Munster's Burial Sites of Influential People

Because of the combination of architecture, art, nature, wildlife, and untold tales, cemeteries are unlike any other place in the historic environment. This digital cultural resource is a cemeteries map that provides historical context for highlighted locations of notable events or people buried in Munster. Cemeteries were designed to serve as both a shrine and a garden for those who had passed away. Memorial inscriptions, monument design, stone selection, building architecture, and landscape design all shed light on past social customs and events, making a cemetery an invaluable historical resource. As a significant record of the area's social history, each cemetery is also a biography of its society. Many cemeteries have consecrated and non-consecrated sections and some cemeteries are dedicated to a particular religion. Many of our old cemeteries are still used for memorial services and burials. They're coveted as peaceful contemplation locations.