My friend, fellow researcher, and family historian C.J. Truesdale has recently finished a comprehensive history of the landmark Root Street Cemetery in Aurora and has posted it here on WordPress.
The old burying ground was basically abandoned due to becoming landlocked back in the 19th Century, and subsequently many of the graves were moved to Spring Lake and West Aurora cemeteries. But a wealth of local history still remains.
If you’re interested in Fox Valley history–and who isn’t?–it is a great site to cruise around and to stumble across tons of interesting tidbits of local history and lore.
Here’s the link; head on over and have some historical fun:
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