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Private Tour: Historic Saint Helena Cemetery

When
9 Sep 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location
Saint Helena Public Cemetery, 2461 Spring St, St Helena, CA 94574
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Private Tour of Saint Helena Cemetery
Members: Please register for this event -- registration closes Sept 7.

If you have trouble registering, please email webmaster@napagensoc.org.

Note: A wait list has been enabled. If all slots are full, please register anyway. We'll try to schedule a tour later this fall for those on the wait list.

Registration is closed

Tour Saint Helena Cemetery with NVGS

Join us for a private, members-only tour of the historic Saint Helena Public Cemetery on Monday, September 9, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. The tour will last about an hour, then participants can explore on their own.

Members: Register by September 7. Space is limited to 20.

Mariam Hansen, cemetery historian and member of the Saint Helena Historical Society, will give us a special tour of the cemetery. Highlights include:

Cemetery history | Learn more
Early Napa County settlers: Many are buried here, including architects, authors, lawyers, and prominent business people
Odd Fellows (IOOF) section
Chinese section
Other notable people and interesting historical insights

NVGS has complete indexes to people buried at Saint Helena Cemetery. Visit our library to do some preliminary research, especially if you think your ancestors might be buried there.

So much history is connected to a cemetery, and Mariam has a wealth of local knowledge! Take advantage of this special opportunity — please join us to hear her stories.