SPOOKY FREEMASONS MAUSOLEUM and THE BACK CREMATORIA BURNERS at Acacia Park Cemetery, Norridge, IL

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ACACIA PARK HISTORY:
In the late 1910s the Masonic Fraternity of Chicagoland decided to develop cemeteries that would be limited to Masons, members of the Eastern Star and their families. Street Lightfoot was hired to accomplish this because of his cemetery expertise and background in Masonry. Lightfoot developed the Acacia Park Cemetery on Chicago's north side, and the Cedar Park Cemetery on Chicago's far south side for the Masons.
The newspaper of the day trumpeted the news. The announcement came in the January 18, 1925 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune:
WORLD'S FINEST MAUSOLEUM FOR CHICAGO MASONS
$800,000 Structure to Be in Acacia Cemetery.
Chicago is to have one of the most magnificent mausoleums in the world - a solid marble, concrete and bronze structure - dedicated to Masons and their families. The $800,000 Acacia mausoleum was designed by R.G. Schmidt & Co., of Chicago, who were the architects of Medinah Temple, Medinah Country Club, and other Masonic temples throughout the country.
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The Angel face you see is the Haserot, named “The Angel of Death Victorious". The stoic angel is seated on the marble gravestone of canning entrepreneur Francis Haserot and his family. Holding an extinguished torch upside-down, it represents a symbol of life extinguished. Wings are outstretched and the gaze is straight ahead.
IN THE END, DEATH ALWAYS WINS. LEST THE FACES NOT BE FORGOTTEN...
This channel is focused on casually walking and viewing a handful of the thousands of forgotten names and faces at various cemeteries near and afar. Seeing their faces up close. And when able, telling the stories behind their names.
Most graves are unknown and lost to history.
Some are famous.
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  • @henriettacole2023
    @henriettacole20233 жыл бұрын

    My grandmother always said don’t fear the dead. It’s the living you need to worry about. I always feel at peace when visiting cemeteries.

  • @susanpicchioni2757

    @susanpicchioni2757

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mother used to say “the dead can’t hurt you, so don’t be afraid”.

  • @mariarodriguez8053

    @mariarodriguez8053

    2 жыл бұрын

    So true. The dead is at peace. Evil is still Roaming.

  • @BonzoGal1980

    @BonzoGal1980

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh absolutely. I feel so at peace visiting my family plot in the cemetery.

  • @La_Coniglietta_Regina

    @La_Coniglietta_Regina

    2 жыл бұрын

    My grandmother used too always say, don't fear the dead...their dead! Now get back to your choirs!

  • @daphnehinds5581

    @daphnehinds5581

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your Grandmother was right. I feel very peaceful at cemetaries as well.

  • @gregh6719
    @gregh67192 жыл бұрын

    That upstairs room with the layout you were wondering about. It was set up exactly like a Masonic lodge room. There were chairs for the worshipful master and the senior and junior wardens etc. kind of a celestrial lodge.

  • @orvilleh.larson7581
    @orvilleh.larson75813 жыл бұрын

    I've always regarded a mausoleum as a filing cabinet for the dead

  • @orvilleh.larson7581

    @orvilleh.larson7581

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Lola Briggada Another good comparison!

  • @stephaniecoggins733

    @stephaniecoggins733

    Жыл бұрын

    LoL 😂

  • @linaleblanc8288

    @linaleblanc8288

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha...Good one Mr Orville

  • @ph7715

    @ph7715

    Жыл бұрын

    waste of money. and cemeteries, its peaceful walking thru them, but don't get me started, return nutrients to the soil not contaminate it. stop embalming

  • @bobbyneal8913
    @bobbyneal8913 Жыл бұрын

    TM- I have always loved old cemeteries. Even used to take my kids with me. Brought sandwiches and cold drinks. I'm a old granny now and still love the peace and history that I find in our TX cemeteries!

  • @raallen1468
    @raallen14683 жыл бұрын

    With each of your vids, I am reminded as to how short are our lives & how long is eternity. And.... how soon we ARE forgotten.

  • @TippyPuddles

    @TippyPuddles

    3 жыл бұрын

    My daughter is not have children and when I'm gone, I'll be forgotten within one generation.

  • @Pambo101

    @Pambo101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ann. I too am the last of my family. I have a sister, but we only share our mother.

  • @niteriderband4713

    @niteriderband4713

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, me too. We place such energy to achieving material goals in our short lives only to realize how meaningless they actually are when we are in our graves for eternality. True joy and happiness to savor is more important than wasting time chasing things that give us pain and lose precious time for enjoying life.

  • @mikearreola2609

    @mikearreola2609

    3 жыл бұрын

    Forgotten only here. Never forgotten in Jesus and there with fellow believers

  • @donnar9864

    @donnar9864

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you are trusting Jesus as your Savior, it doesn't matter what happens down here. To die is to be present with Him and you be be rejoicing for eternity... I don't have children and I could care less if I'm remembered down here.. eternity with Jesus is all that matters...

  • @carolhess1796
    @carolhess17963 жыл бұрын

    This absolutely made up my mind not to be placed in a storage facility for the dead nor put in the ground. I want to travel wherever the wind takes me. I've never felt such utter loneliness and despair until you walked the mausoleum and columbarium.

  • @catherinewyrobeck5388

    @catherinewyrobeck5388

    3 жыл бұрын

    My brother wanted to go in the wind...so my son went up in an airplane and spread his ashes from the window. So cool. Have a photo of that and it made me feel soooo good.

  • @razony

    @razony

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup. These places are morbid. Let me fly like an Eagle!

  • @jennjenn4920

    @jennjenn4920

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree..so cold and lonely..

  • @jcgjcg3844

    @jcgjcg3844

    2 жыл бұрын

    Put me in one of these so i can rest peacefully

  • @bluemoon6811

    @bluemoon6811

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jcgjcg3844 I live in a place where 95% of the dead is cremated there is no option for me at all. O would like to be able to go to rest in a little mausoleum on a hilly site but I know it is impossible. Hopefully I go to The Lord in the rapture in my life time. I pray

  • @melanieiwasko4393
    @melanieiwasko43933 жыл бұрын

    Ron the look on your face is priceless when you heard those footsteps! You sure got out of there quick!

  • @forpetessake3532

    @forpetessake3532

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe Ghosts were making those noises ........... creep- O

  • @teresakryvenchuk6205

    @teresakryvenchuk6205

    3 жыл бұрын

    I kept 🤔 ...what if he gets 🔒 in and no cell service.😩😱

  • @breezygomez6880

    @breezygomez6880

    3 жыл бұрын

    You weren't doing anything wrong, you have a right to be there just like the other guys

  • @marionashby2716
    @marionashby27163 жыл бұрын

    I would be worried about getting lost and couldn't find my way out.... The front door closing and spending the night in there.... 😳

  • @trishrowland7782

    @trishrowland7782

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what I was thinking. Something similar happened to me and a friend at the Lexington Cemetery in Kentucky. We weren't aware of the closing time, and got locked in car and all. Not quite the same as getting locked in a mausoleum but somewhat unsettling just the same.

  • @adangochez8400

    @adangochez8400

    3 жыл бұрын

    If that happens to me I would probably get an anxiety attack and passed out maybe it looks really creepy in there 😳

  • @kimtaylor7924
    @kimtaylor79243 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the compass and square is the sign of Free Masonry. The star on the ladies is for the Order of the Eastern Star. The Star and Sword is for the Shriners. Free Masonry does conduct a ceremony when one of their members pass.

  • @Dougland214

    @Dougland214

    Жыл бұрын

    I've always regarded the Freemasons as a Gypsy Union LOL hidden in plain sight and Amazingly beautiful with such gorgeous architectural decadence for the spirits of their proud past...

  • @debrapower8673

    @debrapower8673

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank you.

  • @dianeashworth2311

    @dianeashworth2311

    Жыл бұрын

    I once was at a parade and the Shriners were in costume waving scimitars. Of course the tiny cars were there too. People were clapping when I heard a voice behind me say, “The Shriners are great, but it’s the Masons you can’t trust!” Once again, a know-it-all who has no idea about Masonry is but thinks they do. I’ve had several friends who were the same way and later became Freemasons and told me that they were so wrong about what they had thought. All I know is that when my time comes, I’ll be seeing 1/3 of our Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Edison, Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, Mozart, Simón Bolívar, Mark Twain, Churchill, Hoover, John Elway, John Wayne, and thousands of more. Even all seven of the Ringling brothers. I think I’ll be in pretty good company.

  • @JamesBond-lj6ms

    @JamesBond-lj6ms

    10 ай бұрын

    They conduct a ceremony IF the deceased brother or his family requests it.

  • @PicoAndSepulveda
    @PicoAndSepulveda3 жыл бұрын

    I’m gonna have nightmares tonight. That ritual room is the creepiest thing of all. I was waiting for the lights to start swinging. You’re a brave man.

  • @kathybrown8497

    @kathybrown8497

    3 жыл бұрын

    😅🤣

  • @burntpopcorn7543

    @burntpopcorn7543

    3 жыл бұрын

    He definitely takes his subscribers on adventures.

  • @PicoAndSepulveda

    @PicoAndSepulveda

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ghostcityshelton9378 Will check it out

  • @biarritz84

    @biarritz84

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know I wouldn't be brave enough to walk in there all by myself 😳 Could you imagine being locked in there overnight all alone?😱

  • @johncook8720

    @johncook8720

    3 жыл бұрын

    A fascinating journey...wow. so many ppl at rest here, so quiet. And with the benches n memorial areas, etc, ppl can come and visit their loved ones n ancestors, pray, n spend time with them. Very touching.

  • @prairie1565
    @prairie15653 жыл бұрын

    This place is long overdo for a good cleaning! It would seem the Masons have a large hand in this mosoluem. Good explore.

  • @jenniferholden9397

    @jenniferholden9397

    2 жыл бұрын

    They need to give it a good spring clean, they already have the aprons!

  • @Danny.Spurling
    @Danny.Spurling3 жыл бұрын

    Ok Ron, you scared the $|the out of me when you turned that camera around buddy

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    slip up from the gimbal camera stabilizer, lol. it did an "auto-180". now usually I catch mistakes in editing and delete it...but I can assure you I just plain missed this one, not on purpose. funny tho.

  • @Danny.Spurling

    @Danny.Spurling

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FacesoftheForgotten it was great. Editing that in , or missing it made the experience of this creepy place greater than without it Ron, ...good job.

  • @catherinewyrobeck5388

    @catherinewyrobeck5388

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FacesoftheForgotten That was a gotcha!

  • @j.whiteoak6408

    @j.whiteoak6408

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FacesoftheForgotten I literally jumped outta my skin!! Nearly gave me a heart attack, LOL! ☠️💀👻😱⚰️⚱️

  • @lugenewhittenberger1983

    @lugenewhittenberger1983

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was a tension filled visit. Didn't realize how tense I was until it was over and I relaxed. I, too, jumped when the camera showed him. I almost was done then.😂😂👍

  • @danjohnson4234
    @danjohnson42343 жыл бұрын

    Creepy indeed! It was like watching a horror movie waiting for a demon to jump out! I found it curious that a lot of Mason's buried there! It's possible the Masonic lodge paid for the stained glass. That is their symbol! I've investigated a lot of haunted houses and have never been as scared as watching this! The chapel area upstairs looks similar in layout to a masonic lodge. Great video Ron!

  • @eringemini7091
    @eringemini70913 жыл бұрын

    Very beautiful old Masoleum/Cemetary, & super interesting crematorium! Thanks for bringing us along! The one thing I have never understood about storing bodies in Masoleums is; families tend to forget the generations that go beyond their Great Grandparents. Generally, once these buildings reach 100 yrs old or more, nobody is alive anymore that once owned them, AND, nobody wants to buy these ancient, moldy body-filled crumbling structures. They are usually very old and in need of repair, generally with very little room "left" to inter any new bodies within their walls. If you search long enough on KZread, you'll run across videos of completely abandoned and semi abandoned mausoleums, all because everyone that owned them died, (among other reasons).😔

  • @TippyPuddles
    @TippyPuddles3 жыл бұрын

    The architecture of the Mausoleum is amazing. I'd say nearly impossible to do today. I think it would be cost prohibitive.

  • @jimmartin7881

    @jimmartin7881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very few Masons in the US that could do that kind of work, you'd have to bring in European Masons.

  • @ancestorstalker1707
    @ancestorstalker17073 жыл бұрын

    I'm not one who feels cemeteries are haunted, I don't feel creepy in them and I never feel that kind of energy. I guess the way I see it, if I was/got to be a ghost I wouldn't lurk around my old body... I would be Haunting something more fun, like family members👻🙃

  • @musicgroovin

    @musicgroovin

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's possible if there is something like that, human spirits could be going back and forth between family and their grave/urn/marker. Who says you would have to stick to one location. Most of us don't know how it would all work though. If there are spirits, with that many graves, with thousands of graves, you'd think the odds would be high of some being around there at some point in time.

  • @corallewis3788

    @corallewis3788

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol ancestorstalker!

  • @ancestorstalker1707

    @ancestorstalker1707

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@corallewis3788 😁 I do a lot of genealogy work for myself and others, which led to the name that is absolutely true. Genealogy also leads you straight to cemeteries and forming a fascination with them. ❤

  • @corallewis3788

    @corallewis3788

    3 жыл бұрын

    I will keep you in mind about your work for sure! Ty

  • @Sam-pp1sl

    @Sam-pp1sl

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's rare to a sprit stay with their body,I've seen to sprit and neither were at a graveyard.

  • @reneepauze7210
    @reneepauze72102 жыл бұрын

    18:09 "Where immortal spirits reign" and then...did you hear that? That was me jumping! You totally got me @Faces of the Forgotten....whew!

  • @tiaancloete5133

    @tiaancloete5133

    2 жыл бұрын

    got me there as well damm lol

  • @JohnDoe-px4ko
    @JohnDoe-px4ko3 жыл бұрын

    Talking of butt prints. I once attended a meeting at the local council in the councillors’ committee room. There weren’t enough chairs so I sat on the old and highly waxed, committee table at the back of the room. Meeting over, I got up to leave when I noticed that the wax had melted leaving a detailed imprint in the shape of my backside! Needless to say, I was the last to leave the room - I met the caretaker on his way in! Bet he still wonders to this day, who the culprit was.

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    funny!!!!

  • @purplehaze5977

    @purplehaze5977

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂 😂 So funny bet you still laugh when you think about it x

  • @JohnDoe-px4ko

    @JohnDoe-px4ko

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@purplehaze5977 Now I do - at the time, I was mortified!!

  • @heididietrich9800

    @heididietrich9800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @Myrna611

    @Myrna611

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @agentorange81
    @agentorange812 жыл бұрын

    Ty for fund raising to buy grave stones , its a great pain to me I'm in position I can't buy one for someone close luckily I got the burial paid but knowing people out there care and care enough to try for strangers is touching , I didn't know this until just now in the description ,bless you and those helping in that

  • @milliem1207
    @milliem12073 жыл бұрын

    You are one BRAVE man! That place is so creepy!

  • @mariemorgan7759
    @mariemorgan77593 жыл бұрын

    Strange as it sounds that black and red tile floor is what we had in our Chicago apartment ,in the kitchen,that was built in the 1910s! Great tour, beautiful architecture,but looks so sad some how.🌹

  • @mariehlavacek2675

    @mariehlavacek2675

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very spooky; you are a VERY BRAVE man!! Bless your heart for taking us along.Thank you, I always enjoy your videos. You are so awesome!!! Take care, please stay safe, God bless you!

  • @ronalddaub7965

    @ronalddaub7965

    2 жыл бұрын

    when you're dealing with Freemasons when you see a black and white tile floor or anywhere else it is emblematic of Freemasonry and has to do with the good and bad in life as you step on the white and black tile.

  • @rickf
    @rickf2 жыл бұрын

    I don't think I've ever seen another living person in these places you explore. It definitely adds to the mournful, reflective atmosphere of your videos. Great job, as always!

  • @michaelbruning5786
    @michaelbruning57863 жыл бұрын

    I use to work part time for a friend who did cleaning of Funeral Homes and I would clean the Funeral Home and Mausoleum at the contract he had which was about 3 miles from my house. Use to start at midnight and leave about 4:00 a.m. twice a week. And, yes, they had open coffins almost all the time. the conversations were a little one sided. As for the Mausoleum, it was a bit spooky. Always thought of that show Phantazam bc the coffin placements are high above you. I always got that building done very quickly, as it was poorly lit, especially at night. That Chapel looks like a Masonic "gathering" place and is generally off limits to non Masons.

  • @blueautumn5058

    @blueautumn5058

    2 жыл бұрын

    you could f brought in yur own portable lighting

  • @jeffcos711

    @jeffcos711

    2 жыл бұрын

    yessss the tall man lol n that chrome sphere with drill init

  • @rosielee6221

    @rosielee6221

    Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't clean the place in daylight in my own company, let alone in the dead of the night!!!!!

  • @suedoiron6321
    @suedoiron63213 жыл бұрын

    Newbie on the block. Hello from Montreal Canada !!! I came across " Faces Of The Forgotten " totally by accident and voila I'm hooked ! I love going along with the very handsome host gentleman to cemeteries blanketed warmly with old and new backstories plump soft pillowed with intriguing depth. I've binged a few epi's finding myself at times emotional through human connection. Amazing glimpses of past yores that otherwise one would be invited in any position to view. So here I am of all 60 years gifted of me saying Thank You fore I never ever subscribe to a channel until now. -Sue Montreal, Canada ( Mais oui une francophone ) ⚘

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    wow, now that is a huge compliment!!!! ty

  • @itsthe773guero5

    @itsthe773guero5

    3 жыл бұрын

    bienvenue a" bord madame...Ron est notre pionnier et il est de classe pure...il ya de la familie ici

  • @TheCRSFAN
    @TheCRSFAN3 жыл бұрын

    The white walls reminds me of the Mausoleum in the 70's classic called PHANTASM. Waited for the tall man to come around the corner. Spooky place, Oh, and a darn good movie too.

  • @Tina37212

    @Tina37212

    3 жыл бұрын

    The tall man picked up that casket and threw it in the back of the hearse like it was nothing! LOL.

  • @cathylynn5984

    @cathylynn5984

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking same thing, lol

  • @bobbyneal8913

    @bobbyneal8913

    Жыл бұрын

    TM - loved Phantasm! Great old classic horror, haven't thought of it in years...

  • @aprylrittenhouse4562
    @aprylrittenhouse45623 жыл бұрын

    I was just going to say that i live next to the masonic lodge. Its all over the doors. They are very nice neighbors. Ive never seen an entire mauseleum of them.

  • @autumnjohnson2127
    @autumnjohnson21272 жыл бұрын

    When the camera turned around, that scared the mess out of me. You are brave to go all over this place. It would be too spooky for me. Great video.

  • @leewhite-graham753
    @leewhite-graham7533 жыл бұрын

    Wow this place is massive. The marble workmanship is awe inspiring. I feel sad when you go the older crypts and the flower holders are all empty. Even the dependents are gone.😪

  • @dianeashworth2311

    @dianeashworth2311

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve read that visits to gravesites last for only one generation.

  • @barbaraploetz1004
    @barbaraploetz10042 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate “we” and not “I”. You are taking us along on your tours of history

  • @christinamacaulay6169
    @christinamacaulay61693 жыл бұрын

    I've only recently discovered your channel and really enjoying it. This one was very atmospheric...or should I say spooky. I've shed tears for the babies abused and thanks to you not forgotten. Love from Scotland 🥰

  • @rhiannonmidnight73
    @rhiannonmidnight733 жыл бұрын

    Gosh you sounded so loud on those stairs, couldn't creep up on someone in that place. Certainly does rack up the spooky factor in there! enough to give you the shivers.

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    no so, every sound is super magnified by the marble walls and floors, and the utter silence. it sounded like I was pounding my feet on purpose, but I was not. I don't dramatize my productions, its all real as normal, or abnormal as it naturally happens - FOR REAL.

  • @cherylmahaffey6184

    @cherylmahaffey6184

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking, he should have worn sneakers. Did sound like You were stomping up those stairs to let anyone up there Alive know they had Company. LoL

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cherylmahaffey6184 - no way, it’s all part of the drama!!! 😆

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cherylmahaffey6184 - truth be told, I don’t plan anything. I just go and do it -and whatever happens- happens, I really don’t care because this is not a job, I’m just having fun and taking people along. 😊👍

  • @Seo-Sara97
    @Seo-Sara973 жыл бұрын

    My heart almost jumped out of my chest when the camera was turned around...🤦‍♀️

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    funny, I always edit mistakes like that out, but missed it in final review.. It was the gimbal stabilizer going into a 180 spin mode...yikes... I was like uggg the I saw that in the final live cut.

  • @rodnocker505

    @rodnocker505

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol mine too!!! That freaked me out. I was like yeah Ron that’s one of those ghost messing with you saying stop and get out!🤣🤣🤣😜

  • @candicemaritz3609

    @candicemaritz3609

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol me too🤣. Ron you are brave. No ways would I have gone to investigate that open crypt!!!!

  • @AnthonyOldhandGarcia

    @AnthonyOldhandGarcia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol i did too i kinda of froze.

  • @guardianx1328

    @guardianx1328

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I skip a heartbeat.

  • @marciatrapuzzano8742
    @marciatrapuzzano87422 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing! Architecture was phenomenal! Each crypt so beautifully built. One could say it’s Heavenly! I must say this tour was suspenseful, to say the least. I’m wondering when this was built? The one crypt showed someone was born in 1850 and died in early 1900’s. How did you feel wondering in those halls not knowing what might be for you around the next corner? And when you heard footsteps? This was truly creepy. Loved it!

  • @grannybee
    @grannybee3 жыл бұрын

    I have never seen anything like this. It's gigantic and so beautiful. There's no sign of decay. WOW.

  • @auntyb6313

    @auntyb6313

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh there's decay 😝 it's just enclosed in concrete and marble

  • @bluemoon6811

    @bluemoon6811

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is decay. But humans like to hide the ugly, the smelly and the not so glorious

  • @coops1992

    @coops1992

    Жыл бұрын

    @@auntyb6313 Not really if they were embalmed. There are probably tons of bodies there that are well preserved.

  • @dianabumblebottom4598
    @dianabumblebottom45983 жыл бұрын

    Right as you entered the first dark room and turned on your flash light, a very loud add came on, I jumped out of my skin! Lololol Thank you once again for another amazing video!

  • @deniseyh1h67lfffghloss5
    @deniseyh1h67lfffghloss53 жыл бұрын

    LOL YOU scared the crazy out of me when the camera hit your face

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    slip up from the gimbal camera stabilizer, lol. it did an "auto-180". now usually I catch mistakes in editing and delete it...but I can assure you I just plain missed this one, not on purpose. funny tho.

  • @deannaharby5677

    @deannaharby5677

    3 жыл бұрын

    could you give me the time stamp on this--I missed it !

  • @wandapittaluga5546

    @wandapittaluga5546

    2 жыл бұрын

    Scared me too. I thought something had grabbed you. Love your videos.

  • @sueterwilliger4193
    @sueterwilliger41933 жыл бұрын

    I was on the edge of my seat waiting for a hand to suddenly reach around a curtain or door and grab you!

  • @burntpopcorn7543

    @burntpopcorn7543

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL when he went into that back room of the crematorium I was waiting for the door to suddenly slam shut!

  • @johnbuckles3300

    @johnbuckles3300

    2 жыл бұрын

    You have been watching too many horror flicks, Sue. Lol

  • @nathaliemann3145
    @nathaliemann31452 жыл бұрын

    I discovered your channel just a few days ago and I am simply addicted to it. I am currently binge watching your videos. I find peace while listening to you tell the stories , your respect for the departed is very touching. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us. The world needs more kind people like you.

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow what a great note Nathalie, very inspiring. That one you referenced was pretty spooky, probably The spookiest place I have ever been.

  • @kathybrown8497
    @kathybrown84973 жыл бұрын

    When you asked the man that you saw about midway through, if anyone goes there, I wasn't surprised that he said hardly ever. The dates of so many of the crypts just goes to show that so many decedants are forgotten. The grandiose crypts are for the families/friends. Hopefully the decedants knew that their "treasures were laid up in Heaven."

  • @forpetessake3532

    @forpetessake3532

    3 жыл бұрын

    The thought crossed my mind- that man he spoke with, was he ALIVE?

  • @danpatch4751
    @danpatch47513 жыл бұрын

    What a magnificent structure. 800,000.00 in 1925, imagine the cost today and the amount of time to build, thanks for the great tour.

  • @H2G2_STP

    @H2G2_STP

    2 жыл бұрын

    All that marble at today's prices.... millions

  • @ilanamillion8942
    @ilanamillion89423 жыл бұрын

    I have never seen a columbarium quite like this one. It reminds me of a library. In Britain they have those curtains and at the end of the service, the casket goes via conveyer belt to the crematorium private area.

  • @TippyPuddles

    @TippyPuddles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seems today they cremate before the service. I am so sadden I can't pay my respects to the person. I don't like cremation and would like to see someone in death. I is closure for me.

  • @wendywarrior2264
    @wendywarrior22643 жыл бұрын

    I’d be afraid I wouldn’t find my way out!

  • @lisaknell1809
    @lisaknell18093 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful old mausoleum!! Beautiful marble, gates and stained glass. It makes me sad to see most of the crypts in the old section undecorated. Probably no close family to visit anymore. ☹️

  • @hazelmarycalvillo8296
    @hazelmarycalvillo8296 Жыл бұрын

    A little intense ?...that was absolutely amazing, thank you for a spooky but wonderful visit to the mausoleum, so beautiful.

  • @timwebster6151
    @timwebster61513 жыл бұрын

    These people were very important, the building is fantastic, I’m a builder and to see stuff like that it’s amazing 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 TMW 👍

  • @shelleycampbell623

    @shelleycampbell623

    Жыл бұрын

    Too cool

  • @tomhirons7475
    @tomhirons74753 жыл бұрын

    what a very lonely place to spend eternity.

  • @christian2M
    @christian2M2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the compass and square are the signs of Free Masonry and ''G'' means God. In masonry usually God is called ''The Great Architect of the Universe''. I've just discovered this amazing channel. It is an amazing one. Greetings from East Europe, Romania.

  • @christineschiebel2890
    @christineschiebel28903 жыл бұрын

    Hello Ron. The individual crypts look like mini chapels, beautiful. Also, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain unless it's you.

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    funny! lol

  • @cathycoe6314
    @cathycoe63143 жыл бұрын

    I am learning a lot from your videos. I had never heard the word Columbarium. Now I am informed. I googled for information about it. Very interesting.

  • @lisamartin3734

    @lisamartin3734

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have seen these but I never knew there was a specific name for that area.

  • @noradepaola9971
    @noradepaola99713 жыл бұрын

    If there was anybody on the front side of those crematoria ovens, and they saw your light shining thru, you scared the bejezus out of them!!

  • @karenawagner2691
    @karenawagner26913 жыл бұрын

    This. Place is beautiful inside,so peaceful and quite and so many deceased souls, so many stories .🙏

  • @ritashustitzky2934

    @ritashustitzky2934

    3 жыл бұрын

    Peaceful??? Seemed quiet but not peaceful.

  • @nancycashwell4415
    @nancycashwell44153 жыл бұрын

    I have always loved walking through cemeteries, even as child. It was always telling the stories. My mother her brother (he died very young) and my oldest cousin are buried side by side. The cemetery is one of the oldest in that area. It is on top of a hill. It is called Buena vista( no stop light

  • @annethomer9569

    @annethomer9569

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats sad

  • @j.whiteoak6408

    @j.whiteoak6408

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm very sorry for each of your losses. It does sound like a very lovely place to rest in peace, and I hope that they do. - and Buena Vista means "good view". I have always loved wandering around cemeteries - particularly very old ones. There's so much history about a town one can learn from its cemetery. Kindest regards, JW

  • @jeffgrier8488
    @jeffgrier84883 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking us along on the adventure, the old part of that mausoleum certainly was a bit creepy!

  • @debbiebutler3815
    @debbiebutler38153 жыл бұрын

    That was a great spooky 👻 video tonight I enjoyed it very much♥️🌹✝️🌸❤️🌷

  • @meowsthree
    @meowsthreeАй бұрын

    The marble in this mausoleum is just gorgeous!

  • @ot1402
    @ot14022 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Yes that was spooky, but in the first Building the architecture, stonework and the marble was just hauntingly beautiful. I can see why hardly anyone goes there due to the age of the crypts. Like you said, by the 3rd generation you’ve been forgotten. I appreciate all your hard work and have many more videos to watch. Thanks.

  • @janeanclam1729
    @janeanclam17293 жыл бұрын

    The mausoleum was very spooky, the footsteps. scary!

  • @patriciabuchanan67
    @patriciabuchanan673 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ron, great video! Yes the symbolism is for the masons and the G stands for God. The seats at the front would be for the Grand Master, I know a little as my father was a mason. It isn't cultish as people think, not any more than the Shriners. Thank you for the video, stay safe!! Sorry I forgot to point out, the Star will only be on Womens tombs, known as the Eastern Star, female version of the masons.

  • @kathybrown8497

    @kathybrown8497

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. I wonder, did your father tell you anymore about the Mason's?

  • @jeepgirl6814

    @jeepgirl6814

    3 жыл бұрын

    If its the "female version" as so many r saying, why was my Father Worthy Patron in Eastern Star???

  • @bedilisa

    @bedilisa

    3 жыл бұрын

    Stands for geometry I was told. And the higher degrees know much more.

  • @MysticalMe131

    @MysticalMe131

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ghostcityshelton9378 Wow very interesting. I never knew anything about the Masons. I have heard of them and always wondered about them.

  • @nancisailormoy9135

    @nancisailormoy9135

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think they get the reputation of being a cult because they don't allow people to know what they do or believe. As a Lutheran we were never allowed to be Mason's due to this fact. I don't think there are as many Mason's around today but it is every bit as secretive.

  • @ruialbertocosta1886
    @ruialbertocosta18863 жыл бұрын

    To say it's spooky it's kind of an understatement...to walk into those dark rooms, really? cemetaries are prettier , outdoors, you can hear the sounds of nature but inside that place it's claustrophobia. raised to highest degree.You brave! Thank you again , great filming.

  • @dulcehajjar5826
    @dulcehajjar58263 жыл бұрын

    Awesome !🤗 Thanks Sir 👏 May All Rest In Peace 🙏💐

  • @Dany-oj2jv
    @Dany-oj2jv3 жыл бұрын

    Omg!! I love CRYPT and MAUSOLEUM, especialy the Spooky one, big THANKS again, you make my day bro... thumb's up again!!

  • @richardcameron8759
    @richardcameron87592 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully the Lodge that might own this mausoleum has set up a perpetual fund. The lack of maintenance and that so many lights are not on doesn’t bode well for this place. Seems already semi-abandoned. Sadly these are people who most likely have no one left to remember them. Always say a prayer for the forgotten dead.

  • @danmiller4314
    @danmiller43143 жыл бұрын

    You find the coolest places. Those are the retorts (the actual furnace where the cremation takes place.) Those burners were likely oil and the peep holes were to make sure the burners were actually working and to check to see if any more time was needed for the cremation process, in case the person was large, or the casket was burning evenly. The curtain was so family didn't have to sit during a service and think about the cremation and the retorts and what was about to happen and concentrate more on the service. It was interesting the way you put about all the lives, the dreams or heartache, the good times and things that may of happened in each one of those people's lives. The Mason mausoleum was a real treat. The marble and architecture is so cool. Too bad the ceiling is starting to go. It's usually a sigh of the beginning of the end. Hope they fix it. Thank you.

  • @joyceschuster6657
    @joyceschuster66573 жыл бұрын

    I found this very interesting and just kept thinking as you were exploring that you are quite a brave person.

  • @melanieiwasko4393
    @melanieiwasko43933 жыл бұрын

    I love this stuff so much! I kind of feel like we are investigating something that we're not supposed to. LOL

  • @PicoAndSepulveda

    @PicoAndSepulveda

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that’s the fun part!

  • @melanieiwasko4393

    @melanieiwasko4393

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PicoAndSepulveda exactly! ;)

  • @susandean2676

    @susandean2676

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats the fun part.

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    it is open to the public

  • @melanieiwasko4393

    @melanieiwasko4393

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FacesoftheForgotten I know you would never break the law Ron. The feeling was still so intense watching you investigating the building felt like something was going to jump out.

  • @vickydelmonico8456
    @vickydelmonico84563 жыл бұрын

    This place is fascinating

  • @sandrabrown2132
    @sandrabrown21323 жыл бұрын

    I believe in ghost and spirits . There is no way I would be in that place alone even though I love going through cemeteries and reading headstones. You are brave.

  • @forpetessake3532

    @forpetessake3532

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would also be afraid of the live ones too

  • @dm607

    @dm607

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's not the dead you have to worry about Sandra.

  • @sandrabrown2132

    @sandrabrown2132

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dm607 Maybe in my opinion I think I do. I lived in a haunted house for years. Thank goodness the spirit was not vengeful. I finally realized it wasn’t there to hurt me but to maybe watch over me so I wasn’t afraid. However, I no longer have a spirit as I have moved but it was unnerving.

  • @sheilabock466
    @sheilabock4663 жыл бұрын

    "I'm out." Brought a smile to my face.. Love it. One of your best so far.

  • @ThatMommaSimmer
    @ThatMommaSimmer2 жыл бұрын

    I find cemeteries to be very peaceful but this did give off a much spookier feeling. Something about mausoleums is always creepy but this especially.

  • @LindaBarham
    @LindaBarham2 жыл бұрын

    I swear I was frightened, I almost thought you were going to crawl in that empty crypt. It was pretty creepy, especially behind the furnaces. Why would there be peepholes I wonder.

  • @mainetreelineruguess97

    @mainetreelineruguess97

    2 жыл бұрын

    The viewing holes are to make sure that the body is being cremated properly (hot enough, etc) and for the retort operator to know when the cremation is complete.

  • @fucksampleclearance2106
    @fucksampleclearance21063 жыл бұрын

    these are the videos i live for. no fancy shots, no high end production value. jus a man and his camera. no spooky background music "to add to the atmosphere". what you were filming alone was straight horror movie element through and through. A+ work good sir..

  • @nikkiz.2922
    @nikkiz.29223 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for bringing us along with you, so we can all vicariously share your adventures! ☺

  • @kathyfisher155
    @kathyfisher1553 жыл бұрын

    I’m a new follower & I have to tell you how much I love your channel!!! You’re a gracious, respectful host! Thank you for all you do! 🙏🏼

  • @hattylaird9756
    @hattylaird97563 жыл бұрын

    "There's a butt print" LOL that's exactly what I said.

  • @Pambo101

    @Pambo101

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone else notice in the room with the marble chair with the masons sign above it, that there was no dust on anything? No but prints in that room!

  • @mikearreola2609

    @mikearreola2609

    3 жыл бұрын

    Several. It had at least 2 per bench

  • @beverlykorte8581

    @beverlykorte8581

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cd

  • @cl1071
    @cl10712 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for taking us along on your journeys. I love that you tell true stories along with the detail and locations. Also for letting the deceased person's stories be told.

  • @sabrinaclark9205
    @sabrinaclark92053 жыл бұрын

    I love the work you are doing and the respect you show toward the dead and forgotten. You are deeply admired and respected.

  • @susansmargiassi6594
    @susansmargiassi65943 жыл бұрын

    All your videos are great but this is definitely the best! I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for someone to jump out at you! Such a beautiful place. So many forgotten. Thanks for sharing!

  • @audreybrenneman6128
    @audreybrenneman61283 жыл бұрын

    You scared the crap out of me when you turned the camera around. Those symbols and their history have always intrigued me. I can only imagine how cool it would be to know all that.

  • @Canadiana71
    @Canadiana71 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the loneliest looking mausoleums I've ever seen. So cold. So eerie.

  • @sep2383
    @sep23833 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful mausoleum. The Freemasons are so secretive about their lives and rituals. Is so interesting to see this portion.

  • @amfwelsh
    @amfwelsh3 жыл бұрын

    Usually the coffin would come through curtains after a service and then cremated. I doubt people would wait as an average cremation takes an hour and half and then cooling time before you can cremulate the ashes. Funeral director here

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    yep, thx, makes sense.

  • @marymims8218
    @marymims82183 жыл бұрын

    When you drop the 🔦.I almost jumped out my skin.wow what a good episode

  • @cillieme4381
    @cillieme43813 жыл бұрын

    Well Ron you have spoken about time travel and I think you succeeded .Taking us back in time in the old park of the mausoleum. The fixtures where wonderful almost looked like gas lighting. All the ornate crypts where amazing and slightly creepy, butt print and all lol.

  • @TippyPuddles
    @TippyPuddles3 жыл бұрын

    I was glued to my screen realizing my hand was up to my mouth in suspense. The building architecture was awesome and the suspense of what was around the corner, nerve racking. :0

  • @debrapower8673
    @debrapower86733 жыл бұрын

    Wow Ron, you outdid yourself with this one ! Thanks for taking us along!

  • @4itGrow
    @4itGrow3 жыл бұрын

    Good day everyone!

  • @davidw6852
    @davidw68522 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my favorites! Very intriguing! Did startle me when you flipped the camera around! Also when you heard the footsteps coming twords you! Well done!

  • @Unlike230
    @Unlike2303 жыл бұрын

    LOVE the mosoleum walk throughs. PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE RON. THERE'S A LOT OF PHOTOS IN THERE. LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VIDEOS ALL THE TIME 😊

  • @tresannrn8454
    @tresannrn84542 жыл бұрын

    The Masonic Lodge is very secretive, symbalistic, ritualistic and mysterious. My Grandfather was a Mason in a very small community. They moved into another community nearby, and after attending one meeting, he refused to be involved. Years later, just after his death, the members spent time with his body before the family did. The first thing they ask my Grandmother was " Where is the ring?" The funeral upset my father with the staffs, white apron and gloves and they carried the casket. I'm not trying to judge, it just seemed that they took over as the family stood confused. There was a lack of compassion for our family. Please forgive if I've insulted anyone. My intentions are not to hurt anyone. JFK said many times that secrets were never a good thing...I agree, as full disclosure/explanations, may not have hurt my family as much. ♥️ As for the butt print, it couldn't have been more perfect if a naked butt had made it...lol

  • @robertjeffery6100

    @robertjeffery6100

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thing happened at my uncles funeral

  • @robertjeffery6100

    @robertjeffery6100

    Жыл бұрын

    And my uncle gave me his ring before he passed

  • @letitbesummer6536
    @letitbesummer65363 жыл бұрын

    That mausoleum is very spooky! I couldn’t go in there alone! The echoes and the silence together - Eerie!

  • @tinapresley4286
    @tinapresley42863 жыл бұрын

    The light fixture is so beautiful looks antique for sure!!!

  • @lizbethk540
    @lizbethk5403 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. I love this channel: fascinating, spooky, and interesting! 👍

  • @dongill8769
    @dongill87693 жыл бұрын

    Wow! That place is AMAZING! Love the old mausoleum! The craftsmanship was impeccable!!

  • @paulrickson9796
    @paulrickson97963 жыл бұрын

    We await our entrance through the gate.........

  • @TippyPuddles

    @TippyPuddles

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't mind waiting just a bit longer.

  • @paulrickson9796

    @paulrickson9796

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TippyPuddles The live show is over. No waiting! :)

  • @susienierhaus7007
    @susienierhaus70073 жыл бұрын

    When you where in the old part of the Mausoleum I kept expecting someone to be behind you when you panned the camera around. It felt like you weren’t alone in there. 😳😂

  • @margaretterrebonne9596

    @margaretterrebonne9596

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @suedoiron6321
    @suedoiron63213 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir ! I absolutely enjoyed this journey. Up the stairs, peaking into cracks and beautiful marble etches inside the deafening silences of those of the no longer that speaks volumes. How much do you want to bet me that the janitors room you didn't go in was most probably more beautiful than my whole flat. The pink marble was a treat to even loom. I could go on and on, so much hidden history of the "transformed " libraried exquisitely winning honourable mention. I can hardly wait for our next adventure ! Thank you so much for sharing this with us brother. - Sue Montreal

  • @michelleclark3274
    @michelleclark32743 жыл бұрын

    Definitely in the top 5 of favorite videos you have filmed if not my number one fav. Amazing marble work. Will have to make a point of visiting.

  • @FacesoftheForgotten

    @FacesoftheForgotten

    3 жыл бұрын

    well you will then like my stained glass mausoleum episode next week. stay tuned.

  • @jennifermiller2420
    @jennifermiller24203 жыл бұрын

    YAY! Story Time with Ron

  • @jaygee3652
    @jaygee36523 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love watching your videos and the narration. Thank you for doing this, there is so much history to be learned.

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