Friends of
Bohemian National Cemetery
Presentations
Historic film footage of some scenes and events at the cemetery including music.
The movie is 29 minutes in length and is in mp4 format. (455Mb) size of .
Lasting Images: History of the J.A. Dedouch Company.
Joseph Dedouch, a Bohemian immigrant, developed the technique of printing photographs on porcelain. They proved quite popular and are seen on grave markers throughout BNC, including his.
This is an edited mp4 movie (74 Mb) of a zoom presentation by Rachel Berlinski, Operations Manager at Oak Park River Forest Museum. The presentation was given in August of 2020
The full meeting is also available (120 Mb)
Bohemian National Cemetery
Honors our Soldiers and Veterans
Chuck Michalek, Friends of BNC Special Projects Chair and BNCA Trustee presented the program on over a century of BNC's war monuments and veteran grave markers. The program was given August 23, 2020
His illustrated talk includes a look at BNC's long tradition of celebrating Memorial Day and rare film footage of the 1952 dedication of the World Wars I and II Memorial.
The edited presentation is in a mp4 format (485 Mb).
The full meeting is also available (612 Mb)
Trees and Shrubs of Bohemian National Cemetery
Trees and Shrubs of Bohemian National Cemetery was given on line by our guest presenter Bob Porter. Mr. Porter is from the North Park Village Nature Center.
Bob shared his knowledge of the trees and flora of Bohemian National Cemetery and the surrounding area. The presentaion was part of the Zoom meeting. You can see the presentation through the Facebook video Here _ Zoom meeting and Presentation.
The meeting was 50 minutes long. Be sure to hit the play arrow to start the video. The picture will change as the presentation starts. The presentation begins at 2:30 minutes from the start.
