4th Annual Voices from the Silent City Historical Cemetery Tours

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum will be hosting its 4th annual “Voices from Eureka’s Silent City” fall cemetery tour this year on Friday and Saturday October 19th & 20th and 26th & 27th.

Meant to entertain rather than scare, the “living” history tour features live actors in period costumes playing the roles of early citizens of Eureka Springs reminiscing about their past. Some of the characters were pillars of the community and some were figures whose colorful, outrageous or scandalous behavior helped shape the history and the myths of the town. This year’s cast of “citizens” include several from Eureka’s rich past in the arts.  Artists, photographers, a singer, the founder of the Garden Club, among others.

Volunteers in period clothing host and lead the tours. This is an approximately one hour walking tour that includes 5 minute stops with each “citizen.” Tours are scheduled to start around 5:30 p.m. and will leave every twenty minutes, the last one ending at 8:30 p.m. After dusk, participants will be led by guides with lanterns, the path will be softly illuminated with garden lights and torches will mark the way all creating an atmosphere befitting the tales.

A limited number of seats will be along the path and at the speakers’ locations for those who need to rest a spell. After the the last stop, light refreshments will be available.

Tickets, $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 years old and under, with free parking & shuttle service.

The Voices from Eureka’s Silent City tour, named the Outstanding Historical Event in 2009 by the Eureka Springs Preservation Society, promises history lessons from those who lived it and a truly memorable and entertaining experience. The saga is just beginning. The town cemetery holds hundreds of fascinating stories waiting to be told.  Last years attendees, over 1,100, were so taken and the event has become so popular it has become an annual event, this being the third.

The tour is a fundraising project of the members of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. Proceeds are used to finance daily operations, special exhibits and on-going restoration projects.

For more information, call the Museum at 479/253-9417 or email info@eurekaspringshistoricalmuseum.org