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“Voices of the Past: An Early Autumn Afternoon Cemetery Walking Tour,” led by area historian Joshua Arthur Fink, will be held 4:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church, 3441 Devonshire Road, Allentown.

The walk will start in the historic sanctuary of the church and proceed to the old and new cemeteries. Participants will divide into groups and proceed on a guided tour to five different grave sites, where they will learn about the people of the past through first person interpreters or “actors.”

Participants will meet the following persons and hear their stories: a son returning to pay his respects to his grandfather and parents, a woman recalling the Revolutionary War and the effect on the home front, a grieving Civil War widow, a mother remembering the deaths of her daughter and niece and a local chocolatier.

The program will be held rain or shine and last approximately 90 minutes. Tour participants will return to the sanctuary for a question and answer period. The event will end with refreshments and fellowship time in the Tilghman K. Kline Memorial Chapel.

Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing for the weather.

Donations will benefit the church’s history committee.

Visit the church website, www.jwsunionchurch.org, or Facebook page for details.