Beneath the sweeping canopy of century-old trees and towering monuments, Forest Home Cemetery celebrated its 175th anniversary on June 25.
The evening gala featured a keynote address by celebrated historian John Gurda, who has spent decades chronicling Milwaukee’s past. He also counts himself among the future residents of the city’s most storied burial ground.
“This may be my last chance to talk in both my first and my last neighborhood,” Gurda said…