Under Every Tombstone

As I say in my Find a Grave profile, "There is a story under every tombstone". While photographing graves for Find A Grave or genealogy research, I have come across many interesting stories about the people buried under those tombstones. In this blog I will share some of the most interesting of these stories with you. Why? So these people will not be forgotten. ~~~~~Jim Craig - Evanston, Illinois USA - A member of The Association of Graveyard Rabbits~~~~ Contact me at: jwcraig1100@gmail.com

Saturday, November 1, 2025

THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE OF SOUTH EVANSTON - John Ballard Adams

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The Village of South Evanston, Illinois existed from  January 4, 1873 until it became part of the City of Evanston on February 20, 1892.  So...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

WAS HE A VICTIM OF "SLOW MURDER?" - Col. Milton B. Green

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In doing research for this blog I came across an interesting photograph from 1938: along with this caption: I had never heard of Col. Green ...
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