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As you walk the cemetery paths on a guided tour, you'll meet over a dozen famous and infamous citizens from Dover's past (Courtesy image)

DOVER - The Woodman Museum invites you to journey through Pine Hill Cemetery with us on Saturday and Sunday for the annual "Voices From the Cemetery" re-enactment event.

As you walk the cemetery paths on a guided tour, you'll meet over a dozen famous and infamous citizens from Dover's past as they come to life at their gravesites to tell you their stories. Among them:

· Swashbuckling sea captains with tales of high-seas adventures and global voyages

· The first man to be hanged in Dover, killed in 1788, perhaps unjustly

· A woman taken captive by the Penacook in 1689 at the age of 3 months, who triumphantly returned to Dover 45 years later

· Dover's first postmaster, a surgeon during the American Revolution, who lived to age 101

· The most tragic pair of mismatched lovers in Dover's history

· Three women responsible for establishing the Woodman Museum

· Two 19th century NH governors from Dover, still arguing about political issues

· A pharmacist who'll present you with the keys to living a long and healthy life

· The first female president of an American railway company. What a success story!

· A famously renowned African American opera singer

· Dover's first mayor and his weary wife (who stayed at home to raise their 13 children)

· A story of undying love and devotion inside a mausoleum

· A lawyer, Civil War veteran, Dover benefactor, and prodigious speechmaker who loves an audience

Reserve your spot on a tour now. Tours leave half-hourly from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at : https://www.simpletix.com/e/woodman-museums-voices-from-the-cemetery-2-tickets-184584?#smtx-click and tableside in the Cemetery on the days of the event. Cost is $20/ adult $10/ Age 17 and under for prepurchase tickets.