History Through Headstones is an annual event put on by Albany Regional Museum in partnership with the Riverside Cemetery Association. In this cemetery tour, docents share the life stories of people who are interred at the Riverside Cemetery. This year, in alignment with the America 250 celebrations going on across the country, the event will feature people who are descended from Revolutionary War patriots. Their ancestors founded the nation, and their families have continued to shape the United States, Oregon, and Albany across the last 250 years.

Visitors will arrive via the southeast corner of the cemetery, near the Samaritan Hospital parking lot. They will then visit each of the six docent stations, which are marked with flags, to hear the story of each featured person. Volunteers will be present to assist visitors in finding their way.

Thank you to the Riverside Cemetery for hosting this event for another year!

This event is free and open to the public, so no ticket reservations are necessary. We can’t wait to see you there!