Tue, Nov 14 2023 - Guided tour of Decatur Cemetery with additional walk to Glendale Park and surrounding area (View Original Event Details) Trip Leader(s): Gerrilyn Participants: Tracy G, Gerrilyn, Gloria Colley, Dawn B, Joyce T., Jonny, Lynn O., Katherine M, Tom Jarosz (Yah-rosz), Janina Edwards, Allan S, bonnie, Walter, Barbara S

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We had 2 newbies and members from beginners to advanced today who don’t usually attend the same events. That was nice! Volunteer Cathy Vogel spoke to us about the history of the cemetery and some of the people who are buried there. The cemetery, near downtown Decatur, is used as a park with runners, dog walkers, and bird watchers, and has beautiful trees and plants. And of course, people pay respects to their deceased relatives. Volunteers had placed American flags on the graves of veterans in honor of Veterans Day. Lynn O was able to locate the graves of her great-great grandmother, great-grandparents and great aunt that she had never seen before. Joyce’s album is posted to the right. Thank you Joyce. And I hope you are able use the link below to see a photograph I took a few days ago of a mini- waterfall on a wooded path alongside the cemetery that we walked on today. https://share.icloud.com/photos/02cIYv1AWx0HBzbKlBbkCWRPg

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