Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
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Monday August 18 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Tuesday August 19 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Faith and Friends Annual Walking Tour at Woodland Cemetery
Join us for the Faith and Friends Annual Walking Tour at Woodland! For more than 180 years, Woodland Cemetery has stood as a hallowed sanctuary for eternal peace, safeguarding the remains of over 112,000 individuals. It serves as the final resting place for many of Dayt......More
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Thursday August 21 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
History, Mystery, Mayhem and Murder
Who confessed on their deathbed of murdering 18-year-old Christine Kett? Did Rose Shafor really dress up as a man to help her lover commit a crime? Who killed Julius Kruse? And was the “Cincinnati Ripper” living in Dayton? These stories and more are told in this walk to......More
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Thursday August 21 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Saturday August 23 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Inventors and Their Inventions
After the Civil War, Dayton turned from a place were things were made into a place where things were invented. By the turn of the century, Ohio was generating inventions and nowhere more than Dayton. By 1900 Dayton ranked first ( relative to population) in the creation ......More
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Monday August 25 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
History, Mystery, Mayhem and Murder
Who confessed on their deathbed of murdering 18-year-old Christine Kett? Did Rose Shafor really dress up as a man to help her lover commit a crime? Who killed Julius Kruse? And was the “Cincinnati Ripper” living in Dayton? These stories and more are told in this walk to......More
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Tuesday August 26 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Cemetery Symbols Tour
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the here......More
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Thursday August 28 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
The Daytonians: Stories of Heroes, Inventors and Tragedies
This tour explores the lives of various Daytonians. Did you know that Jack “Johnny” Walker Jr. was a well-known Dayton television personality and businessman? That Margaret Mayo serve as a nurse during the Civil War. Whose collection of photography is in the Smithsonia......More
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Friday August 29 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Tuesday September 2 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Cemetery Symbols Tour
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the here......More
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Friday September 5 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More