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When:
July 15, 2017 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
2017-07-15T11:00:00-05:00
2017-07-15T15:00:00-05:00
Where:
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery
1224 S Washington Ave
Mason City, IA 50401
USA
1224 S Washington Ave
Mason City, IA 50401
USA
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A celebration will be held to commemorate the cemetery’s 150 years of service to the community.
11:00am- tribute to the Cemetery; honoring those who have passed before us and a special ‘Wreaths Across America’ to honor veterans
11:30am-12:30pm- old fashion picnic, sack lunches will be available for purchase
12:30pm-3:00pm- Family fun activities: horse drawn wagon ride highlighting the history of the grounds, search for graves of interesting people though a headstone hunt, or take a walking tour to observe the art and meaning of headstone symbols.
Preservation tours will showcase volunteers efforts to preserve gravestones that were in disrepair. Old fashion children’s game will be available.