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Title: Forest Hill Cemetery
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Forest Hill Cemetery
Description: Postcard of Forest Hill Cemetery.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Mausoleum
Description: Partial frontal view of mausoleum located just inside cemetery entrance. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Forest Hill Cemetery
Description: View of road and a few tombstones. Cemetery located at 69th & Troost.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wornall Family Marker
Description: Wornall family marker located at south end of cemetery. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hugh Ward Tombstone
Description: Hugh Ward tombstone. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Robert Gillham Tombstone
Description: Robert Gillham tombstone, located at south end of cemetery. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mausoleum
Description: Full frontal and side view of cemetery mausoleum. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1930
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1957, Page p1111
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 70th Street Terrace south to E. 74th Street and from Paseo Boulevard east to Olive Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Jan. 1936."
Date: 1930/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1941, Page p1111
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 70th Street Terrace south to E. 74th Street and from Paseo Boulevard east to Olive Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Jan. 1936."
Date: 1930/1941
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City
Description: Map of cemetery showing numbered sections, names of streets, and location of vaults. No key to individual plots. Below title: "Homer Reed, President. Organized 1888. George Law, Secretary."
Date: 1888
Object Type: Map

Title: The Guardian of the Confederate Comrades at Westport
Description: Illustration of the memorial to the Confederate dead in the cemetery along with a description of the battle and cemetery.
Date: 1921-08-03
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Bartle, Paige, Pendergast All Call Forest Hill Home
Description: Postcard image of Forest Hill Cemetery (69th & Troost Ave.) and a short article about some of the notable Kansas Citians buried there.
Date: 2011-06-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: General Joseph O. Shelby Undefeated to the Last
Description: Postcard image of the Joseph O. Shelby memorial at Forest Hill Cemetery (69th & Troost) and short article about the military career of General Shelby. The memorial pays homage to Confederate soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Westport.
Date: 2011-01-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: A Modest Rest
Description: Article describing the final resting place of baseball great John "Buck" O'Neil, a modest grave located in Forest Hill Cemetery, near that of his old friend Leroy "Satchel" Paige. O'Neil's last will and testament, as well as his modest lifestyle, are also described in the article.
Date: 2007-01-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Civil War Heritage in Forest Hill Cemetery
Description: Postcard image and brief history of Forest Hill Cemetery. Located at 69th St. and Troost Ave., Forest Hill was incorporated in 1888 and is the resting place of several notable Kansas Citians. The cemetery grounds was also an important location in the Battle of Westport and the site of a Confederate memorial.
Date: 2012-01-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article