Cemetery Stroll

HISTORIC KEY WEST CEMETERY STROLL, MARCH 26, 2023

The final Cemetery Stroll was offered at the Historic Key West Cemetery this season on Sunday, March 26, 2023. During the stroll, visitors in small groups walk with a group leader to the gravesites, where site presenters were stationed to tell a short story about the deceased in brief monologues. The groups were scheduled at 9:30, 9:50, and 10:10 AM. The tour took about 90 minutes.

We had a great lineup for the March event:

• The Black Sailors in the Maine Plot presented

by Commissioner Clayton Lopez

• Ellen Mallory, presented by Betty Darst

• Wilhelmina Harvey presented by Angela Budde

• Judge Jefferson Browne presented by Peggy Krysiak

• Enrique Aguilar presented by Helen Moll

• Joaquin "Bolo” Godinet presented by Alex Vega

The City of Key West and the Historic Florida Keys Foundation sponsor cemetery strolls.

Photo of the Volunteers and Guardians at the 42nd Annual HFKF Preservation Award Ceremony held on March 4, 2023.

THE SECOND HISTORIC KEY WEST CEMETERY STROLL of the 2023 SEASON

The Second Cemetery Stroll of 2023 was offered at the Historic Key West Cemetery on Sunday, February 12, 2023. During the stroll, visitors in small groups walk with a group leader to the gravesites, where interpreters are stationed to tell a short story about the deceased in brief monologues. The groups are scheduled for departure at 9:30, 9:50, and 10:10 AM. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling (305) 304-1453 or emailing.

Among the gravesites visited were Carrie Pierce, William Kerr, Charles Dupont, John Bartlum, the Dade Lodge Plot, and the Los Martires De Cuba monument.

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THE FIRST HISTORIC KEY WEST CEMETERY STROLL of the 2023 SEASON

The first Cemetery Stroll of 2023 was offered at the Historic Key West Cemetery on Sunday, January 8, 2023. During the stroll, small groups of visitors were escorted to gravesites, where interpreters told the stories of the deceased in brief monologues. The groups were scheduled during morning departures at 9:30, 9:50, and 10:10. Reservations were requested, and walk-ups were welcomed. Among the gravesites visited were The Knight Family plot, Sloppy Joe Russell, B'Nai Zion Jewish Cemetery, Gladys Bates, Captain Outrageous, the Otto Family plot, and Figueredo Plot.