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Cemetery Walk 2025

"An Evening at the Cemetery" event by Brazil Public Library, Sep 29, 2025, 4:30-7:30 PM, Cottage Hill Cemetery, free and open to all.

Join us for our 2nd Cemetery Walk. Spend the evening at Cottage Hill Cemetery with the Brazil Public Library. This unique event, sponsored by the Brazil Public Library, features local actors bringing history to life by portraying individuals interred at the cemetery. As you stroll through the grounds, actors will perform compelling monologues from the perspectives of the people whose headstones they stand beside, offering a glimpse into their lives and times. Admission is free, and each guided tour lasts approximately 20-30 minutes. Drop in at any time during the event to experience this captivating journey through history. We will honor the lives & deaths of six former residents embodied by local actors.

Special thanks goes to Ashlee Vitz for writing the dialogue and organized this program.

Featuring the talents of:

Norma Jean Beadling Kent portrayed by Payton Kumpf
1925-2014

Thelma May Frye portrayed by Ashlee Vitz
1902-1991

Elias Selah Holliday portrayed by Alan Zerkel
1842-1936

Raymond Robert Day I portrayed by Ed Browne
1924-1987

James M. Hutchison portrayed by Kerry Clear
1846-1944

Donald Sheridan Salladay portrayed by Jay Prewitt
1918-1950

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