Spanish flu was raging early 1900s, right? Also, the statue that creeps you out, perhaps it is a presentation of the humble barefooted traveller passing through?
It may look like the grim reaper but is actually the “Pilgrim”, a bronze statue sculpted in 1929 by the great Czech sculptor, Albin Polacek (1879-1965). It was not a woman.
I read one article on that statue. She is represented in mid-stride on her way to that small mausoleum. It is said if she ever gets all the way to the door of the mausoleum, doomsday will be here. There was also a prediction if you look her in the face.
Your heart is in a good place, I’ve ordered a headstone for a 2 1/2 year old boy where I live who died tragically in a fire here in Florida....I didn’t know him or the family but my heart led me to him
I found a young mans stone in the graveyard my relatives are buried in. It stated “Murdered and Robbed”. For years I tried to find any info about him. Finally, this year I read his story that was featured in a magazine. I realized I couldn’t find anything about him because the stone was hard to read and the church misspelled his first name! Unless something extraordinary happened, their story disappears when other family members die out. Thank you for bringing them back by speaking their names!
@@lindadetamore252 Watching the videos today, seeing your comments. I think about getting older. I’m 68. My sister and I are only ones who remember our dad. He died in 1975 suddenly at 51 years. But it is sad to think about him , and all our other relatives who are gone. And when we are gone, their memories in us are dead.
I grew up living on a farm about a mile from the city cemetery. As a child, I would walk there just to read the stones and wonder about these people's lives. I still can't visit a cemetery without wondering about the deceased's stories.💔
Connie Noel. I like to walk around cemeteries, too! I also wonder about the people, and their stories! My husband and our youngest granddaughter (16 yo) also are interested in this!
When you said .. "after a few generations they are forgotten ...what's the point..ect" Broke my heart ... I lost my Son when he was almost 14 and feel at times I'm the only one who tries to keep his memory alive . It will be 17 years this June . 💔
I am, so sorry for your loss. I had, a dear friend who passed, on May. 10, 2001 at the young age of 28, from a rare form of a terminal neck cancer. Her mom, who verbally abused my friend, calling her retarted, even though my friend was partially autistic.
The weird, and sad thing is, I actually told my friends mom, if anything happens to your daughter, you are going to regret everything you did to her. And, the day her daughter passed, she at first thought I put some type of curse on her. But, my friends best friend told her, he didn't put anything on you. It's, simple guilt and karma. Granted, if you treated your daughter better, may not have saved her life. But, remember you did tell David, (that is me), that in the very beginning, that that sore on your daughter neck, was just a pimple, and she just wants attention. Ma'am, do all you can, to keep your son's memory alive. My friend, has been with Jesus, for a little over 21 years now. And, I keep her memory alive every day. My youngest niece, who was 3 at the time my friend passed, was the only one who could comfort me. My niece, loved my friend too. May you son RIP, and may my friend Christel RIP. Two "SPECIAL ANGELS" in heaven. You will, be in my daily prayers. God Bless You!!!!!!!
My great grandparents John and Marie Hora are buried here. Their graves are marked , but buried around them are unmarked graves of four of aunts and uncles who died in 1911 from a house fire and scarlet fever.
May God bless you for getting Eliska's parents gravestones. My family is buried there and we always wondered if her parents were even buried there. Thank you again.
Thanks. I am excited to see how they turn out. I purchased them back in August....it takes a long time to make them, I guess. They are nice granite stones. When I hear that they are installed, I might go back and do a video on them again, with their new stones....not sure. But--- I was yesterday at another cemetery where that Henry Darger is buried, and I did a whole expose on that guy. (He is a suspect in Elsie's murder). Creepy guy, but the whole artist community and academia is worshiping him now, hmmm. That episode will be out soon. I talk about both sides of his story.
That really was so nice of you to do. My family cemetery is back in the woods unknown to most people. The very first person ever buried there was a young girl that had caught a disease. They were in a wagon train. They buried her where she died and never had a tombstone. Uncle Harry ordered her a stone out of the little bit of money he had left. We still can find no information on her or her relatives. It’s really sad.
@@FacesoftheForgotten There are 2 mass graves in the area. One is in Homewood Illinois formed in 1995 when we got hit with a heatwave. Many people died and were buried there. The cemetary is off of Halsted and I-80 right before you see the quarries. (those are scary). The other one is in Merrillville Indiana and is the final resting place of the remains of the passengers on the Eagle Flight that crashed in Roselawn, IN on 10/31/94 when we had that unexpected snow storm. There is a book 'UNHEEDED WARNING' about it. The crash site in Roselawn is very eerie. I have been there twice. There is no sound or wind within a mile of the site. I've been there twice. I also have a connection to the coroner's office. The place is haunted. EDIT: I used to work at Equitable in their building on the river and Michigan Ave. where the Eastland tragedy happened.
On EliSHka's (pronunced as in SHow in Czech) headstone it says: Here rests E. P. a tragic victim of Chicago's safety and human passion. She died at 4 y.o. in 1911.
Measles, Polio, Smallpox, TB, childbirth, burst appendix, sepsis from simple wounds before antibiotics are all reasons people died that we don't give a thought to today.
We need more ppl like this in the world who care about the forgotten. I've never seen urns displayed so beautifully before. So much information about the individuals in just one small glass case. 💗
So many of your pieces have touched my heart. Some have brot tears, some sheer anger at the murderers, some a little fear and spookiness. All bring amazement at the beauty of what we see thru your eyes. Thank you, sir. You are an entertaining storyteller and gifted photographer. As I continue my binge watching (still have many to catch up), I want to thank you for this project. You are a good man, Ron Carlson. Love from Texas. Stay safe! xxoo
The chapel and cremains halls were absolutely beautiful to me. The array of faces and different canisters each in its own cabinet. I wish there was a legend to see more about each one. Thank you for this journey always a pleasure!
I think your comments beginning at the 5:04 mark reminds me of how important friends and especially family are. We may not ever be in a history book but your friends and family keep your memory alive. In our family, our grandparents and great grandparents are legends. They were never famous or anything but we appreciate so much about them. If you have children tell them about their grands and great grands, etc Keep that memory going. It actually surprises me how many people don't know about their own grandparents or great grands or family history.
Seeing the photos is amazing. The people from the past, a hundred or more years ago. The clothing. The hairstyles. The children. All important to their families and now remembered by us. Many families move away and graves are permanent. You are amazing to introduce us to them. Thank you.
Thank you or taking care of those headstones for her parents. God Bless you. 100 years later, we will know where they are. Thanks for being a kind human being.
I love the way they entered the ashes in the nook of the beautifully carved wooden "cubbies". So beautifully done. I wish there were more like this. I Love your channel. Thank You for remembering those forgotten faces. So much history. -Cindy
They did not leave without a legacy...many left generations of family that followed and are still spreading...so in many ways they are not forgotten. And its not always what you leave when you go, but what you gave to others while you were alive. I am childless with no siblings nor nieces or nephews, but I try to make a difference in my community and for my church family and to those whom I care for and who care for me. I have put stones up for 16 people in my family, with the help of my dad, two aunts, and relations of our deceased, to keep them locatable and remembered. They died during wars or pandemics or the depression, and many just had sandstone rocks marking their resting places. I never knew any of them, (great great great grandparents, etc) but knew of them thru doing my genealogy, and now they are written up in a family history book and marked with granite. These people whose memorials you see, may be remembered in many ways, but just are not visited often. Researching one's genealogy keeps many ancestors alive to their families many times like ours did, as well. Good work, and I enjoy your videos. I am the executive director of a history museum. Have worked there 26 years and held the post faithfully, and tried to be as helpful as possible to our many visitors each year. God bless.
For the Holik family - there is no mystery about why there is no info by Anna's name. Anna was supposed to be buried there and when the stone was first set, her photo was added. However, she is buried in Florida with her husband. So they took out her name since she was not going to be buried there.
We had something like that too. Graves were bought, in 1918 for family when Uncle Louis died of flu, The Uncle Johns wife died in an accidental gas leak, So John bought another 2 spots, as Family did not want wife Elisabeth in the plots. Then John committed suicide (with gas) over loss of wife, and they put him in a spot.. so some spots are left empty, (I suppose), I was there in '52 when Grand ma was buried. Visiting cemeteries used to be a family event.
It's truly sad that even in death there's prejudiced against people when they're all in the same place at the end of it all, no love for your humankind even in the ground where we're all truly the same.
Such a sad story!! So important to keep an eye on the children bc evil is is all around! God bless you for buying head stones for this precious child’s parents.🙏🙏
That is just fantastic that you are getting headstones for the parents of Eliska. That is the biggest main reason I watch your channel. You don't do this to exploit anyone, you are extremely respectful of everyone.... and every now and then you correct an injustice and give people their identity back. God Bless!!
My grandparents (John and Thelma) are at rest here. My grandpa’s family (Novak) was from Bohemia, our family name is on a memorial in Europe too. 1918-1920 Spanish flu?
Wow thank you. This was my very first video ever, and I think the camera work was terrible, not to mention the narration. But yes, the content itself was amazing -which made up for my lack of skill. That said, I think I’ve made some improvements!!! 😊
My father’s dad’s family came from Czechoslovakia during WWII. They settled in a patch town in sw PA outside of Pittsburgh, where we remain. My aunt still lives in the house they moved into. When they arrived they spoke no English. Worse, they sounded German. They were prejudiced against because of it. They couldn’t find work, with 11 surviving children, they were in extreme poverty. They sent my grandfather to school as the oldest son to learn English. By the 4th grade they felt he had learned enough English and was made to get work. He worked as a small child in a local textile mill clearing jams on the needles. They made rugs. They used children for the task because their tiny fingers could get in there to do it. He saw children lose fingers. He would sleep on the floor of the mill and walk home on Fridays to give his mom, my great-grandma, his pay to support the family. My Pop-Pop spoke broken English until the day he died. My great-grandparents had 11 surviving children. That was out of 14 children. They had to reuse names because they only knew so many American names. They re-named nearly all of the children that were already born when they had arrived, too. It was important to them to have American names so they could find work. To not be prejudiced against. His younger sisters all spoke perfect English with no discernible accents. They were allowed to attend school until graduation. His one brother also had an accent like him. I also know, but not the reason why, there was a split in the family upon their arrival in the states. My Pop-Pop’s aunts and uncles had split the family. One side retained our original Czech last name and my side took a new one. My Pop-Pop would never discuss anything about our history no matter how much he was prodded. Everyone used to get me to ask him questions. I was the first grandchild and was his favorite, lol. The little I said here was all I could ever get from him. Some of my family could be in that cemetery. Just thought I’d share this. Thank you for remembering our people. What you’re doing is important and valued.
It's nice that you're keeping the memories alive and also it's really cool to know the history of things and also I think the streets Roosevelt and Cermak are probably named after those two gentlemen and it's kind of funny that those are streets that I've been on thousands of times and never knew the history.
Wow! Did you notice the dragonfly that landed on the outside of the crypt of the Mayor? He came to visit just as you talked of him taking a bullet meant for president Roosevelt.
The description is a little bit strange, but I'll try to translate it. It literally says: Here is resting Eliška Paroubek, a tragic victim of Chicago's safety (or police, it's ambiguous) and human passion. She died at the age of 4 in 1911.
Thank you for contributing that to Teres, very enlightening. Hopefully you saw my latest video from this week, the tombstones for her parents arrived and are installed. (That part is at the end of this segment - ua-cam.com/video/D2yFauHX-nw/v-deo.html)
With all the stories you tell about the forgotten……you will be blessed a thousand fold for doing this! This is just an amazing gift for Elsie and her Mother and Father…..wow!
Thanks for Your Kindness Sir ! God is Watching , and Blessing You for What are doing with your heart ...❤️ Much Love and Respects to you and Your Family 😀👏❤️💙
Such a sweet man you are! You are one of the good guys! Just like my husband Tom! He passed....it will be a year August 18th! Not too many of you guys left! Bless you sweetie!
You talk of the dead as you walk around like I do. I also, wonder about their stories and how they passed. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and the stories you tell of them. When telling the stories I think it makes them a person instead of a headstone
That soldier in the picture was in a WW1 uniform , that sinking was three years after the Titanic sinking in 1912, 1915 was the year the Lusitania sunk from the German U-boat. My great grandfather had the same uniform.
People like you are a rarity. You have kindness and compassion that is evident with every video that you make. It’s not often that people are gifted with these attributes. Bless you
This is one of the most thought provoking ideas I have seen so far! Really interesting! Thank you for sharing these things. Otherwise.... truly forgotten. It is true, also, that everyone has a story!
So nice that you are taking care of her parents' headstones. They suffered so much at the loss of their daughter, wondering if she was kidnapped by Travelers or the Pedophile by the river, They searched so much and had their hopes dashed. They all deserve to be remembered
I have been watching your channel all day because I just found it yesterday. You are setting such a great example by remembering and respecting all the deceased. And buying the grave stones is just another level of humanity. Keep it up brother and I will keep watching.
@@KimberlyLew thanks. I am totally hooked. I am kinda bedridden at the moment due to Crohn's problems and I cant do any exploring on my own, so this is great.
@@jeffernoodle8652 This is Ron’s channel. I’m a moderator. I love it here for the history (Ron does his research 👍🏼), the friendly chat & of course, the cemeteries. Sorry you’re down at the moment…wishing you well!!! 😊
Oh my goodness, that was very generous of you to buy a gravestone for the little girls mother and father, such a sad story. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Watched your video just the other day, last night I was flipping through the TV and hit on a PBS and it showed the Eastland tragedy. Both yours and the PBS one simply amazing.
It’s incredible the quality of the the burials.. early 1900’s and the photographs are so impeccable to be able to see them clearly still is just incredible!! Thanks for sharing.. yes.. that one dark statuary is very creepy!
Bozenka Dorias’ picture on her headstone shows a beautiful, little doll. I’m so glad that her parents thought to put her picture on her headstone. It is so kind and thoughtful of you to see these graves & mention them. 🌟🌹
Joseph Rosenbaum looks like he's ready to go out and paint the town red. In his picture, he looks so full of life and fun. I wonder how his life got cut short.
I am a big fan of your channel and I think you have a heart of gold. You do a great service by showing us the graves that have passed away especially little kids. May the Lord be with you and bless you with good health and happiness. Thank you
My mom, dad and my daughter r buried in East Peoria, Ill. I haven't been home in a very long time. Mine r not forgotten by no means. I miss them dearly.
@@lindamoser6317 My cousin Cheyenne's baby died from SIDS too. Baby was sleeping next to grandpa when it happened. This was in 2019. My uncle is still traumatized. Chey said he cries everyday. She was his only grandchild.
@@hamajangz9586 So sorry to hear that. SIDS is a threat to newborns and doctors have yet to find out why. Painful to lose our babies. My daughter also lost her almost 4mo son to SIDS sadly. I hope your family recover.
Apart from my hubby, I’ve only got a few cousins who wouldn’t know or care if I’m alive or dead. Thank god I have the best hubby in the world who worships the ground I walk or limp on.
You are such a nice person, thank you for all your kindness to the unfortunate 💗 I also love the photos of the people on the grave stones. It makes it easier to not forget them when you can out face to the name.
As he was saying that, I thought of all the bust sculptures. I just thought the busts were for the rich people and photographs for us poor folks. I have a photo on my daughter's headstone.
Ron you are a very respectful and kind hearted man . That was lovely what you did for Elsie’s parents . Poor little girl . So much sadness in all the stores you present . The worst and sometimes the best of mankind . Mankind can be quite evil as I binged on some of your tours today cleaning out my sewing room .
I love that you are so so sweet about their story each one has a story! I've been watching you're channel since i came upon it! Once again you are a rock star Man putting stories to the forgotten 4 them and i do believe in paranormal they know you are doing this for them! Love love love you! For giving them rights and respect!
What a wonderful thing for you to do to get the parents headstones💖 I like to think that all the little babies in the cemetery are sitting on their headstone with a with their wings and peace in the beautiful hearts🧸
Thank you for the video. These graves and faces are especially interesting to see because here in the Czech republic many old graves get sold and the bones are either moved into a mass grave or cremated. Some graveyards keep 100+ years old graves, but a lot of them sell the plots after 10+ years if nobody claims them.
As I imagine someone has pointed out below, the Cermak assassination was in 1933; my girlfriend's parents were Czech, and it was a major tragedy in their community...
Good evening my friend. I’m very intrigued with the video. Alll those Faces Of The Forgotten.. We need to revisit this Beautiful Church Again. 1800’s.. Ohh gosh those where sooo Beautiful 🤩 Thank You for getting the Headstones for the PARENTS.. You are Wonderful.. 💜💜
I just started to watch your videos, from the very beginning. I am going to say this now, and I know I will be continually saying this... You are a beautiful man. You warm my heart. You are so loving, kind, thoughtful and compassionate. You are very special. I love that you do these videos, for our forever lost souls. I love how you bring these lost souls, back to life, in your videos. May you forever stay blessed, and be safe.
My grandmother worked at the Bohemian National Cemetery in the ‘40s and ‘50s as a gardener, planting and caring for flowers on the graves. Both grandparents were born in Bohemia, raised their sons in Cicero, and later lived in Stickney.
I have only watched 2 of your video's so far and I have to say I really enjoy them. You put so much time and research and it really shows! You gained a new subscriber!
So kind of you to get tombstones for Elsie's parents! I have a book about Albin Polasek written by his wife with lots of photos of his sculptures. The “Pilgrim Mother” is in it. The description: “This life-sized figure was made as a private memorial for the mother of a Bohemian family in Chicago and stands in the National Bohemian Cemetery there. Keeping in mind the woman who died, Polasek made a woman pilgrim nearing the end of her long journey. She is heavily robed with drapery such as only Polasek could make, and she supports her weary steps with a staff. He spent much time over the face, endeavoring to capture just the right type of aged benevolence.” The picture in the book is not at all creepy! You can clearly see her face. What makes the current statue so creepy is erosion. I wish someone could fix it. What a great tour. I've been there many times. Many of my deceased family members are there.
Great work, sir! Your videos are very informative! Another local cemetery you should check out is Lithuanian National. It's an older location and has older photos on some of the monuments. Keep it going!
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RMS Titanic sank April 15, 1912.
Spanish flu was raging early 1900s, right? Also, the statue that creeps you out, perhaps it is a presentation of the humble barefooted traveller passing through?
Not to forget the General Slocum , sinking 1904 in NY. 1021 Person - most women und childs - died. Sorry my english ist not so good.
@@artcflowers Between 1918 and 1920.
It may look like the grim reaper but is actually the “Pilgrim”, a bronze statue sculpted in 1929 by the great Czech sculptor, Albin Polacek (1879-1965). It was not a woman.
good knowledge brother thank you very much
@Tonya Harmon no its not. I do tours here. But that's a good answer.
Kids will freak out. that may be fun for them. later in life, we get the point.
I read one article on that statue. She is represented in mid-stride on her way to that small mausoleum. It is said if she ever gets all the way to the door of the mausoleum, doomsday will be here.
There was also a prediction if you look her in the face.
@Tonya Harmon The figure is walking away from the mausoleum. Been there.
Your heart is in a good place, I’ve ordered a headstone for a 2 1/2 year old boy where I live who died tragically in a fire here in Florida....I didn’t know him or the family but my heart led me to him
you are a good person Johannah.
@@FacesoftheForgotten You are, too!!!
God bless you ❤
That is so sweet of you to do for that family and baby !! God Bless You !
That's so kind ❤
You are an angel for getting the headstones for elsie’s mother and father God Bless you
Truly a lovely gesture.
So thoughtful.
Amen
Ron , you are one incredible person for giving Elsies parents a marker. There is a special place in heaven for people like you.
Amen
I found a young mans stone in the graveyard my relatives are buried in. It stated “Murdered and Robbed”. For years I tried to find any info about him. Finally, this year I read his story that was featured in a magazine. I realized I couldn’t find anything about him because the stone was hard to read and the church misspelled his first name! Unless something extraordinary happened, their story disappears when other family members die out. Thank you for bringing them back by speaking their names!
Interesting story, wow. And yes you are right, there’s stories disappear when the family line dies out.
Kinda sounds like my great uncle who was drawed. And robbed i found his newspaper story
Those who pass on ,die only when we , the living forget them.
@@timlegg6181 Dig further, you might find a court case like I did.
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Watching the videos today, seeing your comments.
I think about getting older. I’m 68. My sister and I are only ones who remember our dad. He died in 1975 suddenly at 51 years. But it is sad to think about him , and all our other relatives who are gone. And when we are gone, their memories in us are dead.
I grew up living on a farm about a mile from the city cemetery. As a child, I would walk there just to read the stones and wonder about these people's lives. I still can't visit a cemetery without wondering about the deceased's stories.💔
Connie Noel. I like to walk around cemeteries, too! I also wonder about the people, and their stories!
My husband and our youngest granddaughter (16 yo) also are interested in this!
God Bless you for buying Headstones for that dear child's parents...
When you said .. "after a few generations they are forgotten ...what's the point..ect"
Broke my heart ...
I lost my Son when he was almost 14 and feel at times I'm the only one who tries to keep his memory alive .
It will be 17 years this June . 💔
As long as u live, he lives in you.💔🙏
I am, so sorry for your loss. I had, a dear friend who passed, on May. 10, 2001 at the young age of 28, from a rare form of a terminal neck cancer. Her mom, who verbally abused my friend, calling her retarted, even though my friend was partially autistic.
The weird, and sad thing is, I actually told my friends mom, if anything happens to your daughter, you are going to regret everything you did to her. And, the day her daughter passed, she at first thought I put some type of curse on her. But, my friends best friend told her, he didn't put anything on you. It's, simple guilt and karma. Granted, if you treated your daughter better, may not have saved her life. But, remember you did tell David, (that is me), that in the very beginning, that that sore on your daughter neck, was just a pimple, and she just wants attention. Ma'am, do all you can, to keep your son's memory alive. My friend, has been with Jesus, for a little over 21 years now. And, I keep her memory alive every day. My youngest niece, who was 3 at the time my friend passed, was the only one who could comfort me. My niece, loved my friend too. May you son RIP, and may my friend Christel RIP. Two "SPECIAL ANGELS" in heaven. You will, be in my daily prayers. God Bless You!!!!!!!
I feel the same way about my son. We are meant to be their voice. You are not alone. God bless and Keep you. 🙏❤🙏
@@corineusa1454 exactly 🙏❤
My great grandparents John and Marie Hora are buried here. Their graves are marked , but buried around them are unmarked graves of four of aunts and uncles who died in 1911 from a house fire and scarlet fever.
May God bless you for getting Eliska's parents gravestones. My family is buried there and we always wondered if her parents were even buried there. Thank you again.
nice gesture huh/ I agree.
You are wonderful! That was so nice of you to order and pay for the headstones for Elsie's parents.
Thanks. I am excited to see how they turn out. I purchased them back in August....it takes a long time to make them, I guess. They are nice granite stones. When I hear that they are installed, I might go back and do a video on them again, with their new stones....not sure.
But--- I was yesterday at another cemetery where that Henry Darger is buried, and I did a whole expose on that guy. (He is a suspect in Elsie's murder). Creepy guy, but the whole artist community and academia is worshiping him now, hmmm. That episode will be out soon. I talk about both sides of his story.
That really was so nice of you to do. My family cemetery is back in the woods unknown to most people. The very first person ever buried there was a young girl that had caught a disease. They were in a wagon train. They buried her where she died and never had a tombstone. Uncle Harry ordered her a stone out of the little bit of money he had left. We still can find no information on her or her relatives. It’s really sad.
@@FacesoftheForgotten There are 2 mass graves in the area. One is in Homewood Illinois formed in 1995 when we got hit with a heatwave. Many people died and were buried there. The cemetary is off of Halsted and I-80 right before you see the quarries. (those are scary).
The other one is in Merrillville Indiana and is the final resting place of the remains of the passengers on the Eagle Flight that crashed in Roselawn, IN on 10/31/94 when we had that unexpected snow storm. There is a book 'UNHEEDED WARNING' about it. The crash site in Roselawn is very eerie. I have been there twice. There is no sound or wind within a mile of the site. I've been there twice. I also have a connection to the coroner's office. The place is haunted.
EDIT: I used to work at Equitable in their building on the river and Michigan Ave. where the Eastland tragedy happened.
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@@FacesoftheForgotten 💗
On EliSHka's (pronunced as in SHow in Czech) headstone it says: Here rests E. P. a tragic victim of Chicago's safety and human passion. She died at 4 y.o. in 1911.
Measles, Polio, Smallpox, TB, childbirth, burst appendix, sepsis from simple wounds before antibiotics are all reasons people died that we don't give a thought to today.
We need more ppl like this in the world who care about the forgotten. I've never seen urns displayed so beautifully before. So much information about the individuals in just one small glass case. 💗
That's so generous and thoughtful of you to purchase gravestones for Eliska's parents.
So many of your pieces have touched my heart. Some have brot tears, some sheer anger at the murderers, some a little fear and spookiness. All bring amazement at the beauty of what we see thru your eyes. Thank you, sir. You are an entertaining storyteller and gifted photographer. As I continue my binge watching (still have many to catch up), I want to thank you for this project. You are a good man, Ron Carlson. Love from Texas. Stay safe! xxoo
Ron the headstones for Eliska parents look amazing. Thank you for doing that. You truly are an Angel
The chapel and cremains halls were absolutely beautiful to me. The array of faces and different canisters each in its own cabinet. I wish there was a legend to see more about each one. Thank you for this journey always a pleasure!
I think your comments beginning at the 5:04 mark reminds me of how important friends and especially family are. We may not ever be in a history book but your friends and family keep your memory alive. In our family, our grandparents and great grandparents are legends. They were never famous or anything but we appreciate so much about them. If you have children tell them about their grands and great grands, etc Keep that memory going. It actually surprises me how many people don't know about their own grandparents or great grands or family history.
Seeing the photos is amazing. The people from the past, a hundred or more years ago. The clothing. The hairstyles. The children. All important to their families and now remembered by us. Many families move away and graves are permanent. You are amazing to introduce us to them. Thank you.
Thank you or taking care of those headstones for her parents. God Bless you. 100 years later, we will know where they are. Thanks for being a kind human being.
I love the way they entered the ashes in the nook of the beautifully carved wooden "cubbies". So beautifully done. I wish there were more like this.
I Love your channel. Thank You for remembering those forgotten faces.
So much history.
-Cindy
I am so addicted to your videos/ channel. You tell the stories of those who can't. Thank you.
Thank you so much for not forgetting the forgotten. Please keep up the wonderful work you are doing.God bless you
It's great to hear you giving a voice to the departed best wishes from England.
Thank you for showing respect & not letting victims of tragedy be forgotten. Wish there were more ppl like you in the world.
The little girl Bozenka has her hands in a ‘muff’. I used those as a girl too. Poor little sweetheart 😢
Yes, I noticed that and haven't seen one for decades. We had them as children.
They did not leave without a legacy...many left generations of family that followed and are still spreading...so in many ways they are not forgotten. And its not always what you leave when you go, but what you gave to others while you were alive. I am childless with no siblings nor nieces or nephews, but I try to make a difference in my community and for my church family and to those whom I care for and who care for me. I have put stones up for 16 people in my family, with the help of my dad, two aunts, and relations of our deceased, to keep them locatable and remembered. They died during wars or pandemics or the depression, and many just had sandstone rocks marking their resting places. I never knew any of them, (great great great grandparents, etc) but knew of them thru doing my genealogy, and now they are written up in a family history book and marked with granite. These people whose memorials you see, may be remembered in many ways, but just are not visited often. Researching one's genealogy keeps many ancestors alive to their families many times like ours did, as well. Good work, and I enjoy your videos. I am the executive director of a history museum. Have worked there 26 years and held the post faithfully, and tried to be as helpful as possible to our many visitors each year. God bless.
i could spend hours watching your videos i find them so relaxing . and u tell the storys so brilliantly.
For the Holik family - there is no mystery about why there is no info by Anna's name. Anna was supposed to be buried there and when the stone was first set, her photo was added. However, she is buried in Florida with her husband. So they took out her name since she was not going to be buried there.
Jennifer Holiková :)
Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!! That would of bugged me
We had something like that too. Graves were bought, in 1918 for family when Uncle Louis died of flu, The Uncle Johns wife died in an accidental gas leak, So John bought another 2 spots, as Family did not want wife Elisabeth in the plots. Then John committed suicide (with gas) over loss of wife, and they put him in a spot.. so some spots are left empty, (I suppose), I was there in '52 when Grand ma was buried. Visiting cemeteries used to be a family event.
Thank you for that info.
It's truly sad that even in death there's prejudiced against people when they're all in the same place at the end of it all, no love for your humankind even in the ground where we're all truly the same.
Such a sad story!! So important to keep an eye on the children bc evil is is all around! God bless you for buying head stones for this precious child’s parents.🙏🙏
That is just fantastic that you are getting headstones for the parents of Eliska. That is the biggest main reason I watch your channel. You don't do this to exploit anyone, you are extremely respectful of everyone.... and every now and then you correct an injustice and give people their identity back. God Bless!!
My grandparents (John and Thelma) are at rest here. My grandpa’s family (Novak) was from Bohemia, our family name is on a memorial in Europe too. 1918-1920 Spanish flu?
I think this one has to be my favorite so far. The crematorium is simply amazing and bless you for taking care of the parents tombstones.
Wow thank you. This was my very first video ever, and I think the camera work was terrible, not to mention the narration. But yes, the content itself was amazing -which made up for my lack of skill.
That said, I think I’ve made some improvements!!! 😊
@@FacesoftheForgottenAs a first episode, I am in awe, sir❤ You have great skills, generosity and respect for history I try to emulate myself❤❤
My father’s dad’s family came from Czechoslovakia during WWII. They settled in a patch town in sw PA outside of Pittsburgh, where we remain. My aunt still lives in the house they moved into. When they arrived they spoke no English. Worse, they sounded German. They were prejudiced against because of it. They couldn’t find work, with 11 surviving children, they were in extreme poverty. They sent my grandfather to school as the oldest son to learn English. By the 4th grade they felt he had learned enough English and was made to get work. He worked as a small child in a local textile mill clearing jams on the needles. They made rugs. They used children for the task because their tiny fingers could get in there to do it. He saw children lose fingers. He would sleep on the floor of the mill and walk home on Fridays to give his mom, my great-grandma, his pay to support the family. My Pop-Pop spoke broken English until the day he died. My great-grandparents had 11 surviving children. That was out of 14 children. They had to reuse names because they only knew so many American names. They re-named nearly all of the children that were already born when they had arrived, too. It was important to them to have American names so they could find work. To not be prejudiced against. His younger sisters all spoke perfect English with no discernible accents. They were allowed to attend school until graduation. His one brother also had an accent like him. I also know, but not the reason why, there was a split in the family upon their arrival in the states. My Pop-Pop’s aunts and uncles had split the family. One side retained our original Czech last name and my side took a new one. My Pop-Pop would never discuss anything about our history no matter how much he was prodded. Everyone used to get me to ask him questions. I was the first grandchild and was his favorite, lol. The little I said here was all I could ever get from him. Some of my family could be in that cemetery.
Just thought I’d share this. Thank you for remembering our people. What you’re doing is important and valued.
Thank you for sharing this amazing family story!!!
What patch town? I'm from SW PA coal country and have much the same heritage.
It's nice that you're keeping the memories alive and also it's really cool to know the history of things and also I think the streets Roosevelt and Cermak are probably named after those two gentlemen and it's kind of funny that those are streets that I've been on thousands of times and never knew the history.
Wow! Did you notice the dragonfly that landed on the outside of the crypt of the Mayor? He came to visit just as you talked of him taking a bullet meant for president Roosevelt.
I like the little glass cabinets with photos. Seems like a sweet way to remember them.
The description is a little bit strange, but I'll try to translate it. It literally says:
Here is resting Eliška Paroubek, a tragic victim of Chicago's safety (or police, it's ambiguous) and human passion. She died at the age of 4 in 1911.
Thank you for contributing that to Teres, very enlightening.
Hopefully you saw my latest video from this week, the tombstones for her parents arrived and are installed. (That part is at the end of this segment - ua-cam.com/video/D2yFauHX-nw/v-deo.html)
@@FacesoftheForgotten What splendid news, I'll watch it in a minute!
Sorry I was dictating, misspelled your name but I corrected it to “Teres”. 😊 thank you again.
@@FacesoftheForgotten No problem. :)
Thank you Teres...
That is so wonderful of you to visit these Cemeteries. Buying those markers is fantastic and generous of you!
With all the stories you tell about the forgotten……you will be blessed a thousand fold for doing this! This is just an amazing gift for Elsie and her Mother and Father…..wow!
Thanks for Your Kindness Sir !
God is Watching , and Blessing You for
What are doing with your heart ...❤️
Much Love and Respects to you and
Your Family 😀👏❤️💙
It's sad that they were so loved and lost and then just forgotten. Makes you realize how fast life moves on.
Noone is ever lost..yep Noone is here on earth that may of known them..but love lives on. ALWAYS AND Infinity
Such a sweet man you are! You are one of the good guys! Just like my husband Tom! He passed....it will be a year August 18th! Not too many of you guys left! Bless you sweetie!
You talk of the dead as you walk around like I do. I also, wonder about their stories and how they passed. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and the stories you tell of them. When telling the stories I think it makes them a person instead of a headstone
Wonderful comment!! ❤
That soldier in the picture was in a WW1 uniform , that sinking was three years after the Titanic sinking in 1912, 1915 was the year the Lusitania sunk from the German U-boat. My great grandfather had the same uniform.
People like you are a rarity. You have kindness and compassion that is evident with every video that you make. It’s not often that people are gifted with these attributes. Bless you
Revisited your first video funny how history repeats itself 😢. RIP to all you visited here 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is one of the most thought provoking ideas I have seen so far! Really interesting! Thank you for sharing these things. Otherwise.... truly forgotten. It is true, also, that everyone has a story!
Not forgotten by us who watch you!!!🙏🏻
So nice that you are taking care of her parents' headstones. They suffered so much at the loss of their daughter, wondering if she was kidnapped by Travelers or the Pedophile by the river, They searched so much and had their hopes dashed. They all deserve to be remembered
Aww...that was very nice of you to buy the headstone for the parents, Ron. God bless you.
The ones shown with the death years 1918-1920 could possibly have been victims of the influenza outbreak
I have been watching your channel all day because I just found it yesterday. You are setting such a great example by remembering and respecting all the deceased. And buying the grave stones is just another level of humanity. Keep it up brother and I will keep watching.
Welcome to the gang!!
@@KimberlyLew thanks. I am totally hooked. I am kinda bedridden at the moment due to Crohn's problems and I cant do any exploring on my own, so this is great.
@@jeffernoodle8652 This is Ron’s channel. I’m a moderator. I love it here for the history (Ron does his research 👍🏼), the friendly chat & of course, the cemeteries. Sorry you’re down at the moment…wishing you well!!! 😊
That is so kind of you to pay for her parents headstones.
Oh my goodness, that was very generous of you to buy a gravestone for the little girls mother and father, such a sad story. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Watched your video just the other day, last night I was flipping through the TV and hit on a PBS and it showed the Eastland tragedy. Both yours and the PBS one simply amazing.
Thank you for sharing all the stories
This was a very moving episode. The artistry of the chapel is magnificent.
It’s incredible the quality of the the burials.. early 1900’s and the photographs are so impeccable to be able to see them clearly still is just incredible!! Thanks for sharing.. yes.. that one dark statuary is very creepy!
Bozenka Dorias’ picture on her headstone shows a beautiful, little doll. I’m so glad that her parents thought to put her picture on her headstone.
It is so kind and thoughtful of you to see these graves & mention them. 🌟🌹
Thanks earth angel for taking us on adventures some of us can no longer take and thanks for all the headstones you have purchased ❣️
Joseph Rosenbaum looks like he's ready to go out and paint the town red. In his picture, he looks so full of life and fun. I wonder how his life got cut short.
I am a big fan of your channel and I think you have a heart of gold. You do a great service by showing us the graves that have passed away especially little kids. May the Lord be with you and bless you with good health and happiness. Thank you
My mom, dad and my daughter r buried in East Peoria, Ill. I haven't been home in a very long time. Mine r not forgotten by no means. I miss them dearly.
Wow your daughter? How old was she when she passed if you don't mind me asking?
@@hamajangz9586 Sorry just saw your comment. My daughter was 2 months old. She died from SIDS. Sudden Infant Death.
@@msdustismith8919 Thank u. How so very kind of u.
@@lindamoser6317 My cousin Cheyenne's baby died from SIDS too. Baby was sleeping next to grandpa when it happened. This was in 2019. My uncle is still traumatized. Chey said he cries everyday. She was his only grandchild.
@@hamajangz9586 So sorry to hear that. SIDS is a threat to newborns and doctors have yet to find out why. Painful to lose our babies. My daughter also lost her almost 4mo son to SIDS sadly. I hope your family recover.
Thank you for your kind heart in purchasing the two headstones for Eliska`s mum and dad. God bless.
I am being cremated , no obit and no funeral...just want to be with my family on the other side
I had planned to donate my body. My children hate me anyway
B G. Me too.
@@songstress2024 y'all aren't alone. I'm the family curse.
They all will regret their hatred one day. God bless all of you.🙏
Apart from my hubby, I’ve only got a few cousins who wouldn’t know or care if I’m alive or dead. Thank god I have the best hubby in the world who worships the ground I walk or limp on.
Thank you so much for taking the time to sharing.
I very much appreciate you all.
You are such a nice person, thank you for all your kindness to the unfortunate 💗 I also love the photos of the people on the grave stones. It makes it easier to not forget them when you can out face to the name.
As he was saying that, I thought of all the bust sculptures. I just thought the busts were for the rich people and photographs for us poor folks. I have a photo on my daughter's headstone.
Ron you are a very respectful and kind hearted man . That was lovely what you did for Elsie’s parents . Poor little girl . So much sadness in all the stores you present . The worst and sometimes the best of mankind . Mankind can be quite evil as I binged on some of your tours today cleaning out my sewing room .
I love that you are so so sweet about their story each one has a story! I've been watching you're channel since i came upon it! Once again you are a rock star Man putting stories to the forgotten 4 them and i do believe in paranormal they know you are doing this for them! Love love love you! For giving them rights and respect!
You are such a kind good soul Ron. So glad I’ve found your videos 💗 I’m going to figure out how to support you 🤗
Oh my gosh, you paid for the parents’ stones? 🙏🏻 You’re a good man.
SO GRATEFUL TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL THROUGH THE NOMOC EXPERIENCE CREW. WONDERFULLY DONE VIDEO!
THRILLED IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS INTEREST :)
This is an amazing video, thank you. Memories of a lifetime, Rest In Peace ✨
What a wonderful thing for you to do to get the parents headstones💖 I like to think that all the little babies in the cemetery are sitting on their headstone with a with their wings and peace in the beautiful hearts🧸
Thank you for the video. These graves and faces are especially interesting to see because here in the Czech republic many old graves get sold and the bones are either moved into a mass grave or cremated. Some graveyards keep 100+ years old graves, but a lot of them sell the plots after 10+ years if nobody claims them.
That’s so sad! 😢
Excellent and fascinating video. It was very kind of you to get markers for that couple. Very kind. God bless you.
i love ur narrating, feels natural
Bless you for honouring Eliska`s parents. x
May GOD bless you in all your daily journeys
That is so kind of you in paying for those grave stones. You are a compassionate person. God Bless You
That is so beautiful! What a lovely chapel and peaceful place. 🙏
Thank you for sharing this history ❤
As I imagine someone has pointed out below, the Cermak assassination was in 1933; my girlfriend's parents were Czech, and it was a major tragedy in their community...
So glad I found your channel 💙 it's right up my alley absolutely fascinating thank you for sharing. Be safe 🕊❤🙏
That was a wonderful you donated to Eliska’s Mother and Fathers head stones. You’re a very kind hearted man. Bless you.
I apologize for the errors.
Good evening my friend. I’m very intrigued with the video. Alll those Faces Of The Forgotten.. We need to revisit this Beautiful Church Again. 1800’s.. Ohh gosh those where sooo Beautiful 🤩 Thank You for getting the Headstones for the PARENTS.. You are Wonderful.. 💜💜
O, Wow! The chapel was the most beautiful one I have ever seen! That you for taking us in with you. 💖
I just started to watch your videos, from the very beginning. I am going to say this now, and I know I will be continually saying this... You are a beautiful man. You warm my heart. You are so loving, kind, thoughtful and compassionate. You are very special. I love that you do these videos, for our forever lost souls. I love how you bring these lost souls, back to life, in your videos. May you forever stay blessed, and be safe.
thank you 😊
Love your channel! Watching all the way from England. So interesting. Thank you 😊
Hey that’s really awesome. Thank you. Glad you like it. Lot’s more coming!!
Thank you so very much. Out of these that I have watched this was the most interesting. I'm hooked on watching.
My grandmother worked at the Bohemian National Cemetery in the ‘40s and ‘50s as a gardener, planting and caring for flowers on the graves. Both grandparents were born in Bohemia, raised their sons in Cicero, and later lived in Stickney.
I love info like this! Thank you for sharing😊
Tak for arbejdet, at du har gjorde på desse videoen og andre.
Bless your heart for getting their headstones. Stay safe and thank you for what you do
I have only watched 2 of your video's so far and I have to say I really enjoy them. You put so much time and research and it really shows! You gained a new subscriber!
So kind of you to get tombstones for Elsie's parents! I have a book about Albin Polasek written by his wife with lots of photos of his sculptures. The “Pilgrim Mother” is in it. The description: “This life-sized figure was made as a private memorial for the mother of a Bohemian family in Chicago and stands in the National Bohemian Cemetery there. Keeping in mind the woman who died, Polasek made a woman pilgrim nearing the end of her long journey. She is heavily robed with drapery such as only Polasek could make, and she supports her weary steps with a staff. He spent much time over the face, endeavoring to capture just the right type of aged benevolence.” The picture in the book is not at all creepy! You can clearly see her face. What makes the current statue so creepy is erosion. I wish someone could fix it. What a great tour. I've been there many times. Many of my deceased family members are there.
Love your heart felt videos & narration. So many sad journeys in life. RIP, family. 🙏🏻⛪
Great work, sir! Your videos are very informative! Another local cemetery you should check out is Lithuanian National. It's an older location and has older photos on some of the monuments. Keep it going!