Passport to History

Sunday, July 7 | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

As part of Lehigh Valley Passport to History month, Easton Cemetery invites visitors of all ages to learn about our past, present and future. There has been a lot of activity at Easton Cemetery and much of it is due to the many volunteers we are fortunate enough to have.  We hope you will visit the cemetery on July 7th to see what they are doing and what a difference they are making. 

All events and activities are free, no reservations required. 

At Easton Cemetery: 

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Main Entrance 

Information and Merchandise

Stop by the info table to say hello, ask questions and support the cemetery 

12:15 pm, 1:15 pm, 2:15 pm and 3:15 pm | Meet at the Main Entrance

Docent Tours

We're inviting our docents to show attendees their favorite gravestones, places, scenery and history. Each tour will be unique, and last approximately 45 minutes. Please be prepared to walk on pavement and loose gravel, and some mild hills. 

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Section F

Grave Gardening

Mary Nunes will talk about her work with the French graves of Jacob and Elizabeth Paulus - the plantings and their history. Other Grave Gardeners will stop by throughout the afternoon to provide information about the graves they are “tending.”

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Lucy Barnett

Gravestone Cleaning Demonstration

Program Manager Kelly Feathers will demonstrate the proper technique for cleaning gravestones.  

1:30 pm | Chapel 

Honoring Veterans

Jonathan Prostak has spent many years going through Easton and Easton Heights Cemeteries making sure that each veteran has the proper flag holder. He is also recording information about each veteran.

He will give a brief talk entitled “Recognizing the Veterans of Easton Cemetery:  Finding, Researching, Documenting and Marking the Graves of 3,000 American Military Veterans in the Easton and Easton Heights Cemeteries.” He will then lead a walk through the cemetery pointing out the special flag holders.

In Downtown Easton: 

11:30 am - 6:00 pm | Heritage Day Festival

If you're attending Heritage Day in downtown Easton on Sunday, stop by our information table and check out the Easton Cemetery display. We'll be in the non-profit area.