In honor of the City of Davis’s Centennial the Davis Cemetery District and Arboretum  (820 Pole Line Road) will host a special weekend of history, story telling and art. The weekend will start with its first ever Self-Guided History and Garden Walking tour.  On August 12-13th, guests can stroll the grounds at their own pace and take in the individual stories about the people, art and gardens that will be posted throughout the grounds. The posts will direct the viewer to the more historic and artistic highlights that we are sure they will find fascinating. The walking tour should take approximately an hour and two hours to complete but the tour was designed to encourage visitors to spend as much time as they would like exploring. Learn about the early pioneers and trailblazing individuals that have made the city of Davis the special place it is today.  If you would like to include a story about a family member on the tour please submit 1 or 2 paragraphs and send to the attention of Kristi Dvorak at cemcod@dcn.org by August 4th.

The weekend will also include an opportunity for story-tellers, budding memorial writers and more to gather at the first ever Show and Tell Event being held Saturday, August 12^th at 11:00 am.  Hosted by professional memoir writer Emma Fulenwider. Participants are encouraged to bring items of special personal significance and come prepared to show their treasure and tell the story behind it.   The weekend will end with the opening reception for artist Nicole Seiser on Sunday, August 13^th from 1-4:00pm at our onsite gallery. Her work is about capturing memories and artifacts in clay material create a story for the audience to interpret.  The Davis Cemetery District is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Please feel to visit our website for a complete listing of activities or to schedule a hosted tour (up to 10 people) or hosted golf cart tour (limit 3 people) at www.daviscemetery.org.