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Rosehill Cemetery (founded 1859) is an American garden cemetery on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, and at 350 acres (1.4 km2), is the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago. According to legend, the name "Rosehill" resulted from a City Clerk's error – the area was previously called "Roe's Hill", named for nearby farmer Hiram Roe. He refused to sell his land to the city until it was promis...
The Jewish Graceland Cemetery project began in the 1980s. Norman Schwartz provided the early inspiration, essential guidance, and much of the original work. JGSI volunteers spent many hours at the cemetery recording gravestone information and locations. This information was indexed and recorded in an off-line database which has helped many people over the years. Jewish Genealogical Society of...
National Radio Hall of Fame=The National Radio Hall of Fame is a project of Bruce DuMont, CEO of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, and is described as a museum dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States. The Hall of Fame is slated to be housed in a wing of the Museum of Broadcast Communications bui...
Irving Park Cemetery is located at 7777 West Irving Park Road, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Irving Park Cemetery performed its first interment in July 1918. Some of the victims of the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre are buried at Irving Park Cemetery. Kay Armen – (1915–2011), singer and actress Carmel Henry Carfora – (1878–1958), bishop of the Old Catholic church Fred Goetz –...
Bohemian National Cemetery (Czech: Český národní hřbitov) is a cemetery at 5255 North Pulaski Road on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. The cemetery was established by members of Chicago's Czech community in 1877. The community had been outraged when a Czech Catholic woman named Marie Silhanek was denied burial at several Catholic cemeteries in Chicago because she supposedly never made her ...
Mt. Olivet was the first Catholic cemetery on the South side of Chicago. Archbishop Patrick Feehan purchased the land for $40,000 in 1884. The cemetery was consecrated in 1885, and was the first Catholic cemetery to be established in the south side of Chicago. There are over 142,200 people buried at the cemetery, with over 150 annual interments. The cemetery is 93 acres in size. It became one...
House was a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, Hull House (named after the original house's first owner Charles Jerald Hull) opened to recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had grown to 13 buildings. In 1912 the Hull House complex was completed with the ad...
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (The Chicago School) is a private university with its main campus in Chicago, Illinois. It has more than 5,700 students at campuses across the United States. The university offers more than 30 academic programs in a variety of professional fields such as psychology, business, health care, health services, education, counseling, and nursing. Wikipedia
Our Lady of the Angels was an elementary school consisting of kindergarten through eighth grade. It was located at 909 North Avers Avenue in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago's West Side, on the northeast corner of West Iowa Street and North Avers Avenue (some sources describe the school as "in Austin"). The neighborhood had originally been heavily Irish-American, but gradually developed in the...
Wikipedia Chicago State University ( CSU ) is a state university of the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Chicago. The University is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Notable Alumni
With over 38,000 burials spanning some seventy years, it served as an institutional cemetery for the Cook County institutions. These consisted of the County Poor house and farm opened 1854, the Insane Asylum opened 1869, the infirmary opened 1882, and the Consumptive hospital (TB), opened 1899 and was the official Cook County potters field serving the poor and indigent of the county. The cemete...
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Wikipedia Columbia College Chicago is a private college specializing in arts and media disciplines and located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, it has 5,928 students pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.[5] It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Columbia College Chicago is the host institution of several affiliated educational, cultur...
Wikipedia =Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting research university located in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design and law. It traces its history to several 19th century engineering and...
Wikipedia =Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in Chicago, Illinois. NEIU serves 10,000 students in the region and is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. NEIU has one of the longest running free form community radio sta...
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This cemetery, in a park-like setting with rolling hills, is located about half-way between Kedzie and Western Avenues and takes up the area between 115th and 119th Streets. The office and cemetery entrance are located at 115th and Fairfield. Mount Hope Cemetery was founded around 1865 and is owned by the Mount Hope Cemetery Association. It is generally in good condition with many old monument...
North Park University is a private Christian university in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church. It is located on Chicago's north side and enrolls more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Wikipedia
Wikipedia =The John Marshall Law School is a law school in Chicago, Illinois, that was founded in 1899 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1951. The school was named for the influential nineteenth-century U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall.The John Marshall Law School offers programs for both part-time and full-time students, with both day and night classes available, ...
Wikipedia =Chicago-Kent College of Law is a law school affiliated with Illinois Institute of Technology. It is the second oldest law school in the state of Illinois. Its trial advocacy program is ranked in 2015 by U.S. News and World Report as the fourth best program in the country. According to Chicago-Kent's 2014 American Bar Association-required disclosures, 85% of the 2014 class secured a p...
Chicago Haymarket Affair (aka Haymarket Massacre , Haymarket Riot , Haymarket Incident , Haymarket tragedy ) is the labour demonstration and the subsequent repressions of anarchists, communists, and other unionists that was sparked by the the bombing during the demonstration.==People involved==* Albert Richard Parsons * Samuel Fielden ==Timeline of the events=====Prior events===* 1884-Oct - Fed...
The team played its first games in 1876 as the Chicago Stockings, a founding member of the National League (NL) , eventually becoming known officially as the Chicago Cubs for the 1903 season.* Chicago Cubs (1903–present) * Chicago Orphans (1898–1902) (NL) * Chicago Colts (1890–1897) (NL) * Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889) (NL)
The team played its first games in 1876 as the Chicago Stockings, a founding member of the National League (NL) , eventually becoming known officially as the Chicago Cubs for the 1903 season.* Chicago Cubs (1903–present) * Chicago Orphans (1898–1902) (NL) * Chicago Colts (1890–1897) (NL) * Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889) (NL)
The team played its first games in 1876 as the Chicago Stockings, a founding member of the National League (NL) , eventually becoming known officially as the Chicago Cubs for the 1903 season.* Chicago Cubs (1903–present) * Chicago Orphans (1898–1902) (NL) * Chicago Colts (1890–1897) (NL) * Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889) (NL)
I am searching for relatives and ancestors who lived in and around Kiev. The farthest back I can go is to my third great grandfather Aaron HaCohen Mednikopff or, more likely Mednikopff. He had a sister, Tuba or Taube. He was married twice, and his second wife was Hannah. She died in 1913. I have no dates for Aaron. Hannah and Aaron lived in Kiev, and had seven children: Usher (1840-1930s), Minn...