Cities of the Dead: Historic Cemeteries Bus Tour

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Cities of the Dead
Historic Cemeteries Bus Tour Scheduled for October 7 – Tickets On-sale Now

Pieces of Bartow County’s history can be found throughout its numerous cemeteries. These “cities of the dead” tell us much about how people in the past formed communities, expressed their faith, and confronted death. Cemeteries have evolved over time to reflect the values and practices of each succeeding generation of Bartow Countians. From prehistoric Native American burials to modern day perpetual care memorial gardens, Bartow County’s landscape contains rich examples of how these adaptations played out locally.

The Bartow History Museum invites you to join Dr. Keith Hebert, Auburn University history professor and Bartow County native, on Saturday, October 7, for a tour to several historic cemeteries throughout Bartow County. Dr. Hebert will highlight changes in funerary customs across the ages and dig into the lives of those interred on these sacred grounds. Stories and legends of pioneers, slaves, soldiers, criminals, and more will be shared as we learn more about our final destinations.

The tour will begin at 9 a.m. and return to the museum by approximately 4 p.m. The tour will include drive-bys or stops at Etowah Indian Mounds, Sunset Memory Gardens, Euharlee’s Presbyterian and Black Pioneer cemeteries, Kingston Cemetery, East View Cemetery, Pine Log Methodist Church Cemetery, the Corra Harris burial chapel, and more. “We hope you will find this bus tour a great way to experience history”, says Trey Gaines, Director of the Bartow History Museum. Tickets are $40 for members of the Bartow History Museum and $45 for non-members. Tickets include charter bus transportation, tour guide, lunch, snacks, and a souvenir tour book. Purchase your ticket at www.BartowHistoryMuseum.org.

This event is sponsored by Parnick Jennings Funeral Home.

About Bartow History Museum
The Bartow History Museum, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville, Georgia, documents the history of northwest Georgia’s Bartow County, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area’s primary residents. Artifacts, photographs, documents, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults, children, families, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs, documents, newspapers, rare books, genealogy records, oral history interviews, and more. For additional information, visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.