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Spirits of St. Helena Cemetery Discovery Walk

Each October, the St. Helena Historical Society leads a living history tour through the town’s historic cemetery. Host Mariam Hansen and students from St. Helena High School Drama bring pioneer stories back to life — a tradition now in its third decade.

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Past Tours

21st Annual Cemetery Tour — Into the Great Beyond: Emigrants to St. Helena
21st Annual · 2025
Into the Great Beyond: Emigrants to St. Helena

Host Mariam Hansen leads a tour of the final resting places of women and men who braved adversity to emigrate to and found the town of St. Helena. Events from the lives of these pioneers are enacted by the St. Helena High School Drama troupe.

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20th Annual Cemetery Tour — A Century of Veterans' Stories (1845–1945)
20th Annual · 2024
A Century of Veterans' Stories (1845–1945)

Host Mariam Hansen leads a tour of the final resting places of women and men who served in the Mexican American War, the Bear Flag Rebellion, the Civil War, the Philippine War, World War I, and World War II. Enacted by the St. Helena High School Drama troupe.

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19th Annual Cemetery Tour — From the Emerald Isle to St. Helena
19th Annual · 2023
From the Emerald Isle to St. Helena

Host Mariam Hansen leads a tour of the final resting places of six Irish immigrant families — the Dowdell, Greer, Conn, Tainter, Fealy, and Dwyer families. Enacted by the St. Helena High School Drama troupe.

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18th Annual Cemetery Tour — Italian and Swiss Italian Pioneer Families
18th Annual · 2022
Italian and Swiss Italian Pioneer Families

Host Mariam Hansen leads a tour of the final resting places of six Italian and Swiss Italian immigrant families — the Rossi, Salmina, Mondavi, Forni, Magetti, and Pestoni families. Enacted by the St. Helena High School Drama troupe.

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