Black History Bus Tour – Dred and Harriet Scott
***SOLD OUT*** Please note that this tour is now SOLD OUT. To be added to a waiting list please call Dan Fuller at (314) 381-0750 Greenwood Cemetery, Bellefontaine Cemetery, and Calvary Cemetery are the final resting places for many of the persons associated with this historic family and their struggle for freedom. This three-hour bus...
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Leaf Walk Tour
Fall is a wonderful time to stroll the cemetery. This tour will be led by one of the cemetery’s Master Guides who will convey highlights of the grounds, horticulture and a variety of intriguing historic figures who call Bellefontaine their last address. Particular attention is paid to the Horticulture side of the cemetery while the...
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Phaedra Phestival Day 3 – Phaedra’s Phuneral
Theartre company Poor Monsters returns to Bellefontaine Cemetery and they are bringing their friends from Equally Represented Arts! Meet Phaedra, wife of Theseus, and Queen of Athens. She fell in love with her stepson, Hippolytus, falsely accused him of rape when he refused her, and then hanged herself. She is the lovesick icon of Greek...
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Bellefontaine in Bloom
The trees may be just starting to leaf out but spring bulbs are up and showing off their glorious colors. Now is a great time to experience Bellefontaine’s Wildwood Valley Gardens. Here’s a small sample of what’s blooming in the garden from staff Horticulturist, Kyle Cheesborough.
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