Armour Chapel New Edition

A new restroom and waiting area is being added to Armour Chapel in Elmwood Cemetery.  It replaces the old wooden structure that had served its purpose, but never really looked good with the older architecture.    The Chapel was built in 1902 to honor Kirkland Armour who was instrumental in creating the organization behind the Elmwood of today.   This even marks another step in the restoration of the cemetery by the new Board.  This will mean the Chapel can start hosting more events again. 

Simon Abraham, President of the Board of Trustees for the Elmwood Cemetery Scciety, made a few opening remarks before striking the first blow in demolition of the old structure. 

Channel 41 was there to capture the event...above Steve Paddock took a turn with the sledge hammer. 

 

General Samuel M. Bowman

Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, General Samuel M. Bowman served as a Colonel in the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry until September 1864.  After that he was commandant of the Military District of Delaware and promoted to General.  He was charged, by President Lincoln to muster and recruit United States Colored Troops in Baltimore Maryland.  Part of this correspondence with Lincoln is below.  

Elmwood Cemetery will be celebrating it's 150th Anniversary on October 1, 2022.  All are welcome. 

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An Elmwood Fall

Elmwood Cemetery is 147 years old.  It has 34,440 burials and is nicely kept.  Mayors, Madams and                  an Abraham Lincoln "girlfriend" reside here.  It's lovely in the Fall...

Movie Night At The Elmwood

KCFilmFest International and Elmwood Cemetery Society held the first ever movie night at the 147-year-old cemetery last night ( Oct 19, 2019 ).   Drinks and food in Armour Chapel before along with a guided tour of famous graves. Yours truly along with Brad Finch ( my personal guide to all things macabre ) attended.   Then, at 7pm, a short film by Anthony Ladesich was shown and then the main attraction. FRANKENSTEIN with Boris Karloff.   Perfect setting for showing the classic film.  There was even an owl hooting throughout the movie. There is a brief video below.

                                           Brad photographing the Jacob Loose Mausoleum

Above and below the interior of the Armour Chapel... still used for weddings and funerals. 

There were 33,440 people there, 100 of whom watched the movie. 

                                         Click on the below video to see the opening credits.