Join the cemetery’s caretaker and archivist, Norma Reese, for a fascinating tour of Scranton’s first landscaped cemetery, founded in 1870. Within the beautiful grounds overlooking the city, you will be introduced to some of the 18,000 people laid to rest. African Americans and Caucasians, coal barons and miners, and immigrants from the world over have always been buried side by side here. In person. Author of "Jane Jacobs’s First City," Glenna Lang, will be on the walk.
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Host: Norma Reese, Forest Hill Cemetery
Organizer: Glenna Lang, Author of Jane Jacobs’s First City
Location: Forest Hill Cemetery
Start: Meet outside the cemetery caretaker’s office, 1830 Jefferson Ave., Dunmore
End: Outside the cemetery caretaker’s office, 1830 Jefferson Ave., Dunmore
Modality: Walking
Reservations: No, but masks required.
Accessibility: This event is open and accessible to Seniors, Children, Wheelchairs
Website: janejacobsfirstcity.com
