{"id":64291,"date":"2015-10-26T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=64291"},"modified":"2015-10-26T16:37:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T20:37:36","slug":"tour-historic-eaton-cemetery-on-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=64291","title":{"rendered":"Tour Historic Eaton Cemetery on Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58839\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg?resize=236%2C238\" alt=\"Halloween\" width=\"236\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg?w=236&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg?resize=148%2C150&amp;ssl=1 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>(Town of Eaton, NY \u2013 Oct. 2015) This weekend the Historic Eaton Cemetery will be hosting a special cemetery tour Saturday Oct. 31\u00a0at 1:30 pm.\u00a0\u00a0The tour will be hosted by former Madison County Historian Back Street Mary Messere and will feature stories on all of the famous and not so famous people of Eaton.<\/p>\n<p>The cemetery dates to the 1790\u2019s and was incorporated by its current cemetery association in 1856.\u00a0\u00a0Set with the backdrop of fall colors it\u2019s an ideal place to walk and learn history on this special Halloween Day tour.<\/p>\n<p>The cemetery is located just off of Route 26 in Eaton on Landon Road, which has its own history since it was the route of the great Skaneateles Turnpike.<\/p>\n<p>The tour is a free will donation with all donations, sales of shirts and books, to benefit the Eaton Village Cemetery Association.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64041\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Merry-Messere.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Merry-Messere.jpg?resize=336%2C352\" alt=\"Mary E. Messere will be the guest speaker at the Madison County Historical Society\u2019s Annual Dinner and Program on Sunday, Oct. 25. The dinner and program are open to MCHS membership and the public.\" width=\"336\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Merry-Messere.jpg?w=336&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Merry-Messere.jpg?resize=143%2C150&amp;ssl=1 143w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Merry-Messere.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary E. Messere\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As an added feature, the Old Town of Eaton Museum will be hosting an open house from\u00a01 to 3 p.m. The museum located on River Road just off of Route 26 in Eaton has a collection of information on early Eaton with displays and videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Town of Eaton, NY \u2013 Oct. 2015) This weekend the Historic Eaton Cemetery will be hosting a special cemetery tour Saturday Oct. 31\u00a0at 1:30 pm.\u00a0\u00a0The tour will be hosted by former Madison County Historian Back Street Mary Messere and will feature stories on all of the famous and not so famous people of Eaton. 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