Association of American Cemetery Superintendents

The Association of American Cemetery Superintendents or AACS was an American organization formed in 1887 to share interests and to improve the fields of cemetery design, groundskeeping, and horticulture. It is now called the International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association (ICCF).

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BACK IN 1850'S IN THE TOWN OF MENDOTA, THREE RAILROADS BUT FIRST BACK IN 1850'S IN THE TOWN OF MENDOTA, THREE RAILROADS CONVERGED. TOWN OF MENDOTA, THREE RAILROADS CONVERGED. ITS HISTORY IS PRESERVED IN CONVERGED. ITS HISTORY IS PRESERVED IN LARGE AND SMALL SCALES. ITS HISTORY IS PRESERVED IN LARGE AND SMALL SCALES. >> IT WAS A MAJOR INTERCHANGE LARGE AND SMALL SCALES. >> IT WAS A MAJOR INTERCHANGE POINT FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER. >> IT WAS A MAJOR INTERCHANGE POINT FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER. YOU COULD GO FROM PASSENGERS, POINT FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER. YOU COULD GO FROM PASSENGERS, WHO COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE YOU COULD GO FROM PASSENGERS, WHO COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY FROM HERE. WHO COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY FROM HERE. YOU TAKE A TRAIN FROM CHICAGO, COUNTRY FROM HERE. YOU TAKE A TRAIN FROM CHICAGO, AND YOU COME HERE, AND GO SOUTH YOU TAKE A TRAIN FROM CHICAGO, AND YOU COME HERE, AND GO SOUTH TO NEW ORLEANS OR GO WEST. AND YOU COME HERE, AND GO SOUTH TO NEW ORLEANS OR GO WEST. IT WAS THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST TO NEW ORLEANS OR GO WEST. IT WAS THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST ALSO. IT WAS THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST ALSO. >> BY 1942, THE BUILDING HAD ALSO. >> BY 1942, THE BUILDING HAD BECOME IN SUCH BAD REPAIR THAT >> BY 1942, THE BUILDING HAD BECOME IN SUCH BAD REPAIR THAT THE THEY DECIDED TO TEAR DOWN BECOME IN SUCH BAD REPAIR THAT THE THEY DECIDED TO TEAR DOWN THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE THE THEY DECIDED TO TEAR DOWN THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE BUILDING, AND IT IS -- THIS IS THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE BUILDING, AND IT IS -- THIS IS ONLY LIKE A THIRD OF WHAT THE BUILDING, AND IT IS -- THIS IS ONLY LIKE A THIRD OF WHAT THE BUILDING WAS. ONLY LIKE A THIRD OF WHAT THE BUILDING WAS. I MEAN IT WAS A LARGE, LARGE -- BUILDING WAS. I MEAN IT WAS A LARGE, LARGE -- TWO STORY -- THREE STORY I MEAN IT WAS A LARGE, LARGE -- TWO STORY -- THREE STORY BUILDING. TWO STORY -- THREE STORY BUILDING. >> THIS IS A REPLICA OF MEN DA MENDOTA, THE WAY IT USED TO BE IN THE 30'S AND 40'S. MENDOTA, THE WAY IT USED TO BE IN THE 30'S AND 40'S. THIS WAS BUILT -- IT TOOK ME IN THE 30'S AND 40'S. THIS WAS BUILT -- IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS TO BUILD THIS. THIS WAS BUILT -- IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS TO BUILD THIS. I BUILT IT FROM EIGHT BY TEN THREE YEARS TO BUILD THIS. I BUILT IT FROM EIGHT BY TEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. I BUILT IT FROM EIGHT BY TEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE TRACK IS LAID ORIGINALLY BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE TRACK IS LAID ORIGINALLY JUST THE WAY IT USED TO COME IN THE TRACK IS LAID ORIGINALLY JUST THE WAY IT USED TO COME IN AND OUT OF THE TOWN, AND I AM JUST THE WAY IT USED TO COME IN AND OUT OF THE TOWN, AND I AM DE PICKING THREE RAILROADS THAT AND OUT OF THE TOWN, AND I AM DE PICKING THREE RAILROADS THAT USED TO COME THROUGH MENDOTA, DE PICKING THREE RAILROADS THAT USED TO COME THROUGH MENDOTA, ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, USED TO COME THROUGH MENDOTA, ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND SAINT ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND SAINT PAUL, AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND SAINT PAUL, AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, ACTUALLY CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND PAUL, AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, ACTUALLY CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND SAINT PAUL, THAT WAS THE ACTUALLY CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND SAINT PAUL, THAT WAS THE MILWAUKEE ONE, AND CHICAGO SAINT PAUL, THAT WAS THE MILWAUKEE ONE, AND CHICAGO BURLING TON, QUINCY RAILROAD, AS MILWAUKEE ONE, AND CHICAGO BURLING TON, QUINCY RAILROAD, AS DEPICTED HERE. BURLING TON, QUINCY RAILROAD, AS DEPICTED HERE. INSTEAD OF GOING UNDER AND OVER, DEPICTED HERE. INSTEAD OF GOING UNDER AND OVER, THEY WOULD CROSS HERE AT THE INSTEAD OF GOING UNDER AND OVER, THEY WOULD CROSS HERE AT THE DIAMOND. THEY WOULD CROSS HERE AT THE DIAMOND. WHAT IS UNUSUAL IS TO HAVE FOUR DIAMOND. WHAT IS UNUSUAL IS TO HAVE FOUR LIKE THAT TOGETHER. WHAT IS UNUSUAL IS TO HAVE FOUR LIKE THAT TOGETHER. ALL OAF THE COUNTRY, THEY WOULD LIKE THAT TOGETHER. ALL OAF THE COUNTRY, THEY WOULD HAVE TWO OR MAYBE ONE, ONE OR ALL OAF THE COUNTRY, THEY WOULD HAVE TWO OR MAYBE ONE, ONE OR TWO DIAMONDS, BUT NOT FOUR LIKE HAVE TWO OR MAYBE ONE, ONE OR TWO DIAMONDS, BUT NOT FOUR LIKE THIS. THEN IN THE OUTER ROOM WHICH USED TO GO A BAGGAGE PORCH IS NOW ENCLOSED IN GLASS WINDOWS, USED TO GO A BAGGAGE PORCH IS NOW ENCLOSED IN GLASS WINDOWS, WE HAVE KIND OF THE LABOR AREA, NOW ENCLOSED IN GLASS WINDOWS, WE HAVE KIND OF THE LABOR AREA, THE SIGNS THAT WERE UP IN THE WE HAVE KIND OF THE LABOR AREA, THE SIGNS THAT WERE UP IN THE DEPOT AND ON THE RAIL, THE THE SIGNS THAT WERE UP IN THE DEPOT AND ON THE RAIL, THE RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNS, SWITCH DEPOT AND ON THE RAIL, THE RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNS, SWITCH STAND, JUST BAGGAGE CARTS, RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNS, SWITCH STAND, JUST BAGGAGE CARTS, LUGGAGE, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS STAND, JUST BAGGAGE CARTS, LUGGAGE, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE WANT LUGGAGE, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, RAILROADING LIKE THAT, THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, RAILROADING IS NOT ALL PASSENGER. EVERYBODY TO KNOW, RAILROADING IS NOT ALL PASSENGER. WE DO HAVE HARD LABOR GOING ON, IS NOT ALL PASSENGER. WE DO HAVE HARD LABOR GOING ON, AND MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WE DO HAVE HARD LABOR GOING ON, AND MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LABOR. WE HAVE ON DISPLAY IN AND MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LABOR. WE HAVE ON DISPLAY IN OUR MUSEUM SOMETHING CALLED LABOR. WE HAVE ON DISPLAY IN OUR MUSEUM SOMETHING CALLED SONO-RAIL TO DETECT CRACKS IN OUR MUSEUM SOMETHING CALLED SONO-RAIL TO DETECT CRACKS IN THE TRACKS. . >> THE CB AND Q LOCOMOTIVE WE HAVE OUTSIDE WAS BUILT IN 1923. >> THE CB AND Q LOCOMOTIVE WE HAVE OUTSIDE WAS BUILT IN 1923. THAT LOCOMOTIVE WAS BASICALLY HAVE OUTSIDE WAS BUILT IN 1923. THAT LOCOMOTIVE WAS BASICALLY USED IN FREIGHT SERVICE, AND IT THAT LOCOMOTIVE WAS BASICALLY USED IN FREIGHT SERVICE, AND IT DID RUN THROUGH HERE BACK IN ITS USED IN FREIGHT SERVICE, AND IT DID RUN THROUGH HERE BACK IN ITS HEY DAY, AND THE WEIGH CAR AND DID RUN THROUGH HERE BACK IN ITS HEY DAY, AND THE WEIGH CAR AND CABOOSE ATTACHED TO IT WAS BUILT HEY DAY, AND THE WEIGH CAR AND CABOOSE ATTACHED TO IT WAS BUILT IN 1911. CABOOSE ATTACHED TO IT WAS BUILT IN 1911. TO HAVE WOODEN TRUCKS OR THE IN 1911. TO HAVE WOODEN TRUCKS OR THE WHEEL SETS, THAT'S CALLED TO HAVE WOODEN TRUCKS OR THE WHEEL SETS, THAT'S CALLED TRUCKS, IS VERY FRAGILE, AND THE WHEEL SETS, THAT'S CALLED TRUCKS, IS VERY FRAGILE, AND THE WOOD WEARS OUT OVER TIME. TRUCKS, IS VERY FRAGILE, AND THE WOOD WEARS OUT OVER TIME. IT IS VERY RARE TO HAVE A WOODEN WOOD WEARS OUT OVER TIME. IT IS VERY RARE TO HAVE A WOODEN CABOOSE. IT IS VERY RARE TO HAVE A WOODEN CABOOSE. >> BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY CABOOSE. >> BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY RAILROADS CROMING THROUGH >> BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY RAILROADS CROMING THROUGH MENDOTA, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE RAILROADS CROMING THROUGH MENDOTA, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT EACH ONE OF MENDOTA, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT EACH ONE OF THEM. ABLE TO REPRESENT EACH ONE OF THEM. WE HAVE VERY FEW PIECES, VERY THEM. WE HAVE VERY FEW PIECES, VERY FEW PIECES FROM THE MILWAUKEE. WE HAVE VERY FEW PIECES, VERY FEW PIECES FROM THE MILWAUKEE. WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS FROM THE FEW PIECES FROM THE MILWAUKEE. WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS FROM THE IC, AND OUR MULTITUDE FROM THE WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS FROM THE IC, AND OUR MULTITUDE FROM THE PEOPLE ARE FROM THE Q. IC, AND OUR MULTITUDE FROM THE PEOPLE ARE FROM THE Q. >> IN 1939, THE FAMOUS PEOPLE ARE FROM THE Q. >> IN 1939, THE FAMOUS ILLINOIS -- ZEPHYR RUN CAME >> IN 1939, THE FAMOUS ILLINOIS -- ZEPHYR RUN CAME THROUGH HERE FROM DENVER, ILLINOIS -- ZEPHYR RUN CAME THROUGH HERE FROM DENVER, WORLD'S RECORD RUN. WE ARE IN THE 1940'S TELEGRAPH OFFICE. YOU WILL NOTICE THE DESK TOP HAS OFFICE. YOU WILL NOTICE THE DESK TOP HAS BEEN CUT OUT BECAUSE USUALLY THE YOU WILL NOTICE THE DESK TOP HAS BEEN CUT OUT BECAUSE USUALLY THE OPERATOR HAD TO LEAN FORWARD OUT BEEN CUT OUT BECAUSE USUALLY THE OPERATOR HAD TO LEAN FORWARD OUT OF A WINDOW WHICH WE DON'T HAVE OPERATOR HAD TO LEAN FORWARD OUT OF A WINDOW WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE THE TRAIN TRACKS. OF A WINDOW WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE THE TRAIN TRACKS. >> THIS WAS A RAILROAD TOWN. TO SEE THE TRAIN TRACKS. >> THIS WAS A RAILROAD TOWN. THIS IS HOW MENDOTA GOT STARTED. >> THIS WAS A RAILROAD TOWN. THIS IS HOW MENDOTA GOT STARTED. LIKE MANY OTHER TOWNS, BUT THE THIS IS HOW MENDOTA GOT STARTED. LIKE MANY OTHER TOWNS, BUT THE UNIQUENES ABOUT MENDOTA, ALL LIKE MANY OTHER TOWNS, BUT THE UNIQUENES ABOUT MENDOTA, ALL THREE CONVERGELED HERE RIGHT AT UNIQUENES ABOUT MENDOTA, ALL THREE CONVERGELED HERE RIGHT AT THE HEART OF THE TOWN. THREE CONVERGELED HERE RIGHT AT THE HEART OF THE TOWN. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING. IT IS VERY APPROPRIATE THAT MENDOTA COMES FROM AN INDIAN TERM WHICH MEANS CROSSING OF THE MENDOTA COMES FROM AN INDIAN TERM WHICH MEANS CROSSING OF THE PATH. TERM WHICH MEANS CROSSING OF THE PATH. TO REACH THE UNION DEPOT RAILROAD MUSEUM IN MENDOTA, CALL (815)538-3800.

Background

The first movement to create an association for cemetery superintendents was started in 1886 by eighteen individuals,^[1] and the organization first met in October 1887 in Cincinnati, Ohio under the leadership of Charles Nichols. The foremost purpose of the AACS was educational, and the published works from each annual meeting became much sought-after by librarians and other institutions of learning. These published works were written by cemetery superintendents, illustrating points of importance they would like share with their fellow cemetery superintendents. The Association was devoted to the betterment of cemeteries and their maintenance.

The Association was successful in improving the state of cemeteries across the United States, and in encouraging cemetery superintendents to keep their graveyards well-maintained. One example of the Association’s effect on society would be its improvement of cemeteries in rural America. One of the AACS’s concerns was that of the upkeep of rural cemeteries, and how to improve and gather interest in them. In an instance mentioned in the 20th Annual Convention Proceedings, a member of the AACS described how he motivated a group of cemetery superintendents. This group of cemetery superintendents was composed entirely of women, and they were in charge of an extremely old country church's cemetery.^[2] With the encouragement to improve their graveyard, the committee was motivated and driven to better their cemetery’s appearance and upkeep, resulting in a much more pleasant cemetery. This instance illustrates how the AACS was able to affect whole communities of cemetery superintendents, for this is but one example of the many concerns the AACS had for American cemeteries.

One of the three oldest societies devoted to conserving landscape and cemetery gardening,^[3] and rural art in the United States, the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents still exists today.

Association beginnings

The Association created guidelines for plotting the grounds, headstone size, and material for vaults/monuments. In 1888, Jacob Weidenmann who was a cemetery engineer, published an essay called "Modern Cemeteries: An Essay on the Improvement and Proper Management of Rural Cemeteries".^[4] This essay diagrammed different land plotting techniques, and how to landscape different areas to improve the look of unused plots. In 1890, the AACS created guidelines for headstone size, standardized the height of grave mounds to 4 inches, and limited the amount of monuments on family plots to 1. The AACS also limited the number of vaults in a cemetery and gave recommendations to the best material to build monuments and vaults out of.^[5] These were some of the Associations most monumental improvements to cemeteries because it created guidelines to standardized the look of cemeteries while still having each cemetery be unique to what the superintendent envisioned.

Association development

In the first 20 years of the association, they made great changes to all the cemeteries in their charge. They renovated and cared for the cemeteries by working on the grasses, gravestones, and other aspects of the cemeteries. One group of cemeteries that was unavailable to be helped by the association was the church yards. The church yards don't have superintendents or anyone in charge of them, which is why it was hard for the association to help them. At the Chicago convention, John Thorp had an idea to try and fix the church yards. He wanted to use the local newspaper as a way to spark concern in the community. This didn't work because the local newspapers didn't think cemeteries were worthy news.^[6] Another way that the association worked to help church yards was for the church to appoint a committee of all women and use the motto "Keep Clean". This was to make it hard for people to object to the upkeep of the church yards since it would not be considered an issue for men. The Association wanted to just get people interested in the well being of cemeteries so that the public would have a reason to keep up the cemeteries. ^[7]

International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association

During the first century of operation the Association of American Cemetery superintendents underwent multiple name changes until landing on the International Cemetery, and Funeral Association in 1996. The word cremation was added in 2007 to represent a fuller vision of the goal of the association. The association is made of 9,100 cemeteries, crematoriums, memorials, and other services across the world. It holds conventions and meetings to update people on the laws and regulations along with educational meetings.^[8]

References

^ "The origins of the AACS". Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ "AACS Proceedings of the 20th Annual Convention". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ "AACS Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Convention". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ OCLC 42679950
^ Greene, Meg (2008). Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries. ISBN 978-0822534143.
^ "Our Birthday | ICCFA". iccfa.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Our Birthday | ICCFA". iccfa.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "ICCFA - History of ICCFA".

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