Learn about lives cloaked in mystery and tragedy at the second annual “Meet the Neighbors” living history tour at Ohio City’s Monroe Street Cemetery, 3207 Monroe.
The second annual event to be held on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m., is being billed as the “Crime and Punishment Edition” by the Monroe Street Cemetery Foundation.
Monroe Street Cemetery is one of the many cemeteries managed by the City of Cleveland. [1]
Tour tickets are $15 at the cemetery on the day of the event or may be purchased in advance by sending a $15 check to:
Friends of Monroe Cemetery
3302 Hancock Street
Cleveland OH 44113
Tickets are fully tax deductible. For additional information, call Linda Litto, president of the Monroe Street Cemetery Foundation, at 961-0563.
In addition to “ghosts” of days past re-enacting tales of murders and mayhem, noted local mystery author Casey Daniels, creator of the fictional Pepper Martin mystery series, will be the featured guest to talk about the cemetery and autograph her newest novel, which will be on sale at the event.
The walking tour will begin promptly at 2 p.m. and is performed one time only. Proceeds from the event and a portion of Daniels’ book sales will be used by the Monroe Street Cemetery Foundation for preservation and enhancement of the 168-year-old cemetery.
The cemetery is located on Monroe Street , between West 25th and Fulton Road in Ohio City, Cleveland, OH.
Links:
[1] http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclecem/index.html
[2] http://ohiocity.com/user/131/1/ArgusFall_09_6-11.pdf
[3] http://maps.google.com?q=41.478683+-81.707023+%283207+Monroe%2C+Cleveland+%2C+OH%2C+44113%2C+us%29