Waldheim Cemetery gate

Built in the 1870s, Waldheim Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois contains significant monuments, including those dedicated to the Haymarket Martyrs and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. This fraternal organization advocated members to 棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄___棄___棄__isit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphan.棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄___棄__ Fraternal organizations, such as the Odd Fellows, provided a sense of community and kinship as well as an opportunity to build connections.