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Stories and Stones

One of Missoula's oldest cemeteries presents an afternoon of living history. Journey into the past as volunteers in period costume narrate life stories of individuals from Missoula's past. We invite you to come enjoy this vastly popular family event and we thank you for your generous donations that continue to sponsor this walking tour.

Stories and Stones was the 2017 recipient of the Dorothy Ogg Historic Preservation Award.

Enjoy some of the histories found within our cemetery.

Information
Date:	Sunday - Sept.15, 2019
Time:	12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Place:	2000 Cemetery Rd.
Cost:	Donations greatly appreciated
Featured stories:	Presenters for 2019 Please check back for last minute additions.
Videos:	Most stories are filmed and can be viewed on the MCAT youtube channel by searching Missoula Cemetery or Stories and Stones

Karen DeVries presents Jean Clark and Hazel Simonton histories
2018-Elizabeth Seadin as Lena Seadin
2018-Susan Hintz as Leah Mott
Elizabeth Gibson history
2018-Gayle Morrison, Kent Daniels, Chou Moua present Jerry Daniels history
Mary Francis Clark as Clara Maclean
Bert Chessin presents Jewish community history
Pat Hossle as Dr. Oscar Craig
Denny Kellogg presents Herman Schnitzmeyer history
Jim Sims as Civil War soldier
Flansburg family presents Jim Flansburg history
Rev. Paul Armstrong as Rev. Thomas Lewis
Allan Mathews and Jennie Pak as Frank and Sarah Woody
Candy Johnson as Josephine Graf Stepanzoff
Mary Masterson as Rosanna VanAlstine
Rolf Tandberg presents Norwegian community history
Kurt Wilson as William Dickinson
Philip Maechling presents Cemetery history
Matt Denison as Nez Perce Jones
Drew Hossle as Prof. Frederick Scheuch
Kamai Verworn presents Randolph homestead history
Dr. Robert Brown as C. P. Higgins
Kim Kaufman as Mary Gleim
Don Spritzer as Sheriff Rodney Salisbury
Michael McCullough as Dr. George McCullough
Dr. James Sears as John Lehsou
2018-Willis Hintz as Sheriff William Houston
Garnet Preservation Assoc. presents Frank Davey history
Barbara Streit Koessler present Streit family history
Tomme Lu Worden presents Worden family history
Stan Cohen presents Kirby Grant Hoon history
Ritchie Doyle presents Thomas Greenough history
Alessandra Alcala performs Civil War fife music
Suzette Dussault as Jeannette Rankin
Evelyn Widhalm as Emma Dickinson
Kitty Orson as Nell MacGregor
Gary Gillett, City Band Director, presents history of Nels Peterson
Sharon Seadin Baldwin presents Nils & Lena Seadin history
Philip Burgess as Golden Bibee
Pat Hossle as Prof. Frederick Scheuch
2018 - Robert 'Dusty' Deschamps III presents Wayne Nance history
Josh Clark as Judge Wallce Clark
Donna Syvertson presents Japanese railroad worker history
Andy Smetanka presents Wilma Theater history
Gil Mangels as David Polson
Sweet Adelines perform
Bob Brown as MT. Governor Joseph Dixon
Paulette Parpart presents German metal cross history
Don and Sharon Snavely present John Martin history
Don Mormon presents Wayne Nance history
2018-Son of Dr. James Sears as John Lehsou's mining partner
Mary Ellen Stubb presents Haakon Hauge history
Lane Reul as Sheriff Hank Beaman
Betty Wing presenter as Mayor Juliet Gregory
Bill Caras presents Greek community history
Brenda Holland presents Jacob Alles history
Old Time Fiddlers perform
Doris Ekstrom and Jean Skelton present Elliott family history
Susie Risho as Edgar Paxson
Dusty Deschamps presents Deschamps family history
Greg Hintz presents Paul Read history
Ralph Starr III as Mayor Ralph Starr
Pamela Nation as Mary Gleim
Cameron Conlan as Daniel Bandmann
Jim McDonald as A. J. Gibson
Steve Davolt presents Funeral director history
Paulette Parpart presents Victorian monument history
Kim Briggeman as Will Cave
Emily Darling as Annie O'Keefe
Clem Work as Louis Effinger
Dawn Dambach as Emma Dickinson
Kim Briggeman as Edward Bonner
Jerry Kogan presents Kogan family history
Rafael Chacon presents A. J. Gibson history
2018-Marcia Porter as Josephine Dukes