Tours From the Crypt

26/06/2026

At Lake View this morning, serving as an historical interpreter for our horticultural summer flowers tour. Here’s a tip for w**d control: use “corn gluten” instead of Preen! 🌺

25/06/2026

Did you know Lake View Cemetery is offering free tours? On select Saturdays you can tour Lake View's Millionaires' Row and Wade Pond Mausoleums with a guide for free. Weekend Strolls are offered on the following weekends/times. Tours start at either the Garfield Memorial or Wade Chapel. Just show up and get ready to stroll!

Saturday, May 30 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Sunday, May 31 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Saturday, June 20 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Sunday, June 21 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Saturday, July 25 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Sunday, July 26 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Saturday, August 29 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Sunday, August 30 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Saturday, October 24 - 11 am & 1:30 pm
Sunday, October 25 - 11 am & 1:30

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Lake View's Millionaires' Row and Wade Pond Mausoleums. Weekend Strolls are offered on the following weekends/times. Tours start at either the Garfield Memorial or Wade Chapel. Saturday, May 30 - 11 am & 1:30 pm Sunday, May 31 - 11 am & 1:30 pm Saturday, June 20 - 11 am & 1:30 pm Sunday,...

19/06/2026

Enjoying a graveside dinner at Lake View Cemetery with Mildred & Willard Shults. Raising a glass in their memory on what was supposed to be my day off! I may only work one day a week at Wade Chapel, but somehow, here I am for the third time this week. Cheers to the places that draw us back!

11/06/2026

TROLLEY TOURS are back! The absolute BEST way to experience all 285 acres of Lake View Cemetery!!

Tickets are still available for the 11:30 a.m. tour, and it’s the perfect way to kick off your summer.

After exploring the grounds, be sure to stop into our Tiffany‑designed Wade Chapel and the Garfield Monument for free guided building tours.

Then make a day of it — Pack a picnic, BYOB, stretch out on the lawn at 4PM, and ease into the evening with the soulful, eclectic blend of blues, jazz, and a hint of reggae from Cary & The Dissidents, part of Lake View’s free summer concert series.

It’s history, art, music, and summer vibes all in one place. Come spend the day with us at Lake View.

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23/05/2026

⭐ In honor of América 250, I marked the graves of the three Patriots whose lives ignite the core of my America 250: Revolutionary Spirit Tour. With the VA’s Revolutionary War marker and the 13‑Colony flag at their stones, the past feels startlingly present.

These were men who stood at the threshold of a nation not yet born. Their courage shaped the world we inherited. As America approaches 250 years, Lake View remembers them — and so do we.

22/05/2026

FLAG PLACEMENT AT LAKE VIEW CEMETERY TODAY & TOMORROW:

Every year volunteers place 9,000+ flags at our veteran graves in preparation for Memorial Day. If you are interested and available in helping, please join us during the following times - no need to register – just show up at Daffodil Hall at our registration tent and you will be assigned a section.

We have smaller easier locations that could be handled solo or we may place you with some buddies….

TODAY - Any time between 10AM and 3:30PM
Tomorrow – anytime between 10AM and 1PM

Dress for the weather and with shoes that can get muddy.
Bring an umbrella just in case. If you have readers wear them – and if you have a screwdriver, bring that as well.

Thank you!

21/05/2026

Happening today.

Lake View Cemetery will honor fallen service members during a Memorial Day observance at the James A. Garfield Memorial. Volunteers will place thousands of American flags on veterans’ graves ahead of the holiday.

21/05/2026

The Maker’s Mark, the Musket, and America 250

Last week, when I uncovered that unexpected maker’s mark on the Sherwin monument, it felt like the beginning of a story — the kind that hides in plain sight until you brush away just enough time and lichen to reveal it.

Yesterday, I returned to that same monument to complete my purpose. With Memorial Day approaching — and America 250 on the horizon — it was time to dress the stone in its colors: the bunting, the 13‑star flag, and the RevVet marker from the VA for Corporal Ahimaaz Sherwin of the Continental Army.

I used a lashing strap to secure the bunting around the granite obelisk — a small modern tool helping me honor a very old story.

As I worked, I kept thinking about the hands that carved that maker’s mark in 1879 and the hands that carried a musket a century before that. Two craftsmen — one shaping stone, one shaping a nation — meeting again on that quiet hillside at Lake View, where the years don’t stay in their own century.

I added a special sign I had made with a QR code so visitors can learn more of Mr. Sherwin’s remarkable story and sign up for our “Spirit of the Revolution” tour to discover even more.

The mystery isn’t solved; it’s just unfolding. And as it does, the monument reveals the courage and craftsmanship that shaped the nation we’re preparing to commemorate 250 years later.

13/05/2026

Just call me the Nancy Drew of cemetery history — while cleaning this headstone for a special project, I uncovered something extraordinary: the monument maker had carved their name right into the stone!!

According to the Johns-Carabelli Cemetery Memorials website, this maker’s mark traces back to 1879. It’s a brief moment in the company’s history before Giuseppe Carabelli and James Broggini changed the name in 1883 to Lake View Granite & Monumental Works.

Discoveries like this remind me why I love cemetery history!

Every good mystery deserves a little suspense — and I’m keeping the rest of this one under wraps for now. Let’s just say there’s more to this story than meets the eye… stay tuned for the next clue!

06/05/2026

And many of these passengers cruise on in to Lake View for their excursions!! Thttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/18D7a58QfF/?mibextid=wwXIfr