Tombstone Tuesday – 10/27/09

Henry D Cooswell
U.S. Navy

Henry is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington.

Diigo GYR Bookmarks (weekly)

• War Grave and Memorial Photographs supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project

  "The aim of The War Graves Photographic Project is to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, MoD grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from WWI to the present day and make these available within a searchable database.
  
  Now working as a joint venture with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this will enable families, scholars and researchers to obtain, via the CWGC or TWGPP websites, a copy of the photograph of a grave or memorial which for many is impossible to visit due to the location."

  Tags: history, war, graves, UK

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Tombstone Tuesday – 10/20/09

Sarah A. Vreeland
Nee Smith – Nee McFee
Oct. 24, 1830, June 17, 1897.

Fanny Vreeland
July 1, 1793, Mar. 11, 1873

Sarah and Fanny are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 133).

Tombstone Tuesday – 10/13/09

William A. Forman
Died
Dec. 24, 1863
Aged
59 Ys, 2 Ms, 19 Ds

William is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 132).

Tombstone Tuesday – 10/06/09

Frank E.
Winslow
Illinois
Pvt. Sig. Corps
December 19, 1922

Frank is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 131).

Discovery Walk 2009 at Evergreen Cemetery

The Evergreen Cemetery Discovery Walk 2009 will be held in October.  This year, you can discover Lincoln’s legacy by visiting the graves of the people from Lincoln’s life here in Bloomington.

Where
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
302 E. Miller, Bloomington

Dates
October 3
October 4
October 10
October 11
Time
11am and 2pm, each day

Cost
$14 general public
$12 museum members
$4 children and students with ID

Tickets will be available for purchase on September 8 at the McLean County Museum of History.  General and member tickets purchased before October 2 will receive $2 off.

Hope to see you there!