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  Relive Montgomery Historic at Cemetery Walk this
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  Everlit. The Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission's cemetery, Walk returns
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  this year to Riverside Cemetery. The event will take place at 7
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  p.m. On Wednesday, October 7th, at the
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  cemetery located at 414 North River Street in Montgomery. This event is
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  free. If it rains, The
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  cemetery walk will take place on Thursday, October 8th, at the same
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  time and location. Guests will be led in small groups through the
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  cemetery on a tour back in time, visiting gravesites with volunteer actors
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  portraying Montgomery settlers and other cemetery residents, a news release from the
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  village said. The Cemetery Walk is geared toward all ages and is
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  not scary, but highlights stories from the lives of people who lived
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  in Montgomery and formed the area's history, the village said. This year's
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  event features a widow who raised her family alone, a nineteenth century
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  traveling salesman who became a millionaire, and a local business owner whose
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  father fought in the Civil War. This year's stories feature family names
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  such as Hurle, Briggs, Watkins, and Beher, the village said. Visitors are
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  welcome to arrive any time between seven and eight PM tours begin
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  at the corner of River and Taylor Streets, located on the southeast
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  side of the Cemetery approximately every ten minutes. Parking is available along
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  River Street near Montgomery Park. Visitors are advised to bring a flashlight
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  and wear sturdy shoes. Old Montgomery's Street signs will be on sale
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  for ten dollars each at the event. Proceeds benefit the Historic Preservation
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  Commission. Dideral Memorial Home will provide complimentary refreshments, the village said. Montgomery's
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  Historic Preservation Commission, a volunteer-led organization committed to preserving the village's history,
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  organizes the Cemetery Walk. For more information, email hpc at montgomrial.org.
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  Event details are available online at montgomrial.org and on the Village of
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  Montgomery's Facebook page.