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  Despite the lure of the "lazy days of summer," members of the SMA Board of Directors diligently and enthusiastically supported Old City Cemetery events held in June, July and August. We gathered on the grounds near the Cemetery Center with our volunteers for a picnic (pictured above) and offered brief speeches that expressed our…

[caption id="attachment_706" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Peonies Bloom in the Cemetery's Scatter Garden Every May[/caption] Gardeners love perennials for the fact they usually plant once and enjoy them for years. Peonies have been known to thrive in the same garden spot for over 100 years when established properly (and they are deer-resistant!). They love humus-rich neutral soil…

[caption id="attachment_702" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A Guided Walking Tour at Old City Cemetery Sunday, September 21, 2014 • 3:00 p.m.[/caption] On Sunday, September 21, local historian Nancy Weiland will lead a guided walking tour to the gravesites of some of Lynchburg's colorful "sporting ladies" buried in Old City Cemetery. More than a dozen bawdy women are…

  The tours were officially sold out by the end of August. However, due to popular demand, the Cemetery is adding an 8:10 p.m. tour on both Friday and Saturday nights of each weekend! The tickets will go on sale Thursday, October 2, at 10:00 a.m. We can only sell 22 tickets for each of…