Walk through Moravian Cemetery, you'll see names of people who have towns, streets, schools, and parks named for them. A cemetery is an outdoor museum.
Moravian Cemetery (founded 1740) offers guided tours thru its beautiful landscaped grounds. Cemetery historian and tour guide and promoter of local history, Richard Simpson says, “I can’t predict the future, but I can sure tell you about the past. It's up to me to keep people's memory alive by telling their real-life story.” Simpson has compiled biographical information for hundreds of people resting in the cemetery.
Simpson also answers requests from families seeking genealogy information: the cemetery's records date to 1867.
Moravian Cemetery is a place where you learn local history.
