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Mt. Hope & Roselawn Cemetery Walk

A LIVING HISTORY THEATER EVENT: WHERE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HISTORY COMES ALIVE

The University of Illinois Alumni Alliance invites you to join us at Mt. Hope and Roselawn Cemeteries for a walking tour through University history.  Costumed actors will present the stories of seven innovators and trailblazers who have shaped Illinois history, including the first woman to graduate from the U of I, Alice Cheever Bryan, “Father of College Bands” Albert Austin Harding, historian and bestselling children’s author James and Ruth Randall, Civil War veteran John Moss, and Seichi Konzo, a pioneer in home air conditioning.

 

 

OCT. 14 (11 A.M.) AND 21 (2 P.M.)

PERFORMANCES WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES, RAIN OR SHINE

TICKETS $10

Mt. Hope and Roselawn Cemeteries, on the corner of Fourth St. & Pennsylvania Ave., Champaign, IL

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Sponsored by the University of Illinois Alumni Alliance History and Traditions Programs.