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Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee. It was established in 1907 on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Located at 3801 West Morgan Avenue, the cemetery is one of seven cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries (AOMCC) System. The 72-acre (290,000 m2) property holds over 27,000 in-ground burials in traditional gra...
St. Adalbert's Cemetery was begun for the South Side Polish Catholic parishes a few years after Holy Trinity. South Side Catholics of Polish descent wanted their own burial grounds. On Dec. 7, 1888 Archbishop M. Heiss bought 30 acres of land just south of Holy Trinity Cemetery for what was to be St. Adalbert's cemetery. Because it served all Polish parishes, it was commonly called the Polish Un...
This project is for those who are buried in Painesville Cemetery, Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. About the Chapel: The Painesville Chapel is a historic meeting hall built in 1852 by German immigrant Freethinkers in Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. In the 1830s and 40s, immigrants from Wittenberg, Germany were a...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Official Website Milwaukee is the county seat of Milwaukee County. It is the third-most densely populated metropolitan area in The Midwest, surpassed only by Chicago and Detroit, respectively. Milwaukee is considered a Gamma global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research ...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Official Website The county was created in 1834 as part of Michigan Territory. The name “Milwaukee” is generally believed to be derived from a Native American term meaning “good land.” Adjacent Counties Ozaukee County Racine County Waukesha County Washington County Cities, Villages, Towns...
Wikipedia Wood National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Find a Grave
This cemetery was established in 1909 and is located on 7301 West Nash Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Find a Grave Wikipedia
This cemetery was founded in 1914 and is located on 6401 North 43rd Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Official Website Find a Grave
In 1847, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church leadership began discussions for developing a “cemetery for the city”. At the time, Milwaukee had six small cemeteries: one Catholic, one Lutheran, one Jewish and three operated by the city. The religious cemeteries had restricted burial based on membership in those religious organizations. The city cemeteries were poorly maintained and were used for the gra...
Marquette University /mɑrˈkɛt/ is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881 by the Society of Jesus, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of Milwaukee. The university was named after 17th century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette, with the intention to provide a...
Alverno College is a private Roman Catholic women's college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee native Christy L. Brown was selected as the college's ninth president on April 19, 2023. Chartered in 1887 as St. Joseph's Normal School , Alverno became Alverno Teachers College in 1936. It adopted its current name in 1946. Alverno offers undergraduate programs and a coeducational Master of Arts pr...
Calvary Cemetery is the oldest existing Catholic cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, it is the final resting place for many of the city's early influential figures. The cemetery was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1981. With 75 acres and approximately 80,000 interments, the Victorian landscape contains many ornate statues, crypts and monuments. History ...
Valhalla Memorial Gardens, established in 1920, is located on the northwest side of Milwaukee at 5402 N. 91st St.. The cemetery was formerly owned by Valhalla Memorial Gardens Inc. In 2007, the 80-acre property was sold to Bronzestone Group of Nashotah, the cemetery arm of Granite Resources Corp at a cost of $800,000. Half of the property is occupied by graves, the remaining land is open. The ...
Wikipedia The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (also known as UW–Milwaukee, UWM or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wisconsin System. It is also one of the two doctoral degree-granting public universities and the second large...
The cemetery is located on 3301 East Forest Hill Avenue, Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Find a Grave
Records are located at the offices of Graceland Cemetery, 6401 North 43rd Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 53209 Phone number 414-353-8850 Saint Johannes Lutheran Cemetery , founded in 1851, was merged into Union Cemetery in 1865. The original cemetery is in the southernmost section of Union Cemetery. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)...
This small parish cemetery is located behind St Matthias Catholic Parish, 9306 W Beloit Rd., Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Entrance can be made from 95th Street through the church parking lot. The cemetery borders Oklahoma Ave, but can not be accessed from that location. Find a Grave Billion Graves USGW Archives