Monthly Archives: May 2022

The Protestant Reformation spawned many different religious sects, including splinter groups from sects that had already broken away from mainstream Protestant churches.  One such group was known as The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing.  This group became … Continue reading →

Leonard Wells Volk, written about in the two previous blogposts, is not only buried in the Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, but two of the monuments he designed are also in the cemetery.  As you drive through the main gate … Continue reading →

Leonard Wells Volk, written about in the previous blogpost, was buried in the Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.  Not only is there a statue monument commemorating his burial plot, but one of the first monuments one sees through the castellated … Continue reading →

LEONARD WELLS VOLK 11 – 7 – 1828 8 – 19 – 1895 EMILY CLARISSA BARLOW HIS WIFE 8 – 23 – 1832 5 – 28 – 1895 ADELLE DOUGLAS 4 – 17 – 1864 8 – 9 – 1865 … Continue reading →