Hi Everyone,
The summer series of cemetery tours of Snohomish County and
vicinity is continuing. Two tours have already taken place, the third
(Snohomish and Machias) is this Saturday, August 18. General
information
for the whole series is given below, please see the specific
information
shown on the schedule for August 18th. The series is sponsored by the
Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, the Washington Cemetery Project
(
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wa/wacem.htm), and by
Washington GenWeb. Tours are led by Kevin Fraley and Laura Sparr.
The tours will visit eight to nine cemeteries each, and will be
held on Saturdays beginning promptly at 10 AM. A number of the
cemeteries we will visit are not well known, and some have fascinating
histories. Everyone is welcome, please bring good walking footwear
and be prepared for the weather, we will go rain or shine. At each
cemetery visited, we will discuss the history of the cemetery and all
names by which the cemetery has been known, visit points of interest
including burial places of prominent persons, and take a brief walking
tour of the grounds. We expect each tour to take about 6-7 hours, and
we will try to work out carpool and lunch arrangements as the group
desires. We request a 5 dollar donation per tour, all proceeds to
benefit the Sno-Isle GS library in Edmonds.
Schedule:
June 23
Cemeteries of Edmonds, Shoreline, Brier, Bothell, & Woodinville
We visited 11 cemeteries on this tour.
July 21
Cemeteries of Mukilteo & Everett
We visited 8 cemeteries on this tour.
August 18
Cemeteries of Snohomish & Machias
We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place is
McCollum County Park, on 128th St. SE (State Highway 96) one
quarter mile East of Interstate 5 between Everett and Mill Creek.
We will meet at 10AM in the parking lot closest to the freeway,
right in front of the swimming pool. Latecomers can join the tour
at its first stop, Marshland Cemetery, which is difficult to find but
located on the SE side of Seattle Hill Road (State Highway 96) at
about the 12200 block.
September 15
Cemeteries of Marysville, Tulalip I.R., Arlington, & Silvana
We expect to visit 9 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be
announced.
October 13
Cemeteries of Stanwood & Camano Island
We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be
announced.
If you think you will be coming, please let Kevin or Laura know
at the e-mail addresses or telephone numbers shown below. If your
plans are "last minute," that is all right too, just show up at the
announced time and place. Feel free to cantact us for further
information. We look forward to seeing you!
Kevin Fraley
Swimref(a)cmc.net
Laura Pemberton Sparr
LauraGNG(a)aol.com
425-337-2476