While fulfilling a
Find A Grave request at
Saints Cyril and Methodius Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois, I noticed many of the gravestones had porcelain portraits mounted to the front. Portraits appeared most often on gravestones of children or teens, and first-generation adult immigrants. The pillar-style stones were generally quite simple. This cemetery is the final resting place of many Eastern European immigrants who came to the Joliet area to work in the mills, mines, and railroads during the late 1800's and early 1900's.
"Tu Spociva" translates to "Here Lies" from the Czech language.
Michal Ivanisko (1874-1919)
Maria Jablonski (1863-1916)
close up of Maria Jablonski stone
Matej Hucik (1892-1934)
Matej's portrait is long missing
Magdalena Dulka ( 1892-1918)
Magdalena's portrait is also missing
More next week...
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