Walking through Graceland Cemetery and reading the names on the monuments is like

reading a book on Chicago’s history, as well as, like viewing an index of Chicago street

names – there are more notable and wealthy people interred here than in any other

Chicagoland cemetery! But it’s not only Chicago history, because many of those buried

here are also famous around the world.

And, of course, there are people buried here who are known only to their descendants;

and I’m sure many who have been forgotten by all.

I certainly couldn’t cover ALL of them, but I have walked the lanes of this cemetery many

times, and I include those that interested me in one way or another. So this is my

personal  tour through Graceland Cemetery.

Graceland Cemetery has hundreds of large

monuments and scores of tombs. I'll start

with some examples of typical monuments

and tombs you would see if you visited.

For the sake of accuracy, I must note that throughout the web site the photos make the monument

look smaller than they actually are--there weren't any people around to provide them with scale.

By the way, it is called “Graceland” simply because its

entrance was on Graceland Road. That road name was

changed long ago, and is now Irving Park Road.

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