Showing posts with label Genealogy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genealogy. Show all posts
Friday, July 10, 2009
Update on the Chicago's Burr Oaks Historical Cemetery scandel.
Today ABC 7 is reporting that 4 cemetery workers are being held on bond and charged in the case. To read the full story and to see video of the Cook County Sheriff's press conference on this horrible act, click here. ABC is reporting that the people involved with the removal of the bodies are being charged with dismembering a human body which is a Class X felony. Reading the full story it sickens me. What ever to happen to "Rest In Peace"?
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Chicago Area Historic Cemetery, Bodies Dug Up.
I watched this story tonight on the late news. I am disgusted that anyone would dig up a grave, discard the human remains with no regard to how the deceased loved ones would feel or react to it. ABC 7 Chicago broke the story this afternoon, one of the cemetery workers alerted the owner of the cemetery to the practice the manager was ordering. Click here to read the story or watch the video.
As an amateur genealogist, this absolutely disgusts me. I have not experienced this myself, but I have experienced a lack of care of graves of my ancestors. I make it a point to try to visit the graves of my ancestors that are local every year to plant flowers and clean up the tombstones. For the graves farther away, I try to stop and visit when I pass through the area they are located.
It was reported that the manager had graves of persons who had no activity for several years dug up, vaults removed, and remains discarded. The report continued to say that the plots where then resold and the manager and crew pocketed the money. The owner had no knowledge that this was going on, only when one crew member developed a conscious and alerted him to it. The FBI will be there tomorrow to remove the human remains found and begin the process of identifing the bodies.
Go visit your loved ones graves, clean them up, plant some flowers, and visit regularly.
As an amateur genealogist, this absolutely disgusts me. I have not experienced this myself, but I have experienced a lack of care of graves of my ancestors. I make it a point to try to visit the graves of my ancestors that are local every year to plant flowers and clean up the tombstones. For the graves farther away, I try to stop and visit when I pass through the area they are located.
It was reported that the manager had graves of persons who had no activity for several years dug up, vaults removed, and remains discarded. The report continued to say that the plots where then resold and the manager and crew pocketed the money. The owner had no knowledge that this was going on, only when one crew member developed a conscious and alerted him to it. The FBI will be there tomorrow to remove the human remains found and begin the process of identifing the bodies.
Go visit your loved ones graves, clean them up, plant some flowers, and visit regularly.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Xtra Xtra Read All About It.............
I just read about this cool new website, http://xtraxtra.com/. The site is free to join and you get access to "hometown news" and life acheivements like births, obituaries, engagments, military, professional, weddings, and more. Tara over at Deal Seeking Mom is hosting a giveaway for an 16GB Ipod Touch, when you check out www.xtraxtra.com .
As an amatuer genealogist, this site will be pretty hand for finding current dates for relatives! The site is pretty easy to use. Can't wait to explore it some more!
As an amatuer genealogist, this site will be pretty hand for finding current dates for relatives! The site is pretty easy to use. Can't wait to explore it some more!
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