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The Athens Area Historical Society

is again bringing history to life on

Saturday, Sept. 28, with its annual

Tombstone Tour and Town Tales.

Shows for this year’s fundraiser

event are set for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at

Burr Oak Cemetery in Athens, said

spokesperson Lori Doubleday.

In case of rain, shows will be

moved to the Quonset Hut Theater

on M-66.

Two of the three Athens towns-

people honored will be portrayed by

family members.

Daughter Vernetta Harrison will

tell of Martin Merchant’s (

-1988) World War II experience, as

well as his business and local gov-

ernment experiences in Athens.

Rev. William Potts’ (1908-1961)

daughter, Mary Martha Melendy,

will share her experiences growing

up and frequently changing locales

as her father was assigned to differ-

ent churches.

The family moved to Athens in

1955 when Potts was assigned to

the first Congregational Church of

Athens.

Returning actor Jody Owens will

portray Emma Wood (1849-1923).

At the turn of the 20th century,

Wood accompanied her husband on

fur-purchasing trips, and she docu-

Actor Marty Minier is shown presenting a town tale during the 2021 Tombstone

Tour.

Tombstone Tour & Town

Tales returns to Athens

mented her travels and experiences

for local readers through letters she

sent back home to the Athens Times.

Three other town tales will further

entertain and enlighten tour-goers,

said Doubleday.

Village residents are familiar

with the sap collection from maple

trees and turning it into syrup, as the

Athens Youth Council is celebrating

its 75th year of producing and selling

local syrup.

Marcy Telfer will trace the history

of maple syrup – all the way back to

the 1500s.

Although the Dawley House was a

part of Athens for the past 133 years

on Capital Avenue (M-66), most

residents don’t know the importance

of this building and what happened

there, said Doubleday.

Returning storyteller Marty Minier

will share the history and some of

the secrets of the Dawley House

(1891-2024).

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