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Outdoors · Guided cemetery walk
Consolations of Memory
Guided historical cemetery walk for history fans, focused on 1849 cholera and 19th-century mourning customs.
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Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum
- Length
- About 6 hr
- Setting
- Outdoors
- Length
- About 6 hr
- Setting
- Outdoors
What to expect
A guided walk through the cemetery grounds in and around Hotchkiss Chapel, with a new theme each year. This year's tour centers on Dr. Bernard Farrar, who died in the 1849 St. Louis cholera outbreak and was laid to rest at Bellefontaine in 1862. Guests hear about funeral customs of the era and how the dead were remembered by those left behind.
Good to know
- Pre-registration required
- Arrive at the main entrance at your ticket time
- Trolley takes registered guests from the check-in area to Hotchkiss Chapel
- Timeslots 10 AM, 12 PM and 2 PM
Venue
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