Join the Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and Calvary Cemetery on Saturday, June 1, 2024, for the second of four tours scheduled for 2024. Check-in starts at 1:00 p.m. with tours starting promptly at 1:30 p.m.
The Calvary Cemetery tour, hosted by the MCC-OGS, will take visitors to various areas of the cemetery and stop at specific gravesites to highlight a person or family to tell the story of what they did or how they contributed to the church or their community during their lifetime. Who were they and what did they do?
Calvary Cemetery is a great example of how the past meets the present with a number of families who were buried there when it opened and still have those buried there today. We’ll explore how close-knit the community was and still is with people who worked together to make the area a better place.
Calvary is one of the older cemeteries in our tours set for 2024 and is a Catholic-based cemetery with a more religious focus. We’ll visit the gravesites of prominent businessmen, religious leaders, and those heavily involved in the community during their lifetimes. We’ll also learn how St. Henry’s Chapel got its name and some interesting examples of how the merger with St. Henry’s Cemetery affects genealogy research today.
Terrain Warning: The tour stops at Calvary will experience changes in the natural geography that is Calvary. We will be walking up and down hills with potential hazards such as uneven ground, holes, and flat headstones. Because the terrain in some areas may be considered more difficult, we will view some stops at the adjacent road.
Neither the MCC-OGS nor the cemetery is responsible for accidents. Attendance and participation in the cemetery tour are voluntary, and you are responsible for knowing your limitations for walking and standing for an extended period of time.
