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​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 2023 Spring Cemetery Walk will be held at Cedar Bluff Cemetery on Saturday, May 20th. 
10:00am-2:00pm
1200 Rural St., Rockford, IL 61107


This event is free to the public with donations accepted. Please practice social distancing while attending this event. 
The 2023 Fall Cemetery Walk will be held at Scandinavian Cemetery on Saturday, September 30th. 
10:00am-2:00pm
1700 Rural St., Rockford, IL 61107


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.



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Photo Credit: Rockford Register Star
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Photo Credit: Rockford Register Star

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