Milestones & Headstones

As part of the National Trust's Heritage Festival, Horsham Library will be conducting two “Milestones & Headstones” tours of the Horsham Cemetery.

The Old Section of Horsham Cemetery

Join the National Trust in celebrating our unique heritage across Australia during the Trust’s 2013 Heritage Festival – “Community Milestones”

In 2013 it will be 100 years since the name of Australia’s new capital city was announced, and the National Trust is exploring ideas of community and milestones. Through talks, tours, exhibitions and events across the country, the National Trust invites everyone to explore our heritage and find out how we shaped Australia.

Locally the Horsham Library is guiding walking tours of the Old Section of the Horsham Cemetery. Two tours will be run, the first – the Daytime Tour – will be 12:30-2:30pm, the second – the Night time Tour will be 6:30-8:30pm. Both tours will be conducted on Saturday 20th April 2013.

The two tours will concentrate on the Old Section of the cemetery, where the tour guide will highlight various headstones and graves depicting local community milestones of historical events and local identities. 
The purpose of the tour is to promote the appreciation of the role of cemeteries and cemetery research in compiling family research and knowledge of local history.

Entry is via the Pioneers Entrance in Kalkee Road, with parking near the Cemetery Trust Office. Refreshments will be available after each tour.

Attendees will need to wear suitable clothes for the weather and enclosed comfortable footwear. 
Also those on the Night time Tour will need to bring a torch or lantern.

Bookings are essential for both tours, and will be taken at the Horsham Branch Library in the Mibus Centre, 28 McLachlan Street in Horsham (Phone 03 5382 5707, email horsham.library@wrlc.org.au). 
Attendees are required to complete a Cemetery Tour Agreement form prior to undertaking the tour.

So remember to keep Saturday 20^th April 2013 clear for either of the “Milestones & Headstones” cemetery walking tours, part of the National Trust Heritage Festival.