by Kim Sass and Kay Burt, ARM members

“Celebrating Our Agricultural Heritage” is the theme of the annual History Through Headstones Tour at Albany’s Riverside Cemetery on Wednesday, July 19. It is sponsored by the Albany Regional Museum and the Riverside Cemetery Board of Directors. 

This is the 13th year for the free event where light refreshments will be served from 7 pm to dusk.  Visitors can park on either side of 7th Avenue west of Albany General Hospital and can begin their tour at either cemetery entrance.