May 2016
Chestnut Street Cemetery Ghostwalk
Come join us for the 1st Ghost Walk in 2016. There will be characters dressed in period clothing representing locals from our past buried at the Chestnut Cemetery. Price is $5.00 at the front entrance of the cemetery the night of the event. AAHS members renewing or joining the night of the event will get in free. Also children under 12 years of age with attending adult are also free.
Find out more »October 2016
Historic Chestnut Cemetery Workday
The Apalachicola Area Historical Society (AAHS) is holding a workday on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Historic Chestnut Cemetery on highway 98 between 6th and 8th streets in Apalachicola. We will begin at 8am by trimming the shrubbery and cleaning out the various urns and filling them with sand. Wear work clothes, bring sunscreen, and garden tools such as gloves and clippers if you have them. Tools will also be provided along with coffee and donuts. Who: Apalachicola Area Historical Society…
Find out more »Apalachicola Historic Ghostwalk
Hauntings will abound at Apalachicola's Chestnut Street Cemetery on Saturday, October 29 when local history enthusiasts don the garb and take on the persona of the cemetery's more notable inhabitants to tell their tale of life in Apalachicola more than 100 years ago. The Ghostwalk will be held 6:30-8:30 pm. at the Chestnut Street Cemetery on Hwy 98 in Apalachicola. Tickets sold the night of the event at the main entrance on Hwy 98 or advance tickets may be purchased…
Find out more »May 2017
Apalachicola Historic Ghostwalk
Stay in Apalachicola after the Tour of Homes Saturday, May 6 and enjoy the Apalachicola Historic Society's annual Spring Ghost Tour walk of the Historic Chestnut Street Cemetery in Apalachicola. History enthusiasts take on the personna of several of the cemetery’s more notable inhabitants to tell of life in Apalachicola more than 100 years ago.
Find out more »October 2017
Ghost Walk
Hauntings will abound at Apalachicola's Chestnut Street Cemetery on Saturday, October 28 when local history enthusiasts don the garb and take on the persona of the cemetery's more notable inhabitants to tell their tale of life in Apalachicola more than 100 years ago. The Ghostwalk will be held 6:30-8:30 pm. at the Chestnut Street Cemetery on Hwy 98 between 6th and 8th Streets in Apalachicola. This fall’s Ghost Walk characters include steamboat captains pioneering steam navigation on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river…
Find out more »October 2020
Chestnut Cemetery Clean Up Event
Come out @9AM on Saturday, October 17, 2020, to make the Cemetery look its best for the Ghost Walk on October 31. We will meet and work and listen to Dolores, the Queen of the Chestnut Street Cemetery. Baked Goods will also be sold, so bring some cash. Masks are recommended. Please bring your gloves and rakes! Chestnut Street Cemetery on Hwy 98 between 6th and 8th Streets in Apalachicola For additional information, please contact The Raney House @850-653-1700 or…
Find out more »AAHS FALL GHOST WALK
The Apalachicola Area Historical Society presents the Fall Ghost Walk. Hauntings will abound at Apalachicola’s Chestnut Street Cemetery on October 31, 2020, when local history enthusiasts don the garb and take on the persona of the cemetery’s notable inhabitants to tell their tale of life in Apalachicola for more than 180 years ago. The Ghost Walk will be held 6:30-8:30 pm. at the Chestnut Street Cemetery on Hwy 98 in Apalachicola.
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