Yesterday was a beautiful spring day in Minnesota (finally). Perfect timing for a visit to Lakewood Cemetery in south Minneapolis!

'Twas the last day of the 121st state conference of the Minnesota State Society Daughters of the  American Revolution (MNSSDAR), and the final official conference activity was a wreath-laying at the grave of a Real Daughter. A Real Daughter is a woman who joined the DAR as a result of the Revolutionary War service of her own father. (I understand seven Real Daughters are buried in Minnesota.)

Nestled in Lakewood Cemetery is the grave of Frances Elizabeth Danforth Burr King Goodrich. Her father, Joshua Danforth, rose to the rank of lieutenant while serving as a Revolutionary War soldier. Clearly a new stone has been placed atop the original grave marker. On the back of the stone is a brass plate with the DAR insignia confirming Frances Goodrich as a Real Daughter.

A beautiful and peaceful place to visit, Lakewood Cemetery is located in the rolling hills between Lakes Calhoun and Harriet. According to Findagrave 156,543 interments have been made there, including at least 88 "famous" people. Lakewood has an excellent website and mobile app for finding graves at the 250-acre cemetery: http://lakewoodcemetery.com/. I was surprised to find obituaries I'd not found elsewhere posted on the Lakewood site so it's a research source not to be overlooked.