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So You Think You Know Springdale Cemetery, in Peoria, IL…Crossword puzzle!! http://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/Data/2012.09/1617/16171148.159.html
Some know her as the “lady with the braids.” Many know her from her appearance in the WTVP film on Springdale Cemetery. Others know her as the best local expert on Springdale Cemetery—and, oh so much more local history. Her real name is Linda Aylward—and she is moving on. Continue reading
I’m not talking about spelling errors. The Typographical Union has its own section within Division A in Springdale Cemetery.
Throughout Springdale Cemetery you’ll find steps. Some are plain, unadorned concrete, while others are stunning works of art. The story behind the steps might come as a surprise.
Most people know there are military burial areas within Springdale Cemetery. Not so many are aware that there are other special burial areas.
Springdale is certainly not the only cemetery where the remains of senseless deaths are interred. But, researching any large cemetery is a wake-up call. The city of Peoria once had a special hospital called the Isolation Hospital. In 1916, a new building was constructed for just one of the diseases that made it necessary.
The first volume of Undergound@Springdale is now available in print version.
Featured are expanded histories of 37 burials, plus the previously-unpublished “Springdale’s largest funeral,” with Gov. Frank Lowden serving as pallbearer.
It is available, with color photos, from Lulu.com.
The tours of Springdale Cemetery take visitors to the more affluent spots in the cemetery, often marked by elaborate memorials. Tucked away at the very edge, at the lowest point, in the Old Public Lots is a stone paid for by The Star, The Journal and the Transcript. It is the grave of Henry Phelps Day, a local newspaper reporter—and a whole lot more. Continue reading
