A Tale of Two Soldiers

This next article focuses on a couple of the veterans buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Sugar Grove has over 14,800 internments including pets, children, famous generals, and unknown soldiers (“History of Sugar Grove”). The tallest monument in the cemetery belongs to...

Leo Weltz: Father of Sugar Grove Cemetery

This next article in the Sugar Grove Cemetery series focuses on the landscape gardener that designed the layout of Sugar Grove: Leo Weltz. Theodore Leopold (Leo) Weltz was born on January 17, 1825 in Magdeburg, Germany (Prussia) (“History of Sugar Grove”). The social...

Rural Romantic Cemeteries

This article is the first in a new series on the history of Sugar Grove Cemetery, as well as the first step toward the creation of a walking tour video. This first installment focuses on the Rural Romantic style of cemeteries, like Sugar Grove, that came into fruition...