Watkins Museum to host walking tour in honor of veterans

The Watkins Museum of History will host a walking tour of Oak Hill Cemetery to celebrate the cemetery’s 150th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the cemetery’s eternal flame and pay tribute to local veterans.

“A Walking Tour of Oak Hill Cemetery: Lawrence’s Arlington” will include the graves of local veterans of wars from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. The tour will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. May 3.

Interpreters will share military conflict stories and personal stories of those buried in the cemetery. The tour also will feature a number of monuments, historical features and a special section of the cemetery dedicated to military veterans.

Advanced registration can be done online or at the Watkins Museum of History. Admission will be $5 for veterans and members of Watkins Museum and $10 for non-members prior to May 1. Admission on the day of the event will be $15. Anyone 17 years or younger will be free.