As part of Western Michigan Genealogical Societys 60th anniversary celebration they are hosting a very special guided walking tour of the historic Oak Hill Cemetery in southeast Grand Rapids. Here are the highlights! Saturday, August 2, 2014 (Rain Date: Sunday, August 3, 2014); 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Oak Hill (South) Cemetery, 647 Hall Street S.E. Optional $10.00 boxed lunch picnic in the cemetery to follow the tour at noon. Thomas R. Dilley, local historian and cemetery history expert, will lead the WMGS members on a walk through the wonders of Oak Hill Cemetery. As the first and best local exemplar of the park cemetery format, Oak Hill offers fine examples of late 19th and 20th century design in both its layout and design, and the many beautiful monuments and structures found there. It is at Oak Hill where the often ebullient taste for elaborate memorial design of the late Victorian age is most openly expressed, and it is here that many of the leaders in the early growth of Grand Rapids chose their final resting places. During the walk, the art and architecture of Oak Hill, as well as some of the stories of those interred will be discussed. Questions during the entire walk are encouraged.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:10:23 +0000
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