Community Day at the Easton Cemetery

We’d like to invite the Easton community for a day of connecting and reconnecting to help engage the West Ward Community and the greater Easton community with the Easton Cemetery as a place to enjoy for recreation, relaxation, history, nature and art. We are also hoping to do a little fundraising to be able to continue public programming and educational resources for the community.

Established in 1849, Easton Cemetery (which also incorporates Easton Heights established in 1891), is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the permanent residence of over 42,500 individuals within its 86 acres. The world faces unprecedented challenges. As the death care industry paradigm shifts from higher burial revenues to lower revenue from cremations, many historic cemeteries find themselves struggling financially. Easton Cemetery is no different.

Fundraisers such as the Green Traill 5K and monetary donations received at public events like Community Day help us to continue programming such as the self-guided tour booklets, educational programming like the 4^th Grade field trips and our grave gardener program.

Community Day Event information:

Activities include cemetery tours, in both English and Spanish, grave gardening tours, creation station, and a scavenger hunt for all ages (and dogs!). Local organizations including the West Ward Community Initiative, Easton Garden Works, The Nature Nurture Center, the Lafayette and Easton Libraries, Family Connection and The Valley Om will offer a variety of additional activities. Learn more about pet adoption with Center for Animal Health and Welfare, and snack on some goodies from Big Papa’s Food Truck, The Nice Slice and Sunnies Bake Shoppe. Bring a picnic blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy music from Fictional Name. Begin Community Day early at 10:00 am for gentle yoga and movement with Brent Mackzo of The Valley Om.

Date: Saturday, September 16

Location: Easton Cemetery, 401 N. 7^th Street, Easton, PA 18042

Time: 11:00* am – 3:00 pm

Info: Free and open to the public

Organizers: Friends of the Easton Cemetery and West Ward Community Initiative

SCHEDULE:

10:00 Outdoor Yoga at the Half Moon with Brent Mackzo*
11:00 – 3:00 Official Event Hours
11:00 “Best of” Historic Easton Cemetery tour**
11:30 “Best of” Historic Easton Cemetery tour en Espanol**
12:00 Horticultural Tour with our Master Gardeners
1:00 “Best of” Historic Easton Cemetery tour**

Date: Saturday, September 16

Location: Easton Cemetery, 401 N. 7^th Street, Easton, PA 18042

Time: 11:00* am – 3:00 pm

Info: Free and open to the public

Organizers: Friends of the Easton Cemetery and West Ward Community Initiative

Contact info: info@thehistoriceastoncemetery.org

Main website: https://www.thehistoriceastoncemetery.org/

Social:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/historiceastoncemetery/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historiceastoncemetery/

Event URL: https://www.thehistoriceastoncemetery.org/community-day

** We are asking for suggested donations at a few of these events to help cover costs. Our main goal with this and all cemetery events is to raise awareness about the Easton Cemetery, and help offset operating costs.

Partners:

West Ward Community Initiative

Friends of the Easton Cemetery

Easton Cemetery Master Gardeners and Grave Gardeners

Skillman Library / Lafayette College

Easton Area Public Library

Brent Mackzo / The Valley Om

Nature Nurture Center

Fictional Name

Center for Animal Health & Welfare

The Nice Slice

Big Papa’s