Registration opens:
January 02nd, 2026

Hidden Cemeteries

A Senior Social Event

During the 18th and 19th centuries, growing cities in the Great Lakes region had to move the dead to for the living. Dr. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi introduces these lost graves and how they were found.

In cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland, work crews were ordered to excavate, move and rebury cemetery plots. But not all of the workers were honest. Some claimed to move plots they left behind. Others weren't careful and didn't locate all the graves. Dr. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi will discuss these lost graves, how they were discovered and their importance to Great Lakes history.

Senior Social FAQs

• This special event is for adults 55 and older.
• A light lunch will be provided.
• Registration closes one day before the event.
• Drop-ins are welcome, but lunch is not guaranteed without registration.
• Doors open at 11:45 a.m.

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