Cemetery Tour set for Oct. 29

The Oneida Community Cemetery Tour will take place Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. at Oneida Community Mansion House, 170 Kenwood Ave.

A tour of the cemetery will follow a brief talk on how people mourned in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and how the Oneida Community understood and practiced death and the afterlife.

The tour, led by curator of education Molly Jessup. will explore ways in which the cemetery reflects community beliefs and reveals changing community practices over time. Jessup will share stories about the lives and deaths of notable community members.

Participants should wear comfortable hiking or walking shoes and appropriate clothing for the weather.

The event is free for members; non-members are $7 and students (ages 8 and older) are $3.

For more information, call (315) 363- 0745 or visit www. oneidacommunity.org.