Voices from the Past
Guided Cemetery Tour
The Cowley County Historical Society Museum is excited to
present “Voices from the Past Cemetery Tour—Socially Distanced COVID Style”. It
will be presented on Sunday, April 25, in front of the mausoleum at Highland
Cemetery in Winfield. This tour was
originally scheduled for October 25, and is rescheduled due to inclement weather. There will be performances at 1:00 p.m. and at
3:00 p.m. The guided walking tour will
look a bit different this year. Tour guides will bring our costumed historic reenactors
to you from “distant places” while you sit “socially distanced” from each other
in your own lawn chairs and wear a mask.
Five interesting Winfield citizens will be brought to life
by our talented reenactors. Additional fascinating stories of Winfield citizens
and families will be shared along the way. Did you know that someone from Winfield became an Ace in a Day during
WWII? Do you know what that means? Did you know that a Winfield resident was
elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? Would you like to know how a Winfield woman found a way to help the
disadvantaged during the Depression? Or perhaps you would like to know about a
famous child actor with a family connection to Winfield.
If this piques your interest, join us. Wear your mask, bring your lawn chair, sit socially
distanced from others, and enjoy the performance. You are sure to learn a bit
more about Winfield.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at Graves Drug in
Winfield beginning on April 5. They may also be purchased at the Cowley County
Historical Museum, 1011 Mansfield. The
museum will be open for ticket sales on Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11,April
17-18, and April 24, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. They may also be purchased on-line
at cchsm.com. Tickets must be purchased
for a specific performance time. Tickets
purchased for the October 25 tour will be honored, so only a limited number of
tickets will be available for each performance. NO reservations will be accepted.
If you purchased a
ticket or tickets for the October 25 tour, please call the museum
(620-221-4811), or email cchsm@kans.com to
confirm that you will be using those tickets. (We hope you kept those tickets
in a safe place.) Let us know how many tickets you had purchased and the performance
time. If you purchased a ticket for the
5:00 performance, we will be glad to change your ticket to one of the other performance
times. We need this information so your
place will be reserved. For additional
information call 620-221-4811.
