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• History of Cedar Ridge Cemetery history.montgomeryco.com Read More

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• Montgomery County, Illinois Cemeteries by Township This is a listing of Montgomery County, Illinois cemeteries by township. Some of these cemeteries have complete readings available. Others are extinct, and nothing more than location is known. history.montgomeryco.com Read More

• Very interesting history concerning Elmwood Cemetery Here is some very interesting history concerning Elmwood Cemetery. In the spring of 1865, a movement was started to purchase land for a cemetery. $1000 was necessary to purchase the land and $1000 for surveying and cleaning it up. history.montgomeryco.com Read More

• Genealogical Projects In A Public High School Three years ago in the senior American history classes of the Litchfield Community High School, the question arose as to whether or not the county (Montgomery Co., Illinois) had any Revolutionary War soldiers buried in any of its cemeteries. A search of county histories revealed six and one of the students knew of another which was not recorded. history.montgomeryco.com Read More

• Laws Governing Illinois Cemeteries The first Illinois laws protecting historically significant cemeteries were enacted in 1851. Since that time the state legislature has passed a number of laws governing the management of public cemeteries, including sales and ownership, the creation of local cemetery authorities, burial places of Illinois soldiers and sailors, and the care and maintenance of cemeteries. history.montgomeryco.com Read More

• Why Cemetery Preservation Is Important A cemetery serves two purposes, (1) the burial of the dead and (2) a place where the living communicate with the dead. Cemeteries are places with specific visual characteristics including markers, landscaping, fences, and a recognizable spatial relationship between these components. history.montgomeryco.com Read More