Springdale Cemetery & Mausoleum, Peoria, IL Videos

Join us in raising a salute to the two Medal of Honor winners buried at Springdale. Both fought with the Union Army during the Civil War. Captain Nicholas Geschwind received the honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863. Soldier Horace Capron, Jr., who was killed in action in 1864, was posthumously honored for bravery during combat at Chickahominy and Ashland (Virginia) in 1862. #civilwarera #Springdale1854 #history #Peorians

Want to establish a permanent memorial for your family at Springdale? Build a private mausoleum. Or create a family site or estate with multiple burial plots—a large marker identifies the site and family name, with smaller headstones at each grave. Contact our office at (309) 681-1400 for more details. #Spriingdale1854 #family #community

Dr. George Zeller started his medical career fighting cholera in the Philippines. When he returned to central Illinois, he transformed the culture at the Peoria State Hospital. Watch the video to learn more about this local mental health pioneer who is buried in the Vista Hill section at Springdale. Dr. George Zeller started his medical career fighting cholera in the Philippines. When he returned to central Illinois, he transformed the culture at the Peoria State Hospital. Watch the video to learn more about this local mental health pioneer buried in the Vista Hill section.. #Springdale1854 #history #Peorians

We’re closing out Women’s History Month with one of Peoria’s most prominent historical figures. Lydia Moss Bradley founded Bradley University in 1896 to honor her late husband and their six children, all of whom died young. A dedicated philanthropist, she donated the land on which OSF St. Francis Medical Center now sits, helped establish the first park system in Illinois and built a home to care for widowed and childless women, just to name a few of her endeavors. A pioneer in many areas, Bradley was the first female member of a national bank board in the United States and one of the first American women ever to draft a prenuptial agreement to protect her assets. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1998. Lydia Moss Bradley died in 1908 at age 91. You can visit her grave in the Mt. Prospect section. Her father, Captain Zealy Moss, the only known Revolutionary War solider at Springdale, is also buried there. #springdale1854 #peorians #bradleyuniversity #WomensHistoryMonth

Hotel clerk. Merchant. Union Army colonel. Postmaster. Liquor dealer. Mayor. Was there anything John Warner DIDN’T do? Watch the video for more insights into the life of this multi-talented Springdale resident, known as “The Father of Modern Peoria.” #history #Springdale1854 #Peorians

Herbert Brotherson Jamison, a state champion athlete for Peoria High School, won a silver medal in the 440-yard race at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. After graduating from Princeton University, he returned to Peoria to join the family business before starting his own successful insurance agency. He is buried in the Summit Range South section. #Springdale1854 #PeoriaIL #Peorians

Want to establish a permanent memorial for your family at Springdale? Build a private mausoleum. Or create a family site or estate with multiple burial plots—a large marker identifies the site and family name, with smaller headstones at each grave. Contact our office at (309) 681-1400 for more details. #burial #Springdale1854 #PeoriaIL

Captain Henry Detweiller, a pioneer steamboat captain and Civil War veteran, served as Peoria city treasurer and became the namesake of Detweiller Park. View his video biography to learn more about his life and times, then visit his gravesite in the Summit Range section. #history #civilwar #springdale1854 #peoriail

Historical Resident - Dr. Rudolphus Rouse
He was Peoria’s first physician before Peoria was even officially a town. Meet Dr. Rudolphus Rouse and discover his ties to city government, downtown buildings and even Broadway in Peoria. You can visit his grave in the Middle Valley section at Springdale. #Springdale1854 #peoriail #community

#artist If you’re an art lover in Peoria, here’s a name you should know: Mabel Nortrup Morrill. Born in 1887 in Havana, Illinois, she began training in singing and dancing at age 6. After attending Northwestern University and studying in Europe, she returned to the U.S. to open her own studio of theatre arts. In Peoria, Mabel founded the Peoria Civic Arts Theatre (now Peoria Players) and taught courses for the Art Institute of Peoria. She also served as head of the Theatre Arts Department at Bradley University. You can visit Mabel’s grave in the Hillcrest section. If you’re an art lover in Peoria, here’s a name you should know: Mabel Nortrup Morrill. She founded the Peoria Civic Arts Theatre (now Peoria Players) and served as head of the Theatre Arts Department at Bradley University. Visit her grave in the Hillcrest section. #peoriail #Springdale1854 #artist

Want to establish a permanent memorial for your family at Springdale? Build a private mausoleum. Or create a family site or estate with multiple burial plots—a large marker identifies the site and family name, with smaller headstones at each grave. Contact our office at (309) 681-1400 for more details. #family #springdale1854 #estateplanning

Born into a family of Italian stone carvers, Joseph Petarde began carving himself at age 5. After living and working in Rome, Paris and New York, he eventually made his way to Peoria. Why? Watch and find out. Then visit Petarde’s own (very simply carved) marker in the Lawn Division at Springdale #historicalresident #Springdale1854 #peoriaillinois #stonecarving

Create a permanent memorial for your family at Springdale. You can build a private mausoleum or create a family site or estate with multiple burial plots. Usually, a large marker identifies the site and family name, with smaller headstones at each grave. Contact our office at (309) 681-1400 for more details. #Springdale1854 #cemetery