A Walk Through History
The Butler County Historical Society conducted its “Echoes from Our Past” cemetery walk Saturday at the North Side Cemetery in Butler.
Actors donned Civil War-era uniforms and clothing to re-enact events from that time, specifically revolving around members of the Union Army.
Tour participants visited grave sites, where actors gave six-minute monologues and told stories belonging to those buried in the cemetery.
Caelan Hinterlang of Saxonburg, left, and Steve and Rose Boley serve as Civil War re-enactors during Saturday's “Echoes From Our Past” Historic Cemetery Walk at North Side Cemetery.
Chad Slater, left, of Butler portrays Civil War soldier John McMasters. Slater said his own ancestor, Archibald Slater, served in the same company.
Above, Paul Sutliff acts as an elder John McMasters mourning a family death while Chad Slater tells the story as a younger McMasters Saturday. McMasters was Civil War Soldier from Butler, buried at the cemetery.
