Cemetery Walks
Each year in mid June the Society selects one of the major cemeteries for the Cemetery Walk. Volunteers select individuals interred in the cemetery, research the person's past, and interpret their findings for those who attend the "walk". The interpreters are often dressed in costumes of the period associated with their subjects. They often bring related items to enhance their presentations given near the gravesites of their chosen individuals.
The walk is free and open to the public.
The 2021 Cemetery Walk will be held at Willwood Burial Park on Saturday, June 5th.
10:00am-2:00pm
7000 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61102
This event is free to the public with donations accepted. Please practice social distancing while attending this event.
Each year in mid June the Society selects one of the major cemeteries for the Cemetery Walk. Volunteers select individuals interred in the cemetery, research the person's past, and interpret their findings for those who attend the "walk". The interpreters are often dressed in costumes of the period associated with their subjects. They often bring related items to enhance their presentations given near the gravesites of their chosen individuals.
The walk is free and open to the public.
The 2021 Cemetery Walk will be held at Willwood Burial Park on Saturday, June 5th.
10:00am-2:00pm
7000 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61102
This event is free to the public with donations accepted. Please practice social distancing while attending this event.
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Cemetery Walks
RHS Members dress in period clothes and provide historical biographies of the lives of prominent or influential people in our city's life. Conducted in a different one of our beautiful cemeteries each year. |
Photo Credit: Rockford Register Star
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Photo Credit: Rockford Register Star
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