Vintage Voices, now in its twenty-third year, will continue its tradition of guided walking tours in the Alton Cemetery on the first two weekends in October (October 5, 6, 12, and 13) from noon until 2:30 p.m. Tours will leave from the main gate of the cemetery (at Vine & 5th Streets) every fifteen to twenty minutes. A non-walking tour presentation will be held at St. Mary’s Middle School, 1015 Milton Rd., Alton, IL, on Sunday, October 6, at 5:00 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students ages 6-18. Tickets for the cemetery tour can be purchased online at https://vintagevoices.eventbrite.com, at Picture This & More at 17 East Broadway, Alton, IL, or at the main gate of the Alton Cemetery at least thirty minutes before the tours begin.

Tickets for the non-walking tour can be purchased online at https://vintagevoices.eventbrite.com or at Picture This & More at 17 East Broadway, Alton, IL.

The characters and themes of this year’s tours were carefully selected by the Vintage Voices steering committee. Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library staff members provide research packets to the actors on the decedent they will portray. Actors write their own scripts and really do a fantastic job. The Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library also serves as a repository for Vintage Voices ephemera such as a complete set of the program booklets and many of the scripts written by actors over the years. All of these items are available to see in the library.

Proceeds from the Vintage Voices performances support the continuation of the event, upkeep of the Alton Cemetery, and various community organizations, including Hayner Library. Please come out to see our history come alive!

For more information on Vintage Voices and this year’s characters and tours, please visit: https://www.haynerlibrary.org/vintage-voices/.