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Thursday 11 April 2013

Approaching milestone

Just a reminder, as time is drawing near for the Horsham Library’s guided 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.

The “Milestones & Headstones” cemetery walking tours, are part of the 2013 National Trust Community Heritage Festival, 18 April-19 May 2013.

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