All three generations of Ludwig/Louis* Wolffs are interred at Graceland. Ludwig Sr is entombed in this sunken mausoleum on the far northern side of the cemetery while his son Louis Jr and grandson Louis III are buried together on a family lot near the southeastern corner of the cemetery, memorialized by this unique stone. The […]
Norine Hanna “Nora” Baker Boettcher October 1871 – 30 December 1903 This is the second and final article about victims of the Iroquois Theater Fire buried at Concordia. Please see the previous entry for an overview of the fire and links for more information. Nora was born in Virginia to a Canadian-born father and a […]
Victim of the Iroquois Theater Fire February 1869 – 30 December 1903 The Iroquois Theater Fire was and remains the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest single-building fire in US history (though if you count the World Trade Center as a fire, it is of course the deadliest). 602 people lost their lives in the […]