Talking Headstones Tour

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 Talking Headstones Tour

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Union Pioneer Calvary Cemetery
5700 Littlerock Rd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512

Parking is available at Mills & Mills Funeral Home (5725 Littlerock Rd SW) or across the street at Walmart (5900 Littlerock Rd SW). 

The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution have been working hard on cleaning, restoring, and leveling all 221 headstones at Union Pioneer Calvary Cemetery. Work started in 2024 and the two groups have since dedicated hundreds of hours to bring the headstones back to life. 

Join us for the unique opportunity to listen to Tumwater’s history through costumed interpreters representing notable figures from our past.

Talking Headstones Tour | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Talking Headstones Tour Map PDF file

Walk through the cemetery and stop at 8 different headstones where you will get a 3-minute history of who is buried there and what impact they had on Tumwater. The tour will take around 30 minutes and then you are free to walk the cemetery grounds exploring the 221 headstones. 

This FREE event is open to all ages!

Presented By: Sacajawea Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution & George Rogers Clark Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

George & Isabella Bush
The Bordeaux Family
Harvey J. Cameron
Sarah Cornelia Denton
Jesse Ferguson
Thomas Frost & Charles Mason
Charles Palmer Judson
Albert Wellman-Tice & Family


Questions?

Contact the Volunteer Coordinator by email or call (360) 754-4167.