Hear stories of heroic soldiers during free Waukegan cemetery tour

The Waukegan History Museum of the Waukegan Park District and the Waukegan Historical Society will lead a free guided walking tour, "Remembering Our Veterans," at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Registration is required, and is available at www.waukeganparks.org, or in person at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 39 Jack Benny Drive in Bowen Park; the Belvidere Recreation Center, 412 S. Lewis Ave. in Belvidere Park, and the Field House Sports, Fitness and Aquatics Center at Hinkston Park, 800 Baldwin Ave.

Veterans dating back to the War of 1812 are laid to rest at Waukegan's Oakwood Cemetery. Waukegan History Museum Supervisor Ty Rohrer will lead participants to the grave sites of soldiers and will share their heroic stories. Soldiers who fought in the War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War will be featured.

This free guided walking tour is appropriate for families and children and starts at Lilac Cottage, 1911 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, in Bowen Park. There, participants will check-in and board a shuttle bus, which will load promptly at 10 a.m., and return to Lilac Cottage at the conclusion of the guided walk.

The tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and includes walking on uneven ground. Dress according to weather with comfortable walking shoes and bring something to drink; tours may be canceled if there is rain or other inclement weather.

For questions on the guided walk, call the Waukegan History Museum at (847) 336-1859.

The Waukegan History Museum is at 1917 N. Sheridan Road in Bowen Park. The museum is free and open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday afternoons from 1-4 p.m.