Tagged: Historic City Cemetery

Learn the tales inside Sacramento crypts

Who’s buried there and what’s their story? Find out Saturday during a free guided tour at Sacramento’s Historic City Cemetery. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Cemetery’s ‘Mausoleum’ tour spotlights early history Consider these tales from the...

City Cemetery presents a fall classic

Walk through the Historic City Cemetery on Saturday while learning about some of the more bizarre deaths that put people there. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) ‘ A Dozen Ways to Die’ highlights unusual tales from...

Tour: From headlines to tombstones

See Sacramento’s famous Historic City Cemetery in summer bloom during this free tour. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Cemetery offers free tour devoted to yesteryear’s news makers Learn about headline makers of Sacramento’s early days during...

Celebrate Juneteenth with twilight tour

Take an evening tour of the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery and learn about the city’s early black history. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Historic City Cemetery offers unique look at Sacramento’s black history Learn early and...

Cemetery rose clones available for sale

Lady Hillingdon is among the roses offered for sale. Volunteers propagate cemetery roses each year for the Open Garden sale, which was canceled this year. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Big event was canceled; volunteers offer...

Heavenly scents in the cemetery

This rose is known as Upper Lake Cemetery Pink, a hybrid perpetual rose. These and others are now in full bloom at the Historic City Cemetery. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Gloire des Rosomanes, aka Ragged...

Learn Sacramento’s African-American history on free tour

Sacramento’s Historic City Cemetery starts its tour season Feb. 23. (Photo: Courtesy Historic City Cemetery) City Cemetery starts tour season Saturday; first garden event March 30 Learn Sacramento history while getting some exercise and...

Enticing pollinators to the garden

Butterflies flit in the salvia at the Historic City Cemetery. Grow plants that pollinators like and they will follow. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) It’s not just bees we want to stick around On a May...