History comes alive at West Hill Cemetery

Sherman Texas | September 11, 2016

History Comes AliveThe Sherman Museum popular fundraiser event, History Comes Alive at West Hill Cemetery will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Sherman’s historic West Hill Cemetery. The event features timed tours with eight stops at the cemetery markers of selected folks from Sherman’s past. Each stop includes a theatrical presentation designed to bring the individual’s story to life. Ticket prices for the fundraiser are $20 each for adults, $15 each for members, and $10 each for students with ID. Children under 12 are admitted for free. Tickets for this timed event must be purchased in advance; no tickets will be sold at the event. Tickets can be purchased now at The Sherman Museum or at Touch of Class Antique Mall. Tickets will also be available online soon at The Sherman Museum website, www.theshermanmuseum.org.

Dorothy McKee, spokesperson for The Sherman Museum Board of Trustees, noted “It will be an easy tour this year as it only includes two blocks of 6th and 7th Streets.” She added, “There will be lots of good stories shared with the attendees including births, deaths, murders, and important people and events in Sherman’s history.” This year’s tour illuminates the lives of Mary Louise Nash, the Nail family, Allen Blake, Beatrice F. Tighe, the Bivins family, Charlotte and Charles Spears, Mattie Davis Lucas, and Rev. John Humphreys Reynolds.

Tours will last approximately one hour, with the first tour scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Additional tours will commence every half-hour afterward until the final tour at 3:30 p.m. Each tour will start in front of the cemetery office on the west end of the cemetery, just off of Lamar Street. Because tour size is limited, it is recommended that persons purchase tickets as early as possible in order to maximize choice of time slots. Persons with mobility issues are encouraged to select a special 12:00 p.m. noon tour planned for handicapped individuals. All attendees should arrive 15 minutes early prior to their scheduled tour time. Parking is available in the lot behind the cemetery office.

Museum books will be available at the check-in table, as well as a raffle contest to win a like-new copy of Mattie Davis Lucas/Mita Holsapple book, “History of Grayson County”. Raffle tickets will be $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. The Sherman Museum, 301 South Walnut, Sherman, Texas 75090 Phone (903) 893-7623 * E-mail: theshermanmuseum@verizon.net Website: www.theshermanmuseum.org The Sherman Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors, $2.00 for students (ages 6 to17 and with college ID) and FREE for ages 5 and under and museum members. Discounts are available to groups of 10 or more.

About The Sherman Museum The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance for visitors and residents of Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region. The museum was previously known as The Red River Historical Museum prior to a name change in March 2011. For more information about The Sherman Museum contact us at www.theshermanmuseum.org.