Rockville Cemetery: What’s Past is Always Present
Saturday, September 10, 2016, 9:30 am – 11:30 am.
Rockville Cemetery
1350 Baltimore Rd
Rockville, MD 20851
Discover notable people from the past on a tour guided by historian Eileen McGuckian through beautiful and historic Rockville Cemetery. Names you see on street signs, schools, book covers, and histories have been inscribed here from the 1750s into the 21st century. Buried in Rockville Cemetery are generations of famous and lesser-known people…. all notable. Attitudes about remembrance, grave markers, and burial practices have evolved over the centuries in this colonial, rural, and lawn cemetery.
Co-sponsored by Peerless Rockville and Rockville Cemetery Association, this tour costs $15 for the general public and $10 for Peerless members. As it is limited to 40 people, please reserve your spot with Peerless Rockville at info@peerlessrockville.org or 301-762-0096 or through Eventbrite. Contact Peerless for the member coupon code or to become a member. Confirmation will include parking arrangement and starting point. Wear good walking shoes for paved roads and uneven ground. Tour will go in sunny weather or light sprinkles; in case of storms, tour is postponed to Sunday morning, at the same time. For further information, see www.rockvillecemeterymd.org.
