Timestamps: 00:00 Intro to Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago 1:10 The Beginning of the Cemetery 2:18 The Historic Gatehouse 2:41 The Ghost of a Girl 3:19 The Creepy Clown 3:58 The Ghost of Bobby Franks 5:41 Frances Pearce Stone Monument 7:04 Lulu Fellows Monument 8:09 The Legend of Darius Miller 9:11 The Chapel and Receiving Vault 10:01 The Rosehill Mausoleum 10:46 The Crypt of John G. Shedd 11:03 The Haunted Sears Crypt 11:47 The "Devil's" Grave 12:33 Outro
My mother is buried there she has a pink granite head stone with 2 cats engraved in it. I went to the cemetery and yes it's huge and the entrance is magnificent.
Excellent video. I was the police in that district (020) for 13yrs.I have been through every corner of that place at every time of day, even midnights. Never heard or saw anything. However, we did respond to an alarm call at night at the mausoleum. We were met with the keyholder and entered. As we approached the area where the alarm was triggered he stopped in his tracks as we all looked at an open door to the basement. He stated " I have the only key to that door and it was locked when I closed up earlier" I was ready to run down and hopefully get the life scared out of me but the prevailing Sgt. called for the dogs to investigate. OK, P.S. to the story. The dog handler said his K9 was going crazy at a couple areas (scent?) but he couldn't see or find anyone/anything....Who knows, that's my only story......
Wow, that's creepy! Thank you for sharing this. I do remember seeing a winding staircase in the old section that went down to the basement. I didn't go down there. Do you know of anyone ever getting locked inside the mausoleum or cemetery overnight? I'm sure it's happened. That would be scary as hell getting locked inside that mausoleum.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Funny you ask, my partner and I thought it was someone in the basement-possibly homeless that broke in via window well to gain access. The interesting part is the dog...they are usually right when notifying their handler of someone being there, a person etc.....and the mystery goes on
I wonder if anyone has ever been accidentally locked in there. The mausoleum is so big and it would be hard to find someone walking around in there unless there are cameras. I was worried about getting lost in there and locked in because it was getting close to closing time. It's a fear of mine... getting locked inside a building like that.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Good question, never to my knowledge but on a side note if you can get a look - we may have been lucky at the time (or in uniform) but inside/behind the chapel is a morgue or holding area as you described in the video complete with the sliding trays for the deceased. That was something to see. It is visible through the skylights behind the chapel on the hill if you decide to walk up there (it's underground) I was also told the train would drop numerous bodies from the war off. I believe they blocked off some of the pathways to the tracks besides the elevator that you showed.
Yes, I actually walked on top of the receiving vault mound to film through the dome windows but there was a funeral taking place on the other side, not too far away, and I didn't want to interfere with the service or distract anyone.
The elevator was used almost daily for decades bringing funeral trains of mourners out from downtown during it's early years. I had blueprints of the station that was torn down in the late 1950s. The station also was a stop for the residents until it was decommissioned in the late 1940s. My great grandfather settled in the area around 1877 or so when the area was it's own town of Andersonville prior to being annexed to Chicago
That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing. I saw a few pictures of what Rosehill Station looked like. Some time in the 1800's, there was a terrible train accident in front of the cemetery gates.
A friend of mine and myself grew up on the East side of the cemetery. We went to school on the West side of the cemetery. We would walk home from school almost daily through it. I knew that place inside and out. We would sit on the wall at night and just watch. I have no ghost stories but I have seen a lot of wild life. Fox, deer, coyotes, racoon, etc.
i love taking bicycle rides though here spring-fall, lots of wild life. I've explored the lil chapel a couple times and it's fascinating, but I've never seen the black and red grave, I'll have to check it out this spring
Yes my friend and i have been there. We wanted to see Bobby Franks grave. That is a huge cemetery. I don't think we even saw the whole thing. Thank you for posting this. Hope you do more cemeteries of Chicago and it's suburbs.
It's massive, and they'll lock you in if you're not out before close. I was able to find most of the graves easily because some are on Google maps. It took me a while to find the Sears memorial in the mausoleum. Yes, I plan to do more cemeteries in the city and burbs.
I read about Bobby Franks murder those 2 older kids were rich but what drove them to murder a kid who was poor it doesn't make sense to me I know times were tough even back then
Have you ever been to the mausoleum at resurrection cemetery? You showed the hallways and I was watching with my father I told him hell no id get lost. Resurrection cemetery is a bit creepy. Some of the statues can be creepy. @@StrangeandSinister1
I haven't been to the one at Resurrection, but it looks interesting. I might check it out. Yes, the one at Rosehill is huge and easy to get lost if you've never been there.
Fascinating video. This cemetery seems very active with paranormal events. I've never heard of a place so haunted. The "Francis and baby Francis" monument is unique, and sad along with it's story. That mausoleum is extraordinary. The stain glass is gorgeous. Thank you for this amazing video.
@@StrangeandSinister1 YES, I could see it being almost like a museum, or an actual museum, withal of the unique monumental statues and the Mausoleum. Amazing place. Thank you again.
I love watching your shows. I grew up in the Chicago area,I'm learning about things I never knew about. Your Bachelor's Grove piece brought back memories as that was a hangout at times for us teens and I did see the house
The architecture of this cemetery alone is enough to make it worth a visit - with the history behind it and the accusations of hauntings, it becomes even more fascinating. Especially intriguing is the collection of mausoleums, and here too, the vast one with 10,000 'occupants' is almost unbelievable! Great recounting, thanks a lot!
The first time I saw the Sears crypt, I felt like I was going to throw up, pass out or both! As soon as I walked away, I felt fine. My then fiancée wanted to see it, so I went back with him. I suddenly felt sick again. I told him, I have to get away from here! I didn’t have that feeling anywhere else in the mausoleum!
American cemeteries are so different than European ones. In Europe there are plants and flowers around graves. Every quarter they can be changed to reflect the current season. Famlies spend time there gardening and some have a playground so the kids can play while parents take care of the graves. We played while our parents were doing genealogy research.
Some of our cemeteries are similar to that but no playgrounds. Graceland cemetery in Chicago (I did a video on it) is park-like. There's a lake and benches, and people spend the afternoon there. In the summer, the flowers and landscaping there is really nice.
I have been to almost every cemetery around Chicago including Rosehill. It can be creepy but it is not 😊haunted. The long hallways in the mausoleums are very creepy. I like walking through graveyards and that one is beautiful. I used to volunteer at bachelor's grove.
Most of my family is buried there, including my infant daughter, while I was visiting one time there were 3 coyotes coming out of the woods on the West side by Western Avenue, but ever since they made that part of the forest into a park, the coyotes disappeared, the cemetery has a very interesting history, thanks for sharing!yes I do believe that the cemetery is haunted
I've visited Rosehill Cemetery several times. It's one of the first I visited and photographed over 20 years ago when I started documenting cemeteries and teaching classes on cemetery history and symbolism. It's a definite favorite.
Years ago, I took the Chicago Architectural Foundation's CEMETERIES BY BUS tour. We visited Rosehill, Bohemian National, and Graceland. It was so informative that I returned with a friend. Nothing paranormal occurred during our visit, and that was ok. 😊
I have never been to Rosehill but grew up in Palatine also on the north side. My grade school was right next to a very old cemetery and I was fascinated with it. It was strictly forbidden but I would slip thru the hedge and disappear inside it at recess. Just the age of the graves and dates were so interesting. This was back in the fifties and it already looked ancient then. I usually got caught but never stopped…😎
It seems like at one time cemeteries were like off limits or forbidden places. I think things are different now and people appreciate history more. Every grave tells a story.
Thanks for the video. I live in the neighborhood where Roseland is located. It’s actually a lovely place to take a walk in the spring, summer and fall. Many beautiful big old trees and water features. They have tours of the cemetery on a periodic basis. The mausoleum is ominous to walk through but so very interesting from a historical perspective. Likewise if you walk through the cemetery with your phone and just search on some of the names you learn so much about Chicago history. Not just the big names but a lot of regular people and the story of their lives at another time. I’ve heard some of the stories about ghosts or hauntings, but have never felt anything on that level. It’s just a bit eerie when you are by yourself and it is a place with thousands of interred dead people. Lots of people use the cemetery to take walks or for running.
I used to live so close I could see the taller graves from across Peterson Ave. Walking around the cemetery was a fun thing to do growing up. Thank you, this was very interesting.
I went there on a haunted cemetery tour in 2018. The little girl's (Lulu Fellows) monument was stuffed with money all over the bottom. It's a shame the statue had damage from the elements. The mother and baby monument was beautiful, but sad. The mausoleum was so big, and really interesting. ❤
I wonder where the money goes when they empty the box. It was empty when I was there. That mausoleum is something else. It was eerie walking around in there.
@StrangeandSinister1 I wondered about the money too! I was surprised to see it was gone, and that the glass box is so steamed up inside. That looks like a pretty big hole where they put the money in ~ no wonder it's so steamy inside! 🤔😥❤️
@StrangeandSinister1 Yeah, it's way more steamed up in your video, it wasn't too bad before, and I don't think that hole was that big before either! I agree, the mausoleum was really creepy too! 😳 👻
When I saw Rose Hill I thought this was the cemetery in Macon GA. That Rose Hill is where my fiance is buried and also my fiance's hero rock legend Greg Allman. Being originally from western suburbs of Chicago, this is very interesting. Thank you for posting ❤ New sub here.
There's lots of cemeteries in America that have several names... there's a Hollywood cemetery in Gastonia NC as well in Hollywood CA and a few other places
Just found your channel the other day and I am absolutely hooked! Sooooo glad I stumbled across ya! Keep up the gnarly work! Born and raised on the northside of Chicago and I honestly never knew about such beautiful history!
That was great! What a place, huge! Beautiful architecture. So much information, I've watched it three times so far. Lol Can't wait for the next one. Thank you
Got to say I love this channel, really interesting stories! After a long day it's great to kick it, put one of these on and relax for a bit. Excellent! Thanks for these
Really liking your channel 😊 I grew up outside of Chicago & between knowing of all the places in your videos so far, plus hearing your accent - I’m all nostalgic 😂 Good luck on growing your channel, can’t wait for more videos! I’m a huge history-slash-paranormal fan 👻
Thoroughly enjoy ur vids … informative, not over the top just factual and ur narration is excellent Thnx for ALL ur hard work and the sharing … it’s appreciated Be well 🐥🇨🇦🐥 Hugs everyone❤❤
I love your fascinating video, it really is something special. Could you please do another video on Rosehill cemetery. This is the first time I came across your videos Loved it.
I grew up in Chicago & heard of this cemetery but never went... As a teenager we would visit a small cemetery off Higgins & I believe Gregory, right near Taft HS & the 90...very old & creepy at night...Also St. Mary's in Hillside, my grandma lived right across from that on Elm street.
I heard of Rose Hill cemetery, I've seen several documentaries about it. Leopold and Loeb were mentioned in this video. I think Clarence Darrow, the lawyer for Leopold and Loeb, was laid to rest at Rose Hill cemetery. I loved the way you presented this story. Keep up the good work!
Thank you. Clarence Darrow is buried in Oak Woods cemetery in Chicago, but I believe the killer's family is buried in Rosehill and possibly Leopold in an unmarked grave. His burial place is unknown though.
@@StrangeandSinister1 I knew Clarence Darrow was buried in Chicago somewhere. I was partially right just got the wrong cemetery. Thank you for the info.
@@StrangeandSinister1 It was always a mystery of where Leopold's body lie or was he disposed of by other means. I understand that members of both families are buried there.
I visited this cemetery in the summer of 2007. One of the most magnificent cemeteries I've ever seen. I genuinely believe this cemetery is an open portal for communication with the dead. Walk quietly and listen closely when you walk these sacred grounds.
Great video and history! I used to live in the Chicago suburbs! Tinley park, and I used to ride my bicycle through Bachelor’s grove cemetery, and I always got the the heebie-jeebies going through there! Now that I live in Tucson Arizona I miss my hometown, my family and friends!
Excellent presentation, so much interesting information.Isn't Charles Schweppe's family interred in the same mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery as John Shedd's family?
@@StrangeandSinister1 Mr. Schweppe's passing is an extremely disturbing case.His mansion on Lake Michigan is still standing and very haunted according to many.
My grandparents, aunt and uncle rest there. My husband, daughters and I were accidentally locked in the cemetery in December 1991. No cell phones. My husband had to climb the fence and walk to a pay phone!
I’ve seen Bobby Franks grave before on a tour but my friend went at a different time and he inquired in the office on where Bobby Franks is buried…. it turns out the office staff is not allowed to tell you where his grave is located. I was chatting with one of the receptionist and asked why is that , and she said it was per instruction from the family. This may 2024 will be 100 years since Bobby has passed away.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Please do. I use to teach at a school in the immediate area. Bobby Frank's home is still standing and it is a BEAUTIFUL structure. The brick fence of Loeb's home is still standing. Three homes sits on the lot. The garage where Leopold's was at is still standing, but you have to look in the back. It will be a 100 years this year. I have been looking for some kind of acknowledgement of the case.
Beautiful mausoleum. Beautiful cemetery. Tysvm for sharing your visits & videos. I feel like I'm visiting also. Be safe. Does have an unusual vibe to it. 👍🏻💜👍🏻
Mostly I was scared of getting lost in there and locked inside of the building because the cemetery's closing time was less than two hours away. Imagine spending the night inside of that mausoleum 😦
I grew up down the block (4900 N. Ravenswood) from there but hadn't heard all the stories about it. In 2008 a friend of mine wanted to find her relatives grave there and we drove in a ways and got out of the car to look around. When we got back in to go the car started but I couldn't put it into gear to leave no matter what I did. Since it was almost closing time and I didn't want to leave the car there overnite I went into the office to find out what to do and they rather ignored me. I guess they'd heard it all before but finally they told me where to find the emergency override so I could get out of there. Wierd place!!! Bigtime energy!!!
Really dig you content. . Thr are a few Amazing and creepy Cemetery's around my home town of Cleveland as well. . Lakeshore Cemetery has some very interesting and said to be Haunted grave sights.
OK, I know where this is .. right across the street from a Target store. There is a solid wall along the north side. I have passed by it many times, ignorant about its history.
Great videos my friend. May the HIGHER POWER bless you... Greetings from sinaloa Mexico. Look up a cemetery we have here it is insane.. jardines de humaya... 🔥
@@StrangeandSinister1 I moved to Alabama when I was younger but man I'd love to be back in northeast Indiana and Illinois again 😭. I miss it. Way different vibe and nothing like the north. So many crazy memories 😅 thank you for uploading. Looking forward to seeing more of your exploring! Be safe 🙏🏻❤️
There is a small cemetery in downtown Cleveland. 9th & Erie St. It isn't maintained, which is so sad. Earliest settlers here. An Indian chief. Wind erosion has really worn the architectural headstones. Small mausoleums have collapsed roofs. Just so sad!
With our cameras everywhere world, the countless captures of ghosts, apparitions, shadow people have convinced me that they are absolutely real, it's not even believe or not believe in ghosts, their a fact of life.
Is Gacy buried at Rosehill? I was a little girl in the 70's, but recall the murder cases. If the clown was real, it might be an employee with a strange sense of humor. I thought the ghost of Gacy as well, until the narrator mentioned the person was alive.
No, Gacy was cremated. The clown was a real person. A driver saw the clown at the cemetery gate late at night and took pics before it ran off. The encounter made Chicago news. If you google "clown at Rosehill cemetery" you'll see it. There's a video too.
I think the clown sightings across the US were in 2016, but I could be wrong. I thought maybe it had something to do with the remake of the movie It, but that didn't hit theaters until 2017.
I grew up not very far from Rosehill (Montrose & Kedzie) and now I don’t work all that far from it either. I also used to live just down the street from it. Pretty wild now thinking about it lol
@@StrangeandSinister1 They used to do night tours there pre pandemic and since it’s EXTREMELY close to my company I went on one and was COMPLETELY blown away by it! There’s a certain headstone there that supposedly if you were to look directly at it then VERY BAD luck or things are supposed to happen to you. I’ve got TONS of pictures and videos of when I went. Maybe see if there’s anything on RUclips regarding this particular cemetery.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro to Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago
1:10 The Beginning of the Cemetery
2:18 The Historic Gatehouse
2:41 The Ghost of a Girl
3:19 The Creepy Clown
3:58 The Ghost of Bobby Franks
5:41 Frances Pearce Stone Monument
7:04 Lulu Fellows Monument
8:09 The Legend of Darius Miller
9:11 The Chapel and Receiving Vault
10:01 The Rosehill Mausoleum
10:46 The Crypt of John G. Shedd
11:03 The Haunted Sears Crypt
11:47 The "Devil's" Grave
12:33 Outro
My mother is buried there she has a pink granite head stone with 2 cats engraved in it. I went to the cemetery and yes it's huge and the entrance is magnificent.
That sounds like a very nice headstone for your mom. It's a huge place with amazing history.
My condolences 🙏 for your loss.
That sounds like a lovely headstone.
Excellent video. I was the police in that district (020) for 13yrs.I have been through every corner of that place at every time of day, even midnights. Never heard or saw anything. However, we did respond to an alarm call at night at the mausoleum. We were met with the keyholder and entered. As we approached the area where the alarm was triggered he stopped in his tracks as we all looked at an open door to the basement. He stated " I have the only key to that door and it was locked when I closed up earlier" I was ready to run down and hopefully get the life scared out of me but the prevailing Sgt. called for the dogs to investigate. OK, P.S. to the story. The dog handler said his K9 was going crazy at a couple areas (scent?) but he couldn't see or find anyone/anything....Who knows, that's my only story......
Wow, that's creepy! Thank you for sharing this. I do remember seeing a winding staircase in the old section that went down to the basement. I didn't go down there.
Do you know of anyone ever getting locked inside the mausoleum or cemetery overnight? I'm sure it's happened. That would be scary as hell getting locked inside that mausoleum.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Funny you ask, my partner and I thought it was someone in the basement-possibly homeless that broke in via window well to gain access. The interesting part is the dog...they are usually right when notifying their handler of someone being there, a person etc.....and the mystery goes on
I wonder if anyone has ever been accidentally locked in there. The mausoleum is so big and it would be hard to find someone walking around in there unless there are cameras. I was worried about getting lost in there and locked in because it was getting close to closing time. It's a fear of mine... getting locked inside a building like that.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Good question, never to my knowledge but on a side note if you can get a look - we may have been lucky at the time (or in uniform) but inside/behind the chapel is a morgue or holding area as you described in the video complete with the sliding trays for the deceased. That was something to see. It is visible through the skylights behind the chapel on the hill if you decide to walk up there (it's underground) I was also told the train would drop numerous bodies from the war off. I believe they blocked off some of the pathways to the tracks besides the elevator that you showed.
Yes, I actually walked on top of the receiving vault mound to film through the dome windows but there was a funeral taking place on the other side, not too far away, and I didn't want to interfere with the service or distract anyone.
As a millennial Chicagoan who was obsessed with local hauntings and ghost stories as a kid, I feel like your channel was made just for me. Great work!
Thank you! 👍
The elevator was used almost daily for decades bringing funeral trains of mourners out from downtown during it's early years. I had blueprints of the station that was torn down in the late 1950s. The station also was a stop for the residents until it was decommissioned in the late 1940s. My great grandfather settled in the area around 1877 or so when the area was it's own town of Andersonville prior to being annexed to Chicago
That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing. I saw a few pictures of what Rosehill Station looked like. Some time in the 1800's, there was a terrible train accident in front of the cemetery gates.
A friend of mine and myself grew up on the East side of the cemetery. We went to school on the West side of the cemetery. We would walk home from school almost daily through it. I knew that place inside and out. We would sit on the wall at night and just watch. I have no ghost stories but I have seen a lot of wild life. Fox, deer, coyotes, racoon, etc.
That's cool. I saw a few deer when I visited.
i love taking bicycle rides though here spring-fall, lots of wild life. I've explored the lil chapel a couple times and it's fascinating, but I've never seen the black and red grave, I'll have to check it out this spring
It's right in front of the mausoleum not far from the water.
So beautiful in its gloominess. My great aunt Ann is buried at Rosehill. Her sister, my grandmother, is buried 30 miles away at Lake Forest Cemetery.
It's a beautiful cemetery.
Yes my friend and i have been there. We wanted to see Bobby Franks grave. That is a huge cemetery. I don't think we even saw the whole thing. Thank you for posting this. Hope you do more cemeteries of Chicago and it's suburbs.
It's massive, and they'll lock you in if you're not out before close. I was able to find most of the graves easily because some are on Google maps. It took me a while to find the Sears memorial in the mausoleum. Yes, I plan to do more cemeteries in the city and burbs.
I wish you would do one on Highgate.
What's the story behind High Gate? The huge toll bridge?
I read about Bobby Franks murder those 2 older kids were rich but what drove them to murder a kid who was poor it doesn't make sense to me I know times were tough even back then
30yr old Chicago native woman here, who still resides in my home city. I used to play at Rosehill cemetery as a girl/preteen with my friend Justine.
Nice. It's a huge cemetery.
That cemetery is incredible. I don't think I could visit it alone, I had an unsettling feeling just watching.
Exploring the mausoleum alone was unsettling. It's really creepy in there.
Have you ever been to the mausoleum at resurrection cemetery? You showed the hallways and I was watching with my father I told him hell no id get lost. Resurrection cemetery is a bit creepy. Some of the statues can be creepy. @@StrangeandSinister1
I haven't been to the one at Resurrection, but it looks interesting. I might check it out. Yes, the one at Rosehill is huge and easy to get lost if you've never been there.
I just went here alone on labor day. The mausoleum was locked though. I really wanted to go in
Fascinating video. This cemetery seems very active with paranormal events. I've never heard of a place so haunted. The "Francis and baby Francis" monument is unique, and sad along with it's story. That mausoleum is extraordinary. The stain glass is gorgeous. Thank you for this amazing video.
Thank you. There are so many unique monuments in this cemetery. It's like visiting a museum.
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YES, I could see it being almost like a museum, or an actual museum, withal of the unique monumental statues and the Mausoleum. Amazing place. Thank you again.
Glad you enjoyed it! I might do another video there in the future and showcase different graves. Maybe more footage of the mausoleum.
I love watching your shows.
I grew up in the Chicago area,I'm learning about things I never knew about.
Your Bachelor's Grove piece brought back memories as that was a hangout at times for us teens and I did see the house
Thank you for checking out my videos. I'm glad you enjoy them.
The architecture of this cemetery alone is enough to make it worth a visit - with the history behind it and the accusations of hauntings, it becomes even more fascinating. Especially intriguing is the collection of mausoleums, and here too, the vast one with 10,000 'occupants' is almost unbelievable! Great recounting, thanks a lot!
Definitely. It's a really interesting cemetery to visit even outside of the haunted stories. So much to see there.
The man who has the "Faces of the Forgotten" channel had a very peculiar experience in the Sears crypt on one of his episodes.
Nothing weird happened inside the Sears crypt when I was there, but it was creepy walking around the building. It's a huge mausoleum.
It looks very big - and silent and creepy!@@StrangeandSinister1
The Shedd crypt is pretty cool. The attention to detail in that building is amazing.
The first time I saw the Sears crypt, I felt like I was going to throw up, pass out or both! As soon as I walked away, I felt fine. My then fiancée wanted to see it, so I went back with him. I suddenly felt sick again. I told him, I have to get away from here! I didn’t have that feeling anywhere else in the mausoleum!
That's weird. Good thing you left. It's definitely creepy in there and I probably wouldn't go alone again. @@avonee1976
American cemeteries are so different than European ones. In Europe there are plants and flowers around graves. Every quarter they can be changed to reflect the current season. Famlies spend time there gardening and some have a playground so the kids can play while parents take care of the graves. We played while our parents were doing genealogy research.
Some of our cemeteries are similar to that but no playgrounds. Graceland cemetery in Chicago (I did a video on it) is park-like. There's a lake and benches, and people spend the afternoon there. In the summer, the flowers and landscaping there is really nice.
I have been to almost every cemetery around Chicago including Rosehill. It can be creepy but it is not 😊haunted. The long hallways in the mausoleums are very creepy. I like walking through graveyards and that one is beautiful. I used to volunteer at bachelor's grove.
It is a beautiful cemetery. Graceland too.
Most of my family is buried there, including my infant daughter, while I was visiting one time there were 3 coyotes coming out of the woods on the West side by Western Avenue, but ever since they made that part of the forest into a park, the coyotes disappeared, the cemetery has a very interesting history, thanks for sharing!yes I do believe that the cemetery is haunted
Thank you for sharing. I was followed by two coyotes at Graceland cemetery while filming, but I didn't see any at Rosehill.
I lived about a mile from there in the 70s-80s. Never been in there. Thank you for this tour. 🤔😉😊
You're welcome.
I've visited Rosehill Cemetery several times. It's one of the first I visited and photographed over 20 years ago when I started documenting cemeteries and teaching classes on cemetery history and symbolism. It's a definite favorite.
It's a beautiful cemetery. I plan to go back some time for another video.
Sinister or not, this cemetery truly has magnificent landmarks!
It’s an interesting place.
Years ago, I took the Chicago Architectural Foundation's CEMETERIES BY BUS tour. We visited Rosehill, Bohemian National, and Graceland. It was so informative that I returned with a friend. Nothing paranormal occurred during our visit, and that was ok. 😊
Nice.
I have never been to Rosehill but grew up in Palatine also on the north side. My grade school was right next to a very old cemetery and I was fascinated with it. It was strictly forbidden but I would slip thru the hedge and disappear inside it at recess. Just the age of the graves and dates were so interesting. This was back in the fifties and it already looked ancient then. I usually got caught but never stopped…😎
It seems like at one time cemeteries were like off limits or forbidden places. I think things are different now and people appreciate history more. Every grave tells a story.
Paddock? Same story with me except it was the 90s and I had to wait until after school to spend time in there because there was a fence!
You rebel 😎
Thanks for the video. I live in the neighborhood where Roseland is located. It’s actually a lovely place to take a walk in the spring, summer and fall. Many beautiful big old trees and water features. They have tours of the cemetery on a periodic basis. The mausoleum is ominous to walk through but so very interesting from a historical perspective. Likewise if you walk through the cemetery with your phone and just search on some of the names you learn so much about Chicago history. Not just the big names but a lot of regular people and the story of their lives at another time. I’ve heard some of the stories about ghosts or hauntings, but have never felt anything on that level. It’s just a bit eerie when you are by yourself and it is a place with thousands of interred dead people. Lots of people use the cemetery to take walks or for running.
It's an interesting place with so many stories. Eventually I plan to do another video on some other graves there.
I drive by twice a day Monday through Friday. This video reminds me that I need to stop and take in the beauty. It's almost fall, so perfect timing.
It's a great place to go for a walk. Check out the mausoleum.
I used to live so close I could see the taller graves from across Peterson Ave. Walking around the cemetery was a fun thing to do growing up. Thank you, this was very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it! It's an interesting place.
What an interesting cemetery! Thank you sharing this. 💖
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. It's a cool place.
I went there on a haunted cemetery tour in 2018. The little girl's (Lulu Fellows) monument was stuffed with money all over the bottom. It's a shame the statue had damage from the elements. The mother and baby monument was beautiful, but sad. The mausoleum was so big, and really interesting. ❤
I wonder where the money goes when they empty the box. It was empty when I was there. That mausoleum is something else. It was eerie walking around in there.
@StrangeandSinister1 I wondered about the money too! I was surprised to see it was gone, and that the glass box is so steamed up inside. That looks like a pretty big hole where they put the money in ~ no wonder it's so steamy inside! 🤔😥❤️
I wanted to get better footage of it but the box was steamed up.
@StrangeandSinister1 Yeah, it's way more steamed up in your video, it wasn't too bad before, and I don't think that hole was that big before either! I agree, the mausoleum was really creepy too! 😳 👻
When I saw Rose Hill I thought this was the cemetery in Macon GA. That Rose Hill is where my fiance is buried and also my fiance's hero rock legend Greg Allman.
Being originally from western suburbs of Chicago, this is very interesting. Thank you for posting ❤ New sub here.
I think there are quite a few cemeteries with that name. Thank you for subbing and watching! I'll have a new video out tomorrow.
There's lots of cemeteries in America that have several names... there's a Hollywood cemetery in Gastonia NC as well in Hollywood CA and a few other places
I'm very glad I found your channel tonight. I'm a cemetery and ghost Enthusiast myself. Bachelors Grove video was very good as well. Thank you !!
Thanks for checking out my channel. I'm gonna do more cemetery videos.
Wow! Such a beautiful place. Thank you for the tour
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's such an interesting place.
Just found your channel the other day and I am absolutely hooked! Sooooo glad I stumbled across ya! Keep up the gnarly work! Born and raised on the northside of Chicago and I honestly never knew about such beautiful history!
Welcome aboard! Thank you for checking out my videos!
That was great! What a place, huge! Beautiful architecture. So much information, I've watched it three times so far. Lol Can't wait for the next one. Thank you
😊 Thank you! It is a huge cemetery with so much to see. The mausoleum was really cool. And creepy.
It’s spooky even in the daytime.
Exploring the mausoleum was really creepy.
It's definitely, haunted
The mausoleum or the cemetery? I had a weird feeling in the mausoleum. It was really creepy in there.
Yes !!! My dad is there. 2004. I was in that cement bldg upstairs and down. Creepy !! My uncle died 2022, was there again..... Flippin creepy.. 👻
Got to say I love this channel, really interesting stories! After a long day it's great to kick it, put one of these on and relax for a bit. Excellent! Thanks for these
Glad you found it relaxing and enjoyable. Thanks for checking out my videos.
Really liking your channel 😊 I grew up outside of Chicago & between knowing of all the places in your videos so far, plus hearing your accent - I’m all nostalgic 😂
Good luck on growing your channel, can’t wait for more videos! I’m a huge history-slash-paranormal fan 👻
Thank you lol. Glad you like them! I'll have a new video out soon.
A new strange stories channel.. I'm excited 👍
🙂 Thanks for checking out my videos!
I have never been there, but I do know it could be haunted. I have been around things like that enough to know anything is possible.
It's worth a visit for the history and the interesting graves. It's a cool place.
Watching from Pakistan and I must say that this cemetery is incredibly sooooo beautiful with amazing history and painful sad stories as well... 😢
It is a beautiful place. Everywhere you look there's something to see there.
@@StrangeandSinister1.... No doubt about it...
Thoroughly enjoy ur vids … informative, not over the top just factual and ur narration is excellent
Thnx for ALL ur hard work and the sharing … it’s appreciated
Be well
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Hugs everyone❤❤
Much appreciated! I'll have a new video out either today or tomorrow.
I love your fascinating video, it really is something special. Could you please do another video on Rosehill cemetery. This is the first time I came across your videos
Loved it.
Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll probably do another video at Rosehill some time.
I grew up in Chicago & heard of this cemetery but never went... As a teenager we would visit a small cemetery off Higgins & I believe Gregory, right near Taft HS & the 90...very old & creepy at night...Also St. Mary's in Hillside, my grandma lived right across from that on Elm street.
Thank you. I'll definitely keep them in mind.
I heard of Rose Hill cemetery, I've seen several documentaries about it. Leopold and Loeb were mentioned in this video. I think Clarence Darrow, the lawyer for Leopold and Loeb, was laid to rest at Rose Hill cemetery.
I loved the way you presented this story. Keep up the good work!
Thank you. Clarence Darrow is buried in Oak Woods cemetery in Chicago, but I believe the killer's family is buried in Rosehill and possibly Leopold in an unmarked grave. His burial place is unknown though.
@@StrangeandSinister1 I knew Clarence Darrow was buried in Chicago somewhere. I was partially right just got the wrong cemetery. Thank you for the info.
Oak Woods looks like it has some really interesting graves.
@@StrangeandSinister1 It was always a mystery of where Leopold's body lie or was he disposed of by other means. I understand that members of both families are buried there.
I like your videos. They are thoughtfully put together and interesting. I've subscribed in the hope of having more in the future. 😊
Awesome, thank you! I’m working on a new video.
Hey mate, love the channel, can you do a playlist of all your vids? Easy to binge and more full plays for the algorithm 👍🇬🇧
I added three playlists. I'll be adding more as the channel grows.
@@StrangeandSinister1 just a chronological one for now and then you you can add to it each time you upload a new vid 👍
I visited this cemetery in the summer of 2007. One of the most magnificent cemeteries I've ever seen. I genuinely believe this cemetery is an open portal for communication with the dead. Walk quietly and listen closely when you walk these sacred grounds.
It's a cool place. I plan to do another video there at some point.
It would be a fascinating place to visit.
There are some amazing monuments there. It's a really interesting place.
Great video and history! I used to live in the Chicago suburbs! Tinley park, and I used to ride my bicycle through Bachelor’s grove cemetery, and I always got the the heebie-jeebies going through there! Now that I live in Tucson Arizona I miss my hometown, my family and friends!
Thank you. I did a video on Bachelors Grove cemetery in case you haven't watched it. I never had anything weird happen there during the day.
@@StrangeandSinister1 that’s right! I saw that video!😎👍
On a summer day it's one of the most peaceful places on earth
Very true.
Excellent presentation, so much interesting information.Isn't Charles Schweppe's family interred in the same mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery as John Shedd's family?
I'm not sure, but it's probably noted on Find A Grave.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Mr. Schweppe's passing is an extremely disturbing case.His mansion on Lake Michigan is still standing and very haunted according to many.
I've been. Haven't seen any ghosts. Need to check out that mausoleum. Thank you for the great video. Bohemian is also cool.
Thanks for watching!
Well done. Thank you for a wonderful presentation
Thank you 😊 It was fun filming it.
My grandparents, aunt and uncle rest there. My husband, daughters and I were accidentally locked in the cemetery in December 1991. No cell phones. My husband had to climb the fence and walk to a pay phone!
Imagine getting locked inside that mausoleum! That would be terrifying. I'm sure it's happened before.
I’ve seen Bobby Franks grave before on a tour but my friend went at a different time and he inquired in the office on where Bobby Franks is buried…. it turns out the office staff is not allowed to tell you where his grave is located. I was chatting with one of the receptionist and asked why is that , and she said it was per instruction from the family. This may 2024 will be 100 years since Bobby has passed away.
It's a sad story. I might do a true crime video on Leopold and Loeb and go more in-depth on the story.
@@StrangeandSinister1 Please do. I use to teach at a school in the immediate area. Bobby Frank's home is still standing and it is a BEAUTIFUL structure. The brick fence of Loeb's home is still standing. Three homes sits on the lot. The garage where Leopold's was at is still standing, but you have to look in the back. It will be a 100 years this year. I have been looking for some kind of acknowledgement of the case.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
fascinating ... we don't live too far away. nicely done presentation
Thanks. You should go check it out some time. It's a great place to go for a walk. You'll see deer roaming the grounds.
I live about a quarter of a mile away and go thru the cemetery frequently. This is the first I've heard of any hauntings.
The Lulu Fellows and Frances Pearce Stone monuments are pretty well known for their haunted legends.
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Always enjoy watching. ❤
Thank you Lisa. I'm working on a new video I should have out soon.
Beautiful mausoleum. Beautiful cemetery. Tysvm for sharing your visits & videos. I feel like I'm visiting also. Be safe. Does have an unusual vibe to it. 👍🏻💜👍🏻
Thank you. The mausoleum had an unusual vibe to it. I won't go back in there alone.
I don't think I'd visit alone either. 😂
Mostly I was scared of getting lost in there and locked inside of the building because the cemetery's closing time was less than two hours away. Imagine spending the night inside of that mausoleum 😦
No. I wouldn't want to be locked in a mausoleum overnight. 🫨
What a beautiful place! I would love to visit there and see the monuments.
You should definitely check it out. There's so much to see there.
I grew up down the block (4900 N. Ravenswood) from there but hadn't heard all the stories about it. In 2008 a friend of mine wanted to find her relatives grave there and we drove in a ways and got out of the car to look around. When we got back in to go the car started but I couldn't put it into gear to leave no matter what I did. Since it was almost closing time and I didn't want to leave the car there overnite I went into the office to find out what to do and they rather ignored me. I guess they'd heard it all before but finally they told me where to find the emergency override so I could get out of there. Wierd place!!! Bigtime energy!!!
Good thing you could get out. I'd be more scared about getting locked inside that mausoleum.
That's quite an impressive entrance.
It's a really cool structure.
This is the coolest cemetery I’ve ever seen.
The stained glass inside the mausoleum was really cool.
Well done. Nice camera work
Thank you very much!
Really dig you content. . Thr are a few Amazing and creepy Cemetery's around my home town of Cleveland as well. . Lakeshore Cemetery has some very interesting and said to be Haunted grave sights.
Very cool! I'll check it out.
Yes I walk thru there and also do 5km walk during October
Nice.
Awesome video. Please do more.
Thank you! I'm working on a new video now. I'll have it out soon.
Fantastic video 👍🏻
Thanks for the visit!
OK, I know where this is .. right across the street from a Target store. There is a solid wall along the north side. I have passed by it many times, ignorant about its history.
It's worth the visit. Great place to go for a walk.
I have family buried in Section P (Schweinfurth/Schafer). I have visited Many times and never experienced anything unusual.
Any relation to George Jacob Schweinfurth?
New subscriber this was fantastic 😊
Awesome! Thanks for subbing!
Interesting history.
It's a cool place. So many memorials with interesting backstories.
Great videos my friend. May the HIGHER POWER bless you... Greetings from sinaloa Mexico. Look up a cemetery we have here it is insane.. jardines de humaya... 🔥
Thank you! I will check it out.
I used to go through this place when I was younger... It is scary 😟
Ever go inside the mausoleum? It's creepy in there.
@@StrangeandSinister1 no I never got to go inside there.... But I definitely will one day 😉
I might go back eventually and do a whole video on just the mausoleum.
@@StrangeandSinister1 I moved to Alabama when I was younger but man I'd love to be back in northeast Indiana and Illinois again 😭. I miss it. Way different vibe and nothing like the north. So many crazy memories 😅 thank you for uploading. Looking forward to seeing more of your exploring! Be safe 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you. I have a new video that will be out tomorrow at some point.
Yes it's haunted. Ghost adventures would be interested in this.
Did you see a ghost there?
Really interesting video, love it.
Thank you very much!
There is a small cemetery in downtown Cleveland. 9th & Erie St. It isn't maintained, which is so sad. Earliest settlers here. An Indian chief. Wind erosion has really worn the architectural headstones. Small mausoleums have collapsed roofs. Just so sad!
That's sad. It sounds like an interesting cemetery.
Love your stories my-man, 🙏🏽 keep them scary-creepy as HELL….too where I’m chewing on my nails all-night in fright!!!!! BOO👻
Thank you 🙂. Will do.
With our cameras everywhere world, the countless captures of ghosts, apparitions, shadow people have convinced me that they are absolutely real, it's not even believe or not believe in ghosts, their a fact of life.
Ah THAT'S why the hauntings! When you mentioned politicians it started to add up. Tortured souls in hell are probably very agitated and not at rest. 😜
I've seen things in that cemetery.
Ghost sightings?
What's really scary is I'm buried there next to my cousins who died on the Eastland
No...and, no. Great vidya! TY.
Thanks for watching!
Wow, this is creepy but it amazes me.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The clown story made me immediately think of John Wayne Gacy.
It's definitely creepy... a mysterious clown running around a cemetery at night.
Is Gacy buried at Rosehill? I was a little girl in the 70's, but recall the murder cases. If the clown was real, it might be an employee with a strange sense of humor.
I thought the ghost of Gacy as well, until the narrator mentioned the person was alive.
No, Gacy was cremated. The clown was a real person. A driver saw the clown at the cemetery gate late at night and took pics before it ran off. The encounter made Chicago news. If you google "clown at Rosehill cemetery" you'll see it. There's a video too.
Around the 2015 time, there was a bunch of sightings of people dressing as clowns across the country, scaring the crap out of everyone.
I think the clown sightings across the US were in 2016, but I could be wrong. I thought maybe it had something to do with the remake of the movie It, but that didn't hit theaters until 2017.
I grew up not very far from Rosehill (Montrose & Kedzie) and now I don’t work all that far from it either. I also used to live just down the street from it. Pretty wild now thinking about it lol
Nice.
@@StrangeandSinister1 You should check out Bohemian National Cemetery. It’s not that far from Rosehill
Do you know of any interesting stories there? I'm covering true crime stories as well.
@@StrangeandSinister1 They used to do night tours there pre pandemic and since it’s EXTREMELY close to my company I went on one and was COMPLETELY blown away by it! There’s a certain headstone there that supposedly if you were to look directly at it then VERY BAD luck or things are supposed to happen to you. I’ve got TONS of pictures and videos of when I went. Maybe see if there’s anything on RUclips regarding this particular cemetery.
The headstone you're referring to is in Rosehill Cemetery or somewhere else?
Interesting😉😉
Thank you! It's a fascinating place with so many interesting monuments.
The. Cemetery is kept very tidy and clean
I noticed that when I was there. No garbage and the grave sites are well kept.
Would love to visit
If you like old cemeteries, it's worth visiting.
Great videos
Glad you like them!
It’s ROSEHILL DRIVE not AVE. WE saw Bobby in a red sweatshirt on the path and he followed us up to the train tracks
Interesting 👍👍
Thank you! It's an interesting cemetery.
oh hell no...clown ghosts? ghosts are terrifying so are clowns...put them together and i would be dead of a heart attack
The clown was a real person. 😬 That would be scary as hell to see running off into the cemetery.
@StrangeandSinister1 oh man that is possibly worse lol
Around 2015, there were tons of people dressing as clowns and scaring the bejeezes out of everyone across the country.
I remember that. I think this clown sighting was before that started.
I've only been to Rosehill a couple times, mostly for Memorial Day events, but I've always wanted to take a day and explore it.
You definitely should, it's a cool place. There are deer walking around too.
Nice story
Thank you!
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Thank you so much 👍
@@StrangeandSinister1 superb narrative captivating videos. .love ur work
I appreciate that.Thank you.
Wow, ty❤
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Like the content ..👏
Thank you!
2004 buriedy dad there. Visit on occasion. It gives me the creeps big time !! Wish my dad and family were not there...
The mausoleum gives me the creeps. I went there alone and got bad vibes walking around in there.
love it too short❤
Some videos will be longer. I'd like to make a few that are 20 to 30 min long.
Yes I believe it
Awesome! I do too.