Photographed Events

Westwood Cemetery Annual Cleanup

Annual cleanup at Westwood Cemetery when businessmen took half a day each year, early 1930s

Underground Railroad Monument Dedication

The Rev. Betty Howard, of the Rust United Methodist Church in Oberlin, breaks into tears while singing “ Steal Away ” at the dedication of the Westwood Cemetery's Underground Railroad Monument in Oberlin. Photograph courtesy of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, 1 October 1993.

Letter from First Church minister regarding Underground Railroad Monument

Douglas S. Long to "First Church Friends," 22 September 1993, Pastors and Other Personnel Series, First Church Records, Box 4, O.C.A.

Contents

• Introduction & Photo of Westwood Cemetery
• Historical Summary
• Map of Westwood Cemetery, 1864 from RG 52 - Map Collection
• Photographed Events
• “The Age of Heroes,” Oberlin Alumni Magazine, 27 (June 1931)
• Westwood Cemetery booklet, printed by Oberlin Cemetery Association, 1901.

Notable locations of records relating to Westwood Cemetery in the College Archives:

(Please note that this list is not exhaustive.)

• RG 5 - Office of the Secretary
• RG 31/5 - City of Oberlin

Related Links

• Index of Faculty and Staff buried in Westwood Cemetery
• Photographs taken of Westwood Cemetery
• Westwood: A Historical and Interpretive View of Oberlin's Cemetery