2 Upcoming Events at Beech Grove Cemetery
7 past events at Beech Grove CemeteryMay 16, 2024
Thursday
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Civil War Veterans Walking Tour at Beech Grove Cemetery
2pm to 3pm @
Beech Grove Cemetery
1400 W Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN
Ages: 18+ No Charge—Reservations Required
Please reserve online at https://commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS057Join Indiana resident and author, Kevin Yaney, as he leads a tour of some of the graves of Civil War veterans who were laid to rest at Beech Grove Cemetery. This casual history tour will focus on residents of Delaware County who took part in the war, as well as Indiana’s involvement in the war.
The event will start and end at the cemetery office located at 1400 W Kilgore Avenue, in Muncie.
About the Author
Kevin Yaney is the author of The Fourth of July, a trilogy of historical fiction books set during the Civil War. The three books tell the story of Louisa McLain and her two sons, George and Will from Delaware County. Sixty years after the war, on the Fourth of July, Louisa is in a nursing home, reading letters her sons sent her during the conflict. As the story unfolds, it is discovered that both George and Will were recruited as Union spies. They were sent perilously behind enemy lines, dressed as Confederate soldiers. They also became part of the abolitionists’ movement through the Underground Railroad, running slaves out of the South to freedom.
Mr. Yaney will have his books available at the event. For more information on his books, visit www.FourthOfJulyBook.com.Program is offered by the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center in association with Beech Grove Cemetery.
Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday
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Remembering the SS Sultana
2pm to 3pm @
Beech Grove Cemetery
1400 W Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN
Held at Beech Grove Cemetery
No Charge—Reservations Required
Please reserve online at https://commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS057The Sultana was a wooden steamboat that exploded on the Mississippi just outside of Memphis on April 27, 1865. It was considered one of the deadliest maritime disasters in US history. The boat, built to carry 376 passengers, was vastly overloaded with paroled Civil War prisoners of war. On board were an estimated 2,300 people, 1,700 of whom lost their lives, including 55 from Delaware County. A monument in the Beech Grove Cemetery honors the 55 Delaware County members who died in the disaster. Despite the magnitude of the tragedy, the Sultana disaster received very little coverage as it was overshadowed by the end of the war and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln just days prior.
Presenter: Jennifer Lewis Sparks, historical and genealogical researcher, lecturer, and cemetery enthusiast
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Remembering the SS Sultana
2pm to 3pm @
Beech Grove Cemetery
1400 W Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN