{"id":26662,"date":"2021-10-16T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000022604"},"modified":"2021-10-27T09:16:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:16:07","slug":"where-every-plot-has-a-story-the-historical-society-of-long-beach-presents-its-annual-historical-cemetery-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/where-every-plot-has-a-story-the-historical-society-of-long-beach-presents-its-annual-historical-cemetery-tour","title":{"rendered":"Where every plot has a story, the Historical Society of Long Beach presents its annual Historical Cemetery Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year is the twenty-fifth time the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB) will present its annual Historical Cemetery Tour. The unique event features costumed actors telling Long Beach history from the perspectives of those buried in Sunnyside and Municipal cemeteries along with displays and interactive presentations. With more than 20,000 people buried there, there is no shortage of stories to tell.<\/p>\n

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I Protest: Cora Morgan
Portrayed by Grace O\u2019Neill in 2017. Suffragist Cora Morgan knew the dirty secrets of every politician in the city and she never let them forget it. Photo: Historical Society of Long Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are two \u201cfirsts\u201d for this year\u2019s tour. Typically stories are told as narratives that may feature a single important event or reflections from across the characters\u2019 lifetimes. This year one story is presented as an imaginary courtroom inquest into the deaths of three members of the Hartman family, with the suspected perpetrator in the hot seat. The second is a story about Isabel Hamner and her mother Rosie Moore, members of California\u2019s Modoc Tribe. In creating the script, two HSLB historians created a narrative based on what they knew about the injustices imposed upon the California Modoc people. But Rosie Moore\u2019s story did not fit the established narrative of the relocation of indigenous people. One historian spent hours tracing Rosie Moore\u2019s life through census documents and other records and determined the event that made her experience different from others. It is explained in the presentation.<\/p>\n

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A volunteer entertains the crowd of tour goers in Municipal Cemetery. Photo: Historical Society of Long Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As always, the stories include the diversity that is Long Beach. Venson and Sarah Holman used their musical talent to bring Black music to the city\u2019s White residents. Pilar and Sadie Linares\u2019 story tells of a family whose roots in Long Beach go back to the ranchos and whose son Dick reached heights in the world of professional golf.<\/p>\n