 pm for a self-guided tour of the prison that starts at 3pm. If you would like to join us that day for the walk through, we will meet up in the parking lot at 2:30 pm to 2:50 when we will proceed to the prison entrance. The ticket prices and link are on the event page! This will be the first time I get to legally tour the prison grounds!! Please join us for a fun time!!
Event Page:

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Meet up at the Old Haunted Joliet Prison in Joliet, IL !!! Art and I (Wendy Moxley Roe, Author of Haunted Joliet Prison) will be at the Old Joliet Prison on Sunday March 23 at 2:30 pm for a self-guided tour of the prison that starts at 3pm. If you would like to join us that day for the walk through, we will meet up in the parking lot at 2:30 pm to 2:50 when we will proceed to the prison entrance. The ticket prices and link are on the event page! This will be the first time I get to legally tour the prison grounds!! Please join us for a fun time!!
Event Page:

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Life in a Cemetery...

Wendy Moxley Roe
Aug 9, 2019
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Some of my favorite wild life moments in Illinois Cemeteries

Labaugh Woods Cemetery

All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines , IL

Saint Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, IL

Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL

Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, IL

Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL

West Lawn Cemetery, Norridge, IL

Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL

White Cemetery, Barrington, IL

Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian , IL

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Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian , IL

Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian , IL

Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL

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