Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago in May 1986 during ceremonies commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Haymarket riot

German Waldheim Cemetery, also known as Waldheim Cemetery, was a cemetery in Forest Park, a suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. It was originally founded in 1873 as a non-religious cemetary, where Freemasons, Roma, and other German-speaking immigrants to Chicago could be burried without regard for religious affiliation. In 1969, it merged with the adjacent Forest Home Cemetery, with the combined cemetery being called Forest Home. Download high resolution version (474x689, 119 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Haymarket Riot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (474x689, 119 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Haymarket Riot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Incorporated Village in 1907. ... ... Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Official languages English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 4. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... the Square and Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organisation. ... Zach Hilands Girlfriend April Roma * * * Roma may refer to: Rome, the capital of Italy, in Latin, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Romanian, Norwegian and Spanish Roma people, people also known as Gypsies A.S. Roma, an Italian Football (soccer) team Roma, a Roman deity Roma, Queensland, a town in Australia Roma, Ecuador... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Because it was unassociated with any religious institution, it was chosen as burial place of the Haymarket Martyrs. After they were burried there, the cemetary became a place of pilgrimage for anarchists and other leftists. In homage to the Haymarket Martyrs, many other anarchists and socialists are burried at Waldheim, including Voltairine de Cleyre, Emma Goldman, Ben Reitman, Lucy Parsons, William Z. Foster, and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Because of its role as a pilgrimage site for the American left, the Haymarket memorial there was the cemetary memorial to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Haymarket Riot on 4 May 1886 in Chicago, Illinois is the origin of international May Day observances and in popular literature inspired the caricature of the bomb-throwing anarchist. The causes of the incident are still controversial, although deeply polarized attitudes separating the business and working communities in late... Voltairine de Cleyre (November 17, 1866–June 6, 1912) was, according to Emma Goldman, the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced; yet, even among most anarchists, she is today almost completely unknown. ... Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Lithuanian-born anarcho-communist known for her anarchist writings and speeches. ... Ben Reitman ( 1879- 1942) was an American anarchist, best remembered today as a lover of Emma Goldman. ... Lucy Parsons Lucy Parsons (1853-March 7, 1942) was a radical labor organizer, anarchist and is remembered as a powerful orator. ... William Edward Foster (February 25, 1881 - September 1, 1961), who renamed himself as William Z. Foster, was the long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party USA and trade union leader. ... Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born in Concord, New Hampshire on 7 August 1890. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

The English part of the cemetery--that is, Forest Home--includes the grave of Billy Sunday. Billy Sunday William Ashley Billy Sunday (November 19, 1862 - November 6, 1935) was noted first as a professional baseball player, and then more famous evangelist. ...

External links

• Forest Home Cemetery