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Annual Historic Cemetery Walking Tour Set May 13
Celebrate Spring at Mad Hatter’s Tea and Car Show
Sponsored by the Wake Forest Cemetery Advisory Board and the Town of Wake Forest, the annual Historic Cemetery Walking Tour is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. At 400 North White Street. Docents will be stationed at various family plots throughout the cemetery to share interesting stories about specific gravesites, as well as small artifacts and photographs of loved ones bearing their ancestral names. Once again this year, Frank Powell and other representatives of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will on hand to talk about soldiers who served in the War Between the States. They add authentic drama clad in Confederate uniforms and other regalia including old Civil War firearms. There will also be ladies in period costume from the same era and Scottish bagpipe players John and Emily Sprague.
Representatives of the Wake Forest Junior ROTC, under the direction of Colonel Dimitri Belmont, will appear as color guard in the opening ceremony. The JROTC will also provide parking and other assistance. This event is free and open to the public. Local residents can join Mad Hatter’s of the Wake Forest Garden Club in a celebration of spring at the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to enjoy tea, an Art & Garden Market, and a vintage car show. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youths age 12 and under, and include admission to the garden seminars. A special raffle also is planned. Wake Forest Historical Museum is located at 414 N. Main St. in Wake Forest. For more information, visit wakeforestnc. gov or contact Betty Pearce at 919-435-9570.
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