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Disinterment. Exhumation. Grave robbing. The words themselves seemingly resonate in our collective consciousness, conjuring images of the silhouettes of misbegotten characters toting shovels, sneaking into a cemetery on a dark night, intent on their grisly work. While this cliche vignette might seem amusing, is it true? Or does it obscure an equally macabre but far more true reality? What happens when someone’s remains are raised from the grave? How was it done in the past? And is grave robbing really dead?
Please join one of our expert docents for a thematic walking tour related to the Congressional Cemetery’s history with all types of exhumations, including the theft of the skull of one of the nation’s longest-serving cabinet members, the relocation of a vice president’s body, the mass exhumation of Chinese migrants, and more.
Tickets are only $10 and all proceeds go to benefitting our non-profit mission of historical preservation and education. Please come prepared with comfortable clothing and shoes, as the tours often stray from the main paths.
The event is rain or shine and you may meet the docent near our front gate.
