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Talking Tombstones: Second Annual Live Historic Sugar Grove Cemetery Walk

October 8, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

People are dying to get in for our second annual cemetery walk, just ask your friends! To learn more or purchase your tickets, please visit https://tombstones22.eventbrite.com

Experience the personal stories of some of Clinton County’s famous and historical citizens who now lie at rest among the landscape of this beautiful “outdoor museum” called Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Join the History Center for self-guided walking tours to meet many of the people who made Clinton County what it is today.

Costumed interpreters will represent residents from the past and await you at their gravestones.

U.S. Congressional Representative, Matthew Rombach Denver, George M. Austin – Wilmington physician and world renowned geologist and archaeologist, Judge Charles Kirk & Mrs. Dorothy Kirk, Commodore William Fitzhugh, the Sabin Family— and many more will be there!

Bring the entire family to enjoy this unique historical experience, open to all ages!

  • Self-guided tours depart every 15 minutes during the event. Please arrive promptly 5-10 minutes prior to your ticketed time for check-in purposes.

Comfortable walking shoes are encouraged. Limited golf cart transportation shuttle stops will be available for those with restricted mobility. Handicap parking will be inside the cemetery gates, all other parking will be located along Truesdell and Mulberry Streets as well as the parking lot near the bike path (parking map coming soon).

Pre-sale tickets are available online or for purchase at the History Center at 149 E. Locust St. from September 2- Oct 1. Physical tickets can be purchased beginning September 2 at the Center weekly, Wednesday-Friday 9-11 a.m. or 1-4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. We will also have tickets for sale at our booth at the Clinton Co. Corn Festival (September 9-11).

Pre-Sale Ticket Costs:

$20 | Non-Members

$10 | Members ($10.00 off as a result of an active membership) Use *PROMO CODE*

Children 10 or younger enter for FREE with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Please Note – if you desire to pay by cash or check, please call our office at 937-382-4684 to reserve your ticket(s) and secure payment.

Limited amount of day-of-event tickets will be available onsite at the cemetery, Sat. Oct 8: Active History Center members cost is $15, non-members will cost $25 at the gates.

Details

Date:
October 8, 2022
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Website:
https://tombstones22.eventbrite.com

Organizer

Clinton County Historical Society

Venue

Sugar Grove Cemetery
297 W. Truesdell Street
Wilmington, OH 45177 United States
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