The Talking Dead: A Walk Through the Past

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015

Place: The Tour will start at the Ellsworth Visitors Center, Simsbury Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury CT 06070

Times: Tours are offered at 10 AM, 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM, with a special 1-hour indoor, seated performance in the Meetinghouse at 7 PM to accommodate those who are less able to walk the paths and the steep hill of the cemetery.

Fee: There is a fee and Reservations are required; please call 860-658-2500 or email info@simsburyhistory.org to reserve.

Description: With a ‘spirited’ guide, take a fascinating tour through historic Simsbury Cemetery, founded in 1688. Stop along the way to converse with seven resurrected souls, who will tell their engaging stories. Among the local luminaries you’ll meet Dr. Richard Eels (1800-1846), one of the most distinguished physicians in the state; Captain Joseph Toy, Jr. (1836-1862), whose father owned the Toy Bickford & Company fuse factory, an industry that saved thousands of miners’ lives; Josephine Jewell Dodge (1855-1928), who started the Day Nursery Movement; and a vibrant, distinguished group of others, young and old, including a survivor of The Titanic, a felon, a socialite . . . all of whom contributed profoundly and uniquely to the community. These past residents of town will have you laughing, conversing, and thinking about history in a whole new way as you discover what their lives were really like. Written and directed by Betsy McGuire. The walking tour takes about 90 minutes. Presented by the Simsbury Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow Street, in cooperation with the Simsbury Cemetery Association. For more information, visit www.simsburyhistory.org or call 860-658-2500.