Get in the holiday spirit and enter our holiday raffle to win:
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1ST PRIZE: $100 Visa Gift Card
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If you would like to help sell tickets or wish to purchase tickets they will be available at our October general meeting, the Harvest Dinner and our Christmas Open House. Drawing will take place December 15, 2024. Winner need not be present. Email us at thorntonilhs@gmail.com for info or if you need tickets to buy or sell. Tickets are $1 each or 6/$5. Proceeds benefit the Thornton Historical Society. MORE PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Thornton Township Cemetery
The old Thornton Township Cemetery is located South-West of the Village of Thornton, on the North side of Ridge Road, at the far East end of the large Cemetery complex. The site dates back to 1883 and was originally known as the Thornton Burial Ground.
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The Cemetery is open to the public every Monday - Friday from 9AM to 1PM, April 1st through September 30th. The rest of the year it is open by appointment only. Please call (708)596-6040 to arrange a visit.
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The original plot map of the cemetery was lost for more than 60 years. But a copy was discovered in Michigan in 2000. This pamphlet has all known plot names and numbers:
Silurian fossils from the Thornton Quarry. Click image to enlarge.
For more information on the Thornton Township Cemetery please contact the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, http://ssghs.org/wp/