One of the reasons Ive loved this channel for years is Caleb's passion for history, and that really shines in videos like this. Beautifully done and thank you for sharing
This is a wonderfully narrated and filmed video of a beautiful cemetery and its memorials and monuments. Rich in history. I enjoyed Caleb. Thank you for sharing.
Years ago when you showed us Charles S. Brown's headstone in an early video, you said you would make a cemetery video at some point. Thank you for not forgetting. I have been waiting for this!
The history of kindergarten in the US is a little more convoluted than you might think. The first kindergarten in the US was founded in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856, and was conducted in German by Margaretha Meyer-Schurz. Elizabeth Palmer Peabody opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. Susan Blow helped to create the first public kindergarten in the US in St. Louis.
Caleb, this is one of your best videos. The tall trees are very impressive considering many of the ice storms St. Louis is famed for has allowed them to survive and thrive.
I love old cemeteries! I've never heard of this one, but from what you've shown it looks right up my alley. I love all the old headstones and monuments with all their symbolic meanings. Thanks for all the historical stories about the people buried there!
I love the sounds of the birds singing in the trees where that is one of the safest and peaceful place for them to live ! My Grandpa and Grandma lived in the country and grandma would sit on her front porch and listen to the birds and when they were gone I would stand in the yard and listen that's what a cementary reminds me of 😐
This reminds me of my childhood. My dad would take us kids on little field trips to give our mother a break. An occasional destination would be the Poughkeepsie rural cemetery. My mother would give us stale bread. There was a pond in the middle of the cemetery and we would feed the ducks. That was always a fun time for me.
What I love most about Cemeteries is that even in the midst of a crowded city, you can be alone there. Even if there are noises and bustle just 50 meters away, everything seems so calm. I always make sure to visit a Graveyard in every town I pass.
This cemetery is a testament to the stone-carver's skill. Beautiful statuary and mausoleums. I too love cemeteries, and have seen everything from the grave of Mozart's sister in Austria to a pioneer cemetery in Oakhurst (formerly Fresno Flats), California. All are fascinating. Excellent job on this wonderful video.
Very interesting change of pace! I've visited several family members graves this summer. Cemeteries are very peaceful places! I enjoyed hearing the stories behind some of the graves you visited. I wish that this sort of information was available for ALL cemeteries. One day all that is left behind is a marker - and it would be immortality to have the stories stored somewhere.
Lovely place. I love old cemeteries. The cemetery in Barre Vermont has lots of statues and tombs carved by the Italian workers from the nearby granite and marble quarries. It is quite amazing. The spire on the Busch tomb reminds me of the one on Notre Dame that was destroyed in the fire.
I'm not usually one for cemeteries, but Bellefontaine Cemetery feels more like a park with gravestones. It is a great place for a peaceful stroll in a beautiful setting.
If you ever travel to Savannah, GA, Bonaventure Cemetery is a must-see destination. I'm looking forward to today's video. I am fascinated by the beauty and rich history of old cemeteries.
I grew up near Brompton Cemetery, in London, England, my first playground. It was pretty run down then (1960s), in a city still recovering after WWII. It had it's fair share of famous people, and a splendid if rather run-down, and then little used necropolis. It was more umkempt and sort of an accidental wildlife haven, and the mausoleums, tombs and their monuments were much more crammed together. It's been cleaned up a lot now and looks better, though not as neat as yours. What a beautiful spot. Thank you for sharing it with us. And what a magnificent bridge. Awesome.
Thank you for this - I love it. Been watching all your videos. My book The Red Granite Confessional is set in the Tower Grove Park area of St. Louis - Grand Blvd, Pestalozzi St., and Gustine's Market on Gustine Ave. An entire chapter takes place in the Bellefontaine Cemetery - a truly great place with an incredible amount notables through history at rest there.
Thank you for showing this. I used to visit cemeteries andvran across some strange epitaphs. One in Nova Scotia was "Beneath this stone lies noble John Round, Lost at sea and never found" another was "She sought the leak by candlelight" Strange but true and thank you again.
Beautiful cemetery, so filled with history. It reminds me in a small scale of Pere Lachaise in Paris and Recoleta in Buenos Aires. Two great cemeteries worth visiting.
Thank you for this fabulous tour! I live in Bangor Maine and the Mount Hope Cemetery is the 2nd garden cemetery in the US. I agree that they are a wonderful place to stroll and reflect.
This was so super enjoyable, informative and absolutely beautifully narrated---well done! I live in RVA and love wondering Hollywood Cemetery--so much history and art! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the tour, Caleb. I travel often and often seek out cemeteries. While my favorite may be Hollywood cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, my home town Bellefontaine cemetery is very special. John Bethel, Missouri
Absolutely amazing. I love the history of the cemeteries around the world. Very beautiful and lovely cemetery. Thank you for sharing and God Bless you and your family. 🥰
This is one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY is another magnificent one that even has catacombs. Old cemeteries are beautiful because they were meant to be park like so relatives of the deceased could have a picnic when they visited their loved ones graves as well. At some point these old, magnificent cemeteries may have to start charging admission to the older sections so they may be maintained. Beautiful work on presentation
Wow! This video was absolutely wonderful, beautiful, peaceful, and educational. I put this in your top 5 Super Best. Thank you again Caleb. And to the folks dressed perfectly with the times. (Historical Sewest here)
I love old cemeteries too. Where I used to live in S.E. Washington, there are many 'family cemetaries' located on their farm land. I'd have to walk quite a way sometimes to reach them, but what a source of history. So many deaths of young kids as well as older adults. The oldest grave I found was 1847. The oldest cemetery was est. 1758. I'm thankful the plots have been spared the encroachment of civilization.
Totally fascinating! I love all parts of history and the stories of some of the graves in this cemetery are truly wonderful. Thank you for a great video.
Incredible, thank you for sharing. I was always scared of cemeteries until on vacation a family member took me to a cemetery that had over 200 years of our family members were laid and now I stop at cemeteries all over the world.
Caleb! What a beautiful place! Thank you for sharing. I used to walk to the nearby cemetery in my small home town. Nothing like St Louis! I marveled at the art work even on simple graves. How I would love to see your home and all the sights there. Alas! I live in Oregon. Rather a long trip and more than my pocket can manage. God bless you!
Caleb, this presentation was BEAUTIFUL ! Well done, Sir. I eat up historical stuff, Love it ! So much History and Amazing Souls here. Also I am a huge Frank Lloyd Wright Fan, Love his works. Thank You so much for this one.
Recently my friend and I visited a cemetery in our area that has a unique distinction. It contains the smallest state park in Texas. The park is .006 acres and containes 3 graves and one obelisk. It is the graves of Elizabeth Crockett and 2 of her children. She was the widow of Davy Crockett who died at the Alamo. The obelisk holds a statue of her looking in the distance for Davy to come home. There is a fence around it so you can't enter it but it's definitely a nice place to stop. Thank you for the trip through your cemetery. There is definitely a lot of history when you're willing to look for it.
I follow several pages that are cemetary pages. You did a FANTASTIC job on this, Kaleb! I loved it, and I appreciate your research, and info...thank you.
So well done, Kaleb! Thank you for the tour of this lovely place. I've seen several videos of various parts of Bellfontaine Cemetery and it's a place I have had on my list to visit if I ever get to St Louis. If you love old cemeteries and you're ever near Rochester NY, stop and take a tour of Mt Hope Cemetery. It was the first municipal cemetery in the country and opened in 1838 and is a magnificent Victorian cemetery with many notables buried there.
What a wonderful insightful and touching video. Thank you for taking the time to present this fascinating place to us. It shows how deep your interest in the history of your city goes. Not to mention how really beautiful this cemetery is.
I m allways amazed by American dimensions....87000 graves in one gravyard...unbelieveable...so many ppl...so many lives...so many stories...Thank you Caleb for sharing these wonderfull pictures and stories with us.... Greetings from Belgium
I agree, Bellefontaine is a tranquil and inspiring location. I visit as often as I can, and have plans in place to rest there after life in the Fairbrother family plot. Have you seen the precious statue of two brothers reading to each other? You did an exceptional job of presenting this video. Thank you for all you do to highlight St.. Louis history.
Wow. That was so well done, informative and moving. Kaleb, you are a treasure! Thank you so much for making this video and sharing it with all of us. ❤️
Hi Kaleb 👋😊 what a surprise to see a video up. Well anyway here in Louisville Kentucky in the Highlands neighborhood we have a cemetery call Cave Hill Cemetery its were lots of celebrities are buried and the civil war soldiers were buried. You need to be something special or with a lot of money to be buried there. It's a really old cemetery since 1860. Thanks for sharing this. Im watching on cable Leprechaun 2.
Wow! Caleb, that video was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing that with us. I have never been to St. Louis, but have driven by on interstate close enough to see the Arch. Maybe one day I can take a visit to your city. Maybe even rent a room in your beautiful restored house.
I've always enjoyed touring cemeteries, especially looking at spectacular tombstones. One. Located in a small cemetery next to a tiny town was a full sized manual pump organ complete in all details. Another was a huge limestone tree stump about 16 feet tall and crowned with a life sized eagle. That one even had an insciption from the three children saying they spent over $300 to have it carved.
This past weekend I went to my niece's soccer game and our soccer park is next to the old cemetery. My sister said I probably wanted to go see it and the kids just looked at me like I was crazy. But it's really really old and has huge trees. I told them I liked looking/reading the tombstones since I was a kid. They probably think I'm crazy but I do.
Wow. This was absolutely beautifully filmed and narrated Caleb. Thank you for sharing this amazing cemetery. I love visiting beautiful cemeteries, and I can’t wait to visit this one. Seriously professional work by the way.
2 blocks from my house is the Tacoma pioneer cemetery. I will have to check again, but, I believe the oldest grave there is dated 1836. Many of the graves from that era reflect the tragic reality of child mortality. It seems if you made it past 6 years old you actually had a fighting chance.
