tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48450104512826881972024-02-20T19:43:16.898-06:00Cemeteries of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois****This blog is no longer being updated. It will remain available as a reference for researchers.****Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-46232342595311460092010-05-13T15:03:00.001-05:002010-05-13T15:03:46.586-05:00Cemetery Oversight Act in Illinois<p>The following press release was issue 17 January 2010.</p> <p><b>Governor Quinn Signs Cemetery Oversight Act <br /><i>After Burr Oak Tragedy, New Consumer Law Sets Tougher Rules</i></b></p> <p>CHICAGO – January 17, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today signed into law the Cemetery Oversight Act, which implements many of the reforms and recommendations of the <a href="http://cemeterytaskforce.illinois.gov/">Cemetery Oversight Task Force</a>, which was created by the Governor last summer in response to the tragedy at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip.</p> <p>The legislation creates a unified regulatory structure for the funeral and cemetery industries and provides rigorous oversight and regulation of Illinois’ cemeteries. </p> <p>"We can never have another tragedy like the one at Burr Oak Cemetery. I want to thank the General Assembly for taking action to protect the families of Illinois and preserve the dignity of their loved ones,” said Governor Quinn. “With this new law, bereaved families will have a place to turn if they are not satisfied with the services provided by cemeteries, funeral directors and embalmers.”</p> <p>Under the new law, all regulatory actions affecting after-death services will be overseen by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), which already regulates funeral directors and embalmers.  IDFPR currently licenses more than one million professionals in nearly 100 industries and oversees financial institutions with more than $4 trillion in assets.  House Bill 1188 was sponsored by Sen. Donne Trotter (D-Chicago) and Representative Monique Davis (D-Chicago).</p> <p>“Our loved ones must be treated with the same dignity and respect in death as in life. As a member of the Governor’s task force, we put together this comprehensive legislative reform that is consolidating all regulatory responsibilities into one agency, while strengthening consumer protection laws. This is about protecting the memories of those closest to us,” said Representative Davis.</p> <p>The law also establishes a "Consumer Bill of Rights," so that grieving families understand what options are available to them, exactly where their loved one will be buried, and what each of the services they select will cost. The law will also prohibit cemeteries from requiring that consumers pay in cash.</p> <p>“We cannot legislate morality,” said Senator Trotter. “But as lawmakers we can set guidelines for those who do business in Illinois to ensure they do so with uniformity and with protections for the consumer. This legislation is a pro-active initiative to bring peace-of-mind to the families that endured the horrendous affair at Burr Oak Cemetery.” </p> <p>Managers of private, non-religious cemeteries will also now be required to obtain a license through the state. To obtain a license, applicants must pass an exam, provide evidence of character, and comply with continuing education requirements. Other cemetery workers must also complete a "Worker's Statement," which would be filed with IDFPR, detailing his or her work history and other evidence of character.</p> <p>“This Act will make Illinois one of the leading pro-consumer states with respect to cemetery oversight,” said Joshua Slocum, Executive Director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance. </p> <p>The act also requires the creation of a statewide database to keep record of every burial. This will assist future generations in finding the location of a loved one's remains and will help the state discover unlawful re-burials. It also requires cemeteries to post a sign in their office that contains the IDFPR consumer hotline number and information on how to file a complaint.</p> <p>If a consumer files a complaint about a cemetery to IDFPR, that cemetery may be subject to disciplinary action, including fines up to $10,000 per violation of the Cemetery Oversight Act. Prohibited activities include: unprofessional conduct, charging for services not rendered, incompetence and failure to adequately maintain the cemetery grounds.</p> <p>“The Department wants the public to know that we appreciate the magnitude of this new responsibility and that we will work tirelessly to ensure that the deceased are treated with reverence and care,” said Brent E. Adams, Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.  </p> <p>On July 16, 2009, Governor Quinn signed an executive order to form the Cemetery Oversight Task Force. Chaired by Patricia Brown Holmes, a partner with law firm Schiff Hardin LLP, the task force was charged with bolstering industry regulations and proposing needed consumer protections to ensure rigorous oversight and regulation of Illinois’ for-profit cemeteries. House Bill 1188 includes many of the task force’s recommendations. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-87498738446671575482010-02-16T06:12:00.000-06:002010-02-16T06:12:00.630-06:00Tombstone Tuesday – 02/16/10<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMZDhO-P-MfozK9UJGxgHL1eGhkFsPFTnzumt7xX5GsuChrR3v1ElK189OXio2GmtiudMi5bo88LhmYZ8S0c3LgubURYhE-6KacynLbCwkrohmpgX_42yiWE-lBXq-Vjpk_DEXWYdD2x2/s1600-h/P1010317%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyDb6kugT07p-6Z5o8Vx5xF1oLaHe6xbeGfkPLfXtBoAOPRxbgZPlvvBZnAXo8ff6gdgJFkS2Gn5BBfNxWLMEdncmNs_011xjHQ66mNehPaA0lypyV8YOK46Kh7kgkO_jR76dCcfu0Tx7/?imgmax=800" width="454" height="604" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>Adam [?]eist <br />June 23, 1829? <br />Nov. 1, 19[?]8</em></p> <p align="center">Adam is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Bloomington.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfW_KfTExzVrXOvzxN7ob4t_0l7aka1kOioyzb0e40CEjm66oanhyVDIxmazTDanF04C9P-G3W4SAt81VpFTVkZm_9jHnNHOv3SU_AYI_Ms9Gg7m9eOaLn-lu_psOnMxOXL2UIwkDpXSx7/s1600-h/B-N%20Signature%5B2%5D%5B1%5D%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="B-N%20Signature%5B2%5D[1]" border="0" alt="B-N%20Signature%5B2%5D[1]" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZEg3YvCL-7l8kAOr8vHNULQfuRVQpVUsQ6JKrXdLEV9qoGyXc0vsLZ4vNkuKnOox-CX8kildqNcU95YTRuUPUzdbRx_pm-0jJAs0fMXSI7qPIi1I6bvdVAg4s3qjVH7XOeAbQz2_yHBz/?imgmax=800" width="73" height="61" /></a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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The rest of <strong>The Association of Graveyard Rabbits</strong> <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/group/graveyardrabbits'>group favorite links</a> are here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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The rest of <strong>The Association of Graveyard Rabbits</strong> <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/group/graveyardrabbits'>group favorite links</a> are here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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Harris <br />Died <br />Oct. 19, 1856 <br />Aged <br />[last line is covered]</em></p> <p align="center">Elizabeth is buried in Grassy Ridge Cemetery, Bloomington.</p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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The Ohio Genealogical Society cemetery project chair has told us that so far Gallia County has reported more cemeteries than any other county in Ohio .</p><p class='diigo-tags'><a style='color:#000 !important;text-decoration:none !important;' href='http://groups.diigo.com/cloud/graveyardrabbits'>Tags</a>: <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/cemeteries'>cemeteries</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Gallia'>Gallia</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/County'>County</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Ohio'>Ohio</a></p><li><p class='diigo-link'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://orientaldailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/11/1128-buzzard-bay-lukens-cemetery.html'>Oriental (NC) Daily Photo: Buzzard Bay / Lukens Cemetery</a></p><p class='diigo-tags'><a style='color:#000 !important;text-decoration:none !important;' href='http://groups.diigo.com/cloud/graveyardrabbits'>Tags</a>: <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/photo'>photo</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/North'>North</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Carolina'>Carolina</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Oriental'>Oriental</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Buzzard'>Buzzard</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Bay'>Bay</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/Lukens'>Lukens</a>, <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/graveyardrabbits/bookmark/tag/cemetery'>cemetery</a></p></ul><br />Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of <strong>The Association of Graveyard Rabbits</strong> <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/group/graveyardrabbits'>group favorite links</a> are here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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The rest of <strong>The Association of Graveyard Rabbits</strong> <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/group/graveyardrabbits'>group favorite links</a> are here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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Gillespie, died March 7, 1843, aged 6 months and 11 days.”  They didn’t find any bones or a coffin.</p> <p>The following is an excerpt from the article:</p> <blockquote> <p>The discovery leads to the speculation whether or not there was a burying ground for the pioneers in that vicinity.  At the date mentioned, Bloomington was 12 years old, the city being organized in 1831.  The first setlers [sic.] reached here in 1822.</p> <p>The first cemetery in the township of Bloomington was located in the Orendorff neighborhood, south of the city, where the first settlement was made.  The records show that this graveyard was established in 1825.  The next record shows a cemetery being opened at the south edge of Bloomington…which is now bounded on the north by the Big Four railroad.  This was opened in 1832, the firs burial being a Mrs. Remington.  There are no records of a burying ground at other points in the city or vicinity, although it is possible that a small group of the early residents buried their dead in the vicinity where the tombstone was found.  There is also a possibility that this corner was the site of a stone mason’s shop and that the stone just found was ordered and not delivered….</p> </blockquote> <p>Was someone buried there?  Or is it the case of an undelivered stone as they suggested?  I haven’t been able to find a follow-up to this story.  Perhaps someone out there knows the answer to this story.</p> <p><em>This article was written for the December 2009 edition of the </em><a href="http://www.thegraveyardrabbit.com/2009/11/call-for-submissions-gyr-carnival.html"><em>Graveyard Rabbits Carnival</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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The rest of <strong>The Association of Graveyard Rabbits</strong> <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/group/graveyardrabbits'>group favorite links</a> are here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-43900686299283457442009-11-17T05:17:00.000-06:002009-11-17T05:17:00.833-06:00Tombstone Tuesday – 11/17/09<p align="center"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/3775497313_a174a90620.jpg" /> </p> <p align="center"><em>M. E. V. P. <br />Mary Eliz. Wight <br />Wife of <br />John F. Van Pelt <br />Oct. 3, 1829 <br />June 10, 1903</em></p> <p align="center">Mary is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section E, Lot 462).</p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-75035799226782512602009-11-10T05:14:00.000-06:002009-11-10T05:14:00.117-06:00Tombstone Tuesday – 11/10/09<p align="center"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3776303030_841d80ba11.jpg" /> </p> <p align="center"><em>Eliza E. Moore <br />1841-1913</em></p> <p align="center"><em>Infant Son <br />1865</em></p> <p align="center">Eliza and her son are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section E, Lot 470).</p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-28587204095407398742009-11-03T05:12:00.000-06:002009-11-03T05:12:00.151-06:00Tombstone Tuesday – 11/03/09<p align="center"><em><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3465/3776302992_9f1c61bf32.jpg" /> </em></p> <p align="center"><em>Sgt. <br />Henry C. Payne <br />Co.C <br />20 Ill. Inf.</em></p> <p align="center">Henry is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington.</p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. 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The rest of <strong>The Association of Graveyard Rabbits</strong> <a href='http://groups.diigo.com/group/graveyardrabbits'>group favorite links</a> are here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-16537948856973632432009-10-20T06:04:00.000-05:002009-10-20T06:04:00.405-05:00Tombstone Tuesday – 10/20/09<p align="center"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/3776302892_090b43996f.jpg" /> </p> <p align="center"><em>Sarah A. Vreeland <br />Nee Smith – Nee McFee <br />Oct. 24, 1830, June 17, 1897.</em></p> <p align="center"><em>Fanny Vreeland <br />July 1, 1793, Mar. 11, 1873</em></p> <p align="center">Sarah and Fanny are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 133).</p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-91033867067079217992009-10-13T06:01:00.000-05:002009-10-13T06:01:00.656-05:00Tombstone Tuesday – 10/13/09<p align="center"><em><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/3776302840_597ba495a9.jpg" /> </em></p> <p align="center"><em>William A. Forman <br />Died <br />Dec. 24, 1863 <br />Aged <br />59 Ys, 2 Ms, 19 Ds</em></p> <p align="center">William is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington (Section B, Lot 132).</p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbdZwITsTZUIKtbysVBEx8FXYU3WMH08SnnG9F5s6tDwxokJmUd7zrn7pP5VJeWS_OK5sg8InwneCKgh59YUgT7N35vzJafiLXPGvSCQ7pA2iuB4aqae5S21aZZ9NaDT5y7l0Ik3MwQlc/ Signature[2].jpg" /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2008-2010. All rights reserved.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.com1