Heroes, Heroines and Humorists will share their stories at Mount Mora Cemetery later this month.

“Voices of the Past,” interpretive tours of Mount Mora Cemetery, is a yearly event put on since 2002. 

Suzanne Lehr is the Research Associate of the St. Joseph Museums. She said the walking tour takes visitors down Mausoleum Row to meet former residents of the area. 

“The characters come out as we walk along and we have a conversation,” Lehr said. “They tell a significant incident that was part of their life, perhaps an invention, perhaps someone talks about her son’s heroism, which we’ll hear about this year and that’s going to be extraordinary. I’m always excited about finales but this one, I think it will literally blow us away.” 

Lehr said over the 14 years of the tours, the voices of the past have never told the same stories twice. 

“We have a mix of really poignant stories and then some funny stories and we have women who were really heroines,” Lehr said. “Margot Reck was a famous WASP, a female who was allowed to fly bombers in World War II.” 

Other “Voices of the Past” include a slave who spoke with the Great Emancipator, an entrepreneur, a writer and more. 

Proceeds from “Voices of the Past” go toward the Mount Mora Restoration and Preservation Association and education programming at the St. Joseph Museums. 

Two tours will be held on Thursday, October 20th, and three tours on Friday, October 21st, beginning at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion. 

For more information or to purchase tickets contact the St. Joseph Museum at (800) 530-8866 or go to their website.