Woodman Museum offers Dover 'Voices From the Cemetery' event

DOVER — The Woodman Museum invites the public to journey through Pine Hill Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13 for its annual “Voices From the Cemetery” reenactment event.

As you walk the cemetery paths on a guided tour, you’ll meet over a dozen famous and infamous citizens from Dover’s past as they come to life at their gravesites to tell you their stories. Among them:

• Swashbuckling sea captains with tales of high-seas adventures and global voyages.
• The first man to be hanged in Dover, killed in 1788, perhaps unjustly.
• A woman taken captive by the Penacook in 1689 at the age of 3 months, who triumphantly returned to Dover 45 years later.
• Dover’s first postmaster, a surgeon during the American Revolution, who lived to age 101.
• The most tragic pair of mismatched lovers in Dover’s history.
• Three women responsible for establishing the Woodman Museum.
• Two 19th century NH governors from Dover, still arguing about political issues.
• A pharmacist who’ll present you with the keys to living a long and healthy life.
• The first female president of an American railway company. What a success story!
• A famously renowned African American opera singer.
• Dover’s first mayor and his weary wife (who stayed at home to raise their 13 children).
• A story of undying love and devotion inside a mausoleum.
• A lawyer, Civil War veteran, Dover benefactor, and prodigious speechmaker who loves an audience.

Reserve your spot on a tour now. Tours leave half-hourly from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available at .simpletix.com/e/woodman-museums-voices-from-the-cemetery and tableside in the cemetery on the days of the event. Cost is $20/adult and $10/age 17 and under for pre-purchase tickets.

This article originally appeared on Fosters Daily Democrat: Woodman Museum offers Dover 'Voices From the Cemetery' event