Palmer Pioneer Cemetery Tour
Contributed by Bridgette Preston
The Palmer Historical Society, the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery Assn, and Grandmother Raven Productions are pleased to announce their collaboration to present Stories in Stone, A Palmer Pioneer Cemetery Tour. Tickets for the tour go on sale this week through Eventbrite online ticketing. All profits from the tour will go to the Palmer Historical Society and the Pioneer Cemetery Association.
The Stories in Stone Tour will be held July 30 and 31, at 7 pm, at the Pioneer Cemetery. Tickets are $15. Advance ticket sales only and no on-site ticket sales at the cemetery. Due to logistical and insurance criteria, only 40 tickets per tour will be sold, and organizers expect to sell the tour spaces quickly. Tickets are available at: https://palmercemeterytour2.eventbrite.com/.
Bridgette Preston of Grandmother Raven Productions says, “As a 45-year Palmer area resident, I’ve long been fascinated with local history and cemeteries are unique spaces that inspire curiosity about the people, places, and events that have shaped the Palmer landscape. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a number of cemetery tours in the Anchorage, Seattle, Portland, and Boston areas, and I’ve always found the tours quite fascinating and educational. The local Historical Society and Cemetery Assn have been great collaborators in making this first Palmer cemetery tour possible.”
Preston says that the first tour will feature 12 eternal residents; some who were well known and lived very public lives, and some who lived more private lives. This tour will include the stories of an early homesteader, a Colonist, a miner, a farmer, a businessman and woman, a doctor, and more. “I’ve loved learning many new pieces of Palmer history in my tour research,” Preston said.
For more info contact Grandmother Raven Productions at 907-775-2166.
