Another "seizing the educable moment" post.
The Southeast Chicago Historical Society, which many people from the Ridge follow, has this post today:
"I picked up a few photos this morning from an estate sale in Indiana. Does anyone know anything about crib fire victims from 1909?"
The answer to that is YES, RHS knows all about that incredibly horrible tragedy.
Here is the 2009 RHS newsletter article on that topic. The victims are buried in Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.