Dutch Hill Cemetery Walk The Dutch Hill Cemetery, where many of Parish’s pioneers are buried, is the location for the first cemetery walk ever held in the town’s history. The walk is being conducted by the Parish Town Historical Society on Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 PM at the Dutch Hill Cemetery, Dutch Hill Road in Parish. Cemetery walks are becoming more popular as a way of honoring the contributions and lives of people who were a part of the community in the past. The guided walk will be led by Town Historian, Bridget Swartz with members of the Parish Town Historical Society portraying the lives of some of the deceased buried at the Dutch Hill Cemetery. Guests will encounter the various interpreters in period costume and demeanor at locations amid the gravestones and learn of their lives and roles in the rich history of Parish. This is unique experience is free and open to the public. The Parish Brownie Girl Scout Troop 296 will be serving lemon-aide and cookies. In God we Trust Let there be Peace, Mary Lou 315.625.4575 www.syracuse.com/weblogs/parish http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Parish-Community-Recreation/ --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

I recall visiting Dutch Hill Cemetery many years ago. I remember it being just a scattering of stones, some fallen and broken, in the middle of the woods. Has it changed much? My ancestors Charles and Hannah Johnson and some of their children are buried there. Chris Andrle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lou Guindon" <guindfam@yahoo.com> To: <NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:10 AM Subject: [NYOSWEGO] Dutch Hill Cemetery Walk > Dutch Hill Cemetery Walk > > The Dutch Hill Cemetery, where many of Parish's pioneers are buried, is > the location for the first cemetery walk ever held in the town's history. > > The walk is being conducted by the Parish Town Historical Society on > Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 PM at the Dutch Hill Cemetery, Dutch Hill Road in > Parish. > > Cemetery walks are becoming more popular as a way of honoring the > contributions and lives of people who were a part of the community in the > past. > > The guided walk will be led by Town Historian, Bridget Swartz with > members of the Parish Town Historical Society portraying the lives of some > of the deceased buried at the Dutch Hill Cemetery. Guests will encounter > the various interpreters in period costume and demeanor at locations amid > the gravestones and learn of their lives and roles in the rich history of > Parish. > > This is unique experience is free and open to the public. The Parish > Brownie Girl Scout Troop 296 will be serving lemon-aide and cookies. > > > > In God we Trust > Let there be Peace, > Mary Lou > 315.625.4575 > www.syracuse.com/weblogs/parish > http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Parish-Community-Recreation/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1&cent;/min. > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator Bonita Shafer > Northern New York Genealogy - http://www.nnygenealogy.com > sagemarie98@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >