Hi This summer we are planning a small reunion ( 50 people) and I would like to organize a "Cemetery Tour". Probably only 30 of the people would take part in the "tour" and it would involve 3 different cemeteries. In Prescott, ON & Maynard (Augusta) Grenville County, ON Canada. What I am looking for would be some novel approaches to having the tour. Breaking the people up into smaller groups and having different starting/finishing points OR perhaps same starting and ending but dfferent routes. Perhaps some info sheets to fill in along the way, or hidden directions. Or a distant relative ( not part of the reunion group) , whom most would not know at each significant site.Something to add a little to the tour. If anyone has taken part in such an activity I would really like to hear about it. The Reunion is the July 16 weekend this summer. Between the 3 cemeteries we can trace Whitney's back to circa 1790 I believe. Thanks Whitney Prophet

You might try "Tales from the Crypt" at each cemetery. Have a couple of small groups led by someone dress in a period costume and pretending to be a ancestor and describe the way life was during that era and detailing the Whitney family members that are buried at each cemetery. A brochure with a "scavenger hunt" type questions can be handed out at the beginning of the tour. My old high school does this every year around Halloween at the oldest cemetery in town and it's quite interesting. Just a thought, Laurie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Whit Prophet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 12:33 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Cemetery Tour Ideas > Hi > > This summer we are planning a small reunion ( 50 people) and I would like to organize a "Cemetery Tour". Probably only 30 of the people would take part in the "tour" and it would involve 3 different cemeteries. In Prescott, ON & Maynard (Augusta) Grenville County, ON Canada. > > What I am looking for would be some novel approaches to having the tour. Breaking the people up into smaller groups and having different starting/finishing points OR perhaps same starting and ending but dfferent routes. Perhaps some info sheets to fill in along the way, or hidden directions. Or a distant relative ( not part of the reunion group) , whom most would not know at each significant site.Something to add a little to the tour. > > If anyone has taken part in such an activity I would really like to hear about it. > > The Reunion is the July 16 weekend this summer. Between the 3 cemeteries we can trace Whitney's back to circa 1790 I believe. > > Thanks > > Whitney Prophet > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005