History Comes Alive at West Hill Cemetery

Take a little stroll through History in Sherman's historic West Hill Cemetery!


West Hill Cemetery, Sherman TX

On Saturday, October 19, beginning at 11 am the Sherman Museum will host a walking tour with actors (some from Sherman Community Players) historians from United Daughters of the Confederacy and story tellers will bring to life stories of notable citizens from Sherman's past during a guided cemetery tour. 

The walking tour will make 9 stops with 10 minute presentations to both inform and entertain attendees and includes a stop inside the Mausoleum where the recently restored Tiffany glass window will be explained.

Tours will be limited to groups of 20 with staggered start times beginning at 11 a.m. and starting on the hour and half hour until 4:30 pm. The tour is designed to be less than a mile in walking distance, and a handicap-friendly tour will be at 2pm.

In addition to a stop inside the West Hill Mausoleum (presenter: Jenny Pack Omundson, other stops will be Nobel Allen Birge Jr, (presenter: Anne Webb); John Taylor (presenter: Mark Bruce); Confederate soldier Jesse Loving (presenter: Dickie Gerig); Capt. John LeTellier (presenter: Gil Nelson); Rev. John Moore (presenter: Wally Black); Tom Randolph (presenter: Dick Malnory); Olive Oatman Fairchild (presenter: Frances Nelson) and West Hill history and Seaborn
Carpenter (presenter: Duane Heatley).

History Comes Alive is a fundraising event for The Sherman Museum.  Because each tour is limited in size, the tickets ARE TIMED and must be purchased in advanced. They are available at Sherman Museum, 903.893.7623, 301 S. Walnut; Touch of Class Antique Mall, 118 W. Lamar; Glass Works by Jennifer, 217 N. Travis; and Shabby Chic 213 S. Travis. Cost is $20 adults, $15 museum members, $10 students w/ID, and children 12 & under are free.

About The Sherman Museum
The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance to Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region. The museum was previously known as The Red River Historical Museum prior to a name change in March 2011.

For more information about The Sherman Museum, visit us on the web at www.theshermanmuseum.org.  The Lake Texoma area has a rich history and historical markers dot the countryside.  To learn more about where the markers are located and a little bit about the story behind the memorial, visit

http://www.texomaconnect.com/Historical_Sites.html