The Peru Gazette

The Clinton County Historical Association is pleased to resume its sponsorship of local Cemetery tours with a tour of four cemeteries on Saturday June 19^th.  The tours will begin at 9:30 am at the St. Augustine’s Church Cemetery in Peru with hosts John and Jean Ryan.  At 10:30 the tour will move to the Old Peru Cemetery, and then to the God’s Acre Cemetery at 11:30 am.   Handouts will include site guides, brief cemetery histories, and instructions on how to safely clean cemetery stones.  Obituaries, as available, will posted near cemetery stones. After a lunch break there will be a tour of the Quaker Cemetery on Union Road in the Town of Ausable. Program participants will meet at 9:30 am in the St. Augustine’s Church parking lot in Peru.  Lunch will be at the Quaker Cemetery just prior to that tour.  The tours are scheduled to finish by 2:30 pm.  The cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple and includes lunch and handouts. COVID safety requirements will be respected. To register for the tour, please call the Clinton County Historical Museum at 518-561-0340 or email director@clintoncountyhistorical.org.