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Forest Home Cemetery

Memorials : 40
Location : Forest Park, Cook County, USA
Phone : 708-366-1900
Website : foresthomecemetery.net
Coordinate : 41.8678017, -87.8266983
Description : German Waldheim Cemetery, previously known as Waldheim Cemetery, was originally founded in 1873 as a non-religion-specific cemetery, where Freemasons, Romani, and German-speaking immigrants to Chicago could be buried without regard for religious affiliation. In 1969 it merged with the adjacent Forest Home Cemetery, also founded in 1873, with the combined cemetery being called Forest Home (Waldheim means "forest home" in German). Because it was unassociated with any religious institution, it was chosen as burial place of the Haymarket martyrs. After they were buried there, the cemetery became a place of pilgrimage for anarchists, leftists, and union members. Due to the importance... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Forest Home Cemetery?

    Forest Home Cemetery is located at 863 Des Plaines Ave Forest Park, Cook County ,Illinois , 60130USA.

  • Forest Home Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    34 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Forest Home Cemetery?

    Latitude: 41.8678017
    Longitude: -87.8266983

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