Hi Everyone, The summer series of cemetery tours of Snohomish County and vicinity is continuing. Two tours have already taken place, the third (Snohomish and Machias) is this Saturday, August 18. General information for the whole series is given below, please see the specific information shown on the schedule for August 18th. The series is sponsored by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, the Washington Cemetery Project (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wa/wacem.htm), and by Washington GenWeb. Tours are led by Kevin Fraley and Laura Sparr. The tours will visit eight to nine cemeteries each, and will be held on Saturdays beginning promptly at 10 AM. A number of the cemeteries we will visit are not well known, and some have fascinating histories. Everyone is welcome, please bring good walking footwear and be prepared for the weather, we will go rain or shine. At each cemetery visited, we will discuss the history of the cemetery and all names by which the cemetery has been known, visit points of interest including burial places of prominent persons, and take a brief walking tour of the grounds. We expect each tour to take about 6-7 hours, and we will try to work out carpool and lunch arrangements as the group desires. We request a 5 dollar donation per tour, all proceeds to benefit the Sno-Isle GS library in Edmonds. Schedule: June 23 Cemeteries of Edmonds, Shoreline, Brier, Bothell, & Woodinville We visited 11 cemeteries on this tour. July 21 Cemeteries of Mukilteo & Everett We visited 8 cemeteries on this tour. August 18 Cemeteries of Snohomish & Machias We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place is McCollum County Park, on 128th St. SE (State Highway 96) one quarter mile East of Interstate 5 between Everett and Mill Creek. We will meet at 10AM in the parking lot closest to the freeway, right in front of the swimming pool. Latecomers can join the tour at its first stop, Marshland Cemetery, which is difficult to find but located on the SE side of Seattle Hill Road (State Highway 96) at about the 12200 block. September 15 Cemeteries of Marysville, Tulalip I.R., Arlington, & Silvana We expect to visit 9 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be announced. October 13 Cemeteries of Stanwood & Camano Island We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be announced. If you think you will be coming, please let Kevin or Laura know at the e-mail addresses or telephone numbers shown below. If your plans are "last minute," that is all right too, just show up at the announced time and place. Feel free to cantact us for further information. We look forward to seeing you! Kevin Fraley [email protected] Laura Pemberton Sparr [email protected] 425-337-2476