For the third year in a row, history will come alive in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
On Sunday, October 13, the Delaware County Historical Society will host the Cemetery Walk, in which actors will portray eight prominent Delawareans who are buried there.
This year’s tour will feature a completely new list of historic figures from Delaware, including Dr. Reuben Lamb, a physician who treated soldiers during the War of 1812; John Freeman Church, a Civil War soldier who fought in the Massachusetts 55th Infantry and ancestors included a Hemmings once owned by Thomas Jefferson; Frederick P. Vergon who was a successful agriculturalist and the first breeder of shorthorn cattle in the area. Vergon also built Greenwood Lake and Pleasure Grounds. Also portrayed will be Baroness Viola Lytle Üchtritz, a Delaware, Ohio native who received a musical education at Ohio Wesleyan University and went abroad to study in Berlin, and while there, she met and married Baron Edgar von Üchtritz.
This is a ticketed event. Continuing guided tours will leave every 20 minutes from the front gate (334 S. Sandusky St.); the first tour will start at 1 PM and the last tour will start at 3 PM. Each tour will last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Parking will be available at the cemetery, however there is no handicapped accessibility and the tour will involve some walking over uneven ground. Participants are requested to be at the cemetery at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time so the tour group can assemble.
A limited number of tickets will be available – $20 for adult non members, $10 for society members and $5 for children ages 6 —17. You can purchase tickets and schedule your tour online at www.delawareohiohistory.org. There may be a limited number of walk ins allowed with an additional charge of $5.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 740-369-3831, extension 3.
The Delaware County Historical Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, preserve and sustain interest in the history of Delaware County. The Barn at Stratford is operated by DCHS as an event venue for weddings, corporate meetings and other special occasions. To learn more, visit the venue and society web sites at barnatstratford.org and delawareohiohistory.org.
