Prompt: Document a genealogy event with photos and share in your blog. Show others how much fun your local luncheon can be, or how your genealogy field trip turned into a landslide of books. Don’t forget to get permission before posting photos of others.
On May 2, a group of us cemetery lovers got together in Springfield, Illinois for a little field trip. I met some great people, and I also got to meet Minda Powers-Douglas and Beth Santore in person,
First up was the Museum of Funeral Customs. Right now, the museum is only open to group tours. It was a neat place with a variety of exhibits showing the many sides of funerals.
 Horse-drawn hearse  Replica of Abraham Lincoln’s coffin  Coffin plates |
 Widows’ Weeds  Decorative urn |
After the museum, we headed next-door to Oak Ridge Cemetery, home of Abraham Lincoln’s tomb.
 Lincoln’s Tomb  Inside Lincoln’s Tomb Some of the gang outside Lincoln’s Tomb  Me rubbing Lincoln’s nose |
 Lincoln’s Tomb  GAR Memorial  Tomb of John R. Tanner, IL Governor |
Our last adventure was the Lincoln’s Ghost Tour in downtown Springfield. It was a neat tour, showing many of the Lincoln sites and filled with history.
 Lincoln statue on the Square |
 Lincoln’s home |
We had a lot of fun. Can’t wait to do it again!!
Looks like a fascinating day! Wish I could’ve been there in person, but thank you for the virtual tour!
Oh I am SO JEALOUS! This was the year I was to go to Lincoln’s Tomb & spend more time in Springfield. With Mom’s passing & my subsequent stay in Ohio (which meant losing any vacation we were going to take this summer) – I’ll have to wait until we go visit my cousins in Ohio in a couple years.
Wendy – Let me know when you go and I’ll go with ya!
Jean – It was a lot of fun!