Battle Front and Home Front: Burlington and WWI

Join the Friends of Lakeview Cemetery and Preservation Burlington for tour of Lakeview Cemetery to commemorate the centennial of the end of WWI, featuring stories of WWI Burlingtonians laid to rest there and their acts of patriotism. The tour will begin in the Louisa Howard Chapel with a brief introduction to the war and America’s role in it, as well as a temporary exhibit of WW1 artifacts and ephemera.  After the introduction, we will take a guided walk of the cemetery during which we will visit with living history re-enactors who will share their personal experiences with the Great War.

The youngest of Burlington’s municipal burial grounds, Lakeview Cemetery was established in 1867 and is the resting place for many notable Burlingtonians. Designed as part of the rural cemetery movement of the mid-19th century, Lakeview offers picturesque views of Lake Champlain, diverse plantings and meandering paths, beautiful monuments and the High Victorian Gothic-style Louisa Howard Chapel.

When: Saturday, October 20,  Tour starts with a brief introduction at 1:00pm. Rain or shine. In addition, for those not taking the Tour, the Louisa Howard Chapel will be open from 1:30pm – 3:30pm.