The Rock County Historical Society will present its 10th annual “Tales from the Graves” and pie and ice cream social from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Maplewood Cemetery.
History Center Director Wendel Buys said he’s looking forward to the 10th anniversary of the event and the first one since the Covid pandemic.
“We have new tales this year from many perspectives,” Buys said. “Our featured guests will be from a wide variety of backgrounds and areas of interest.”
Local actors will play the roles of featured “guests” who were prominent in Rock County history and help to tell the story of the community’s past.
The stories this year include the lives of newspaperman Irid Bjerk, probate judge Helga Skyberg, architect and contractor W.E.E. Greene, farm boy and tractor accident victim Elroy Sievert, businesswoman Adahlia Wildung, Luverne Automobile founders Al and Ed Leicher, Civil War Veteran and early settler Morris C. Smith and Army nurse Tilda Rossum.
The event will also highlight the move of the Old Luverne Cemetery to Maplewood and information about the challenges and discoveries during that move.
The rain location is the History Center on East Main Street. Call 507-283-2122.
The event is free, but donations are accepted.