2024 Historic Graveyard Tours

One of Hyde Park’s favorite fall traditions is back!

2024 Historic Graveyard Tours at St. James’ Episcopal Church

Tickets on sale now: https://www.simpletix.com/e/2024-st-james-historic-graveyard-tours-tickets-184934

As your tour guide leads you by lantern light through our historic 200 year-old graveyard, you will meet some of the more interesting “residents” who from time to time make an appearance. Now in our 14th season, the Graveyard Tours change every year with new characters and new features, but always in the same spirit of learning and fun.

One-hour tours start at 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, and 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays Oct 11-12, 18-19, and 25-26. Advance ticket purchase strongly recommended.

Featured apparitions this year…

• Gladys Mills Phipps (1883-1970): Avid racehorse owner and breeder
• Unnamed Teacher at the Bard Infant School (c. 1834)
• Agnes Irene Noonan Wager (1916-1983): one of Dutchess County’s first real estate brokers, and E. Kenneth Wager (1917-1988), WWII veteran and photoengraver
• William T. White (1896-1918), who helped turn the tide of battle in France against the Germans in WWI
• Archibald Rogers (1852-1928): Engineer, railroad builder, and big game hunter