ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Historical Society will resurrect its Maple Street Cemetery Tour on Sunday, Aug. 4. 

 

The walking tour winds its way by the graves of famous and infamous people from the town's past.

 

The tour, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the main gates of the cemetery on Maple Street, concludes at the Quaker Meeting House.  Along the way, a dozen stops will be made to visit briefly with notable cemetery occupants, portrayed by members of the society. Those  revived will include George E. Sayles, first from Adams to die in the Civil War; Susan Lapham, caregiver aunt of the author of the "Boys of Bob's Hill" books; industrialists William C. Plunkett and L.L. Brown; a victim of the Influenza Epidemic of 1918; and a Renfrew Mfg. Co. mill worker.

 

The tour is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. Participants are advised that the walk goes up and down hills on some uneven pavement. The rain date is Monday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m.