Cemetery Tour at the Woodland City Cemetery on September 12th from 9am until 1pm.
Who hasn’t wondered about the people buried below as you walk through a cemetery? On Saturday, September 12, 2009, as part of Stroll Through History, Woodland’s City Cemetery on West Street will “come alive” with costumed characters portraying former heroes, pioneers, politicians to everyday citizens and even a few scoundrels. Many of the permanent “residents” will be telling the public how they lived and died in the City of Trees during the late 1800’s and the first half of the 1900’s. During your self-guided tour through the cemetery, you will “meet” Frank and Gertrude Freeman, the founding couple of Woodland, talk with Mary Frances Gaither, a nurse and midwife, hear the history of the Wohlfrom family (right outside their mausoleum), meet the founder of Woodland’s oldest club, learn from Mrs. Amelia Jackson about Byron Jackson’s world-altering invention and about many, many more whose remains are at this cemetery. You will leave with an intimate sense of what life was really like for those living not that long ago and a feeling of Woodland’s significance in history. So come join us at the City Cemetery on Saturday, September 12th from 9:00am until 1:00pm and “meet” the special characters that you will find there. Bring your love of a good story, your appreciation for history and your sense of adventure! Admittance is free.