Riverside Cemetary event provides glimpse of past
The organization will present “Riverside Retrospection” Saturday with a series of half-hour tours available to the public at Riverside Cemetery beginning at 10 a.m., with the last tour starting at 2 p.m.
The historic cemetery is known as the resting place for much of the area’s historical personalities and members of the Warren County community are planning to bring that history to life by offering presentations by live costumed actors.
Participants can stroll through the cemetery and hear the voices of past families who helped establish the community. Some personalities being portrayed are William Biles, Lucy Virginia French, Fletch Woodard, Col. John Savage, Franklin P. Blue, Mary Steakley Cunningham and others. The Daughters of the Confederacy will dress in period costume and James Dillon, Jimmy Haley and Barbara Scott helped with the historical research, the organization noted.
The presentation is being offered for $8 and proceeds will aid Families in Crisis, which helps support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
“It is the hope of the staff and volunteers at Families in Crisis that the citizens of Warren County will come and enjoy a beautiful spring day touring their historical past and know they are also helping this worthy cause while doing so,” Families in Crisis Director Emmaly Little said.