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136    <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There are multiple ways to tour our museums or to take a tour of historic Uptown Centerville!</p>
137<h2><span style="font-size: 1.385em;">Walk Among the Tombstones - guided Cemetery Tours in 2026<br />Details and Sign-up links below:</span></h2>
138<h4>Saturday, July 18 @ 9:30 AM - Sugarcreek Baptist Church Cemetery (298 N. Main St.)</h4>
139<h4>Saturday, July 25 @ 9:30 AM - Centerville Cemetery (68 Maple Ave.)</h4>
140<h4><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A5A72DA0FDC34-64092679-veterans" target="_blank">Saturday, November 7 @ 10 AM - Veterans Day focused tour of the Centerville Cemetery (68 Maple Ave.)</a></h4>
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144<h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hunting for History</span> </h2>
145<p><em><strong>Hunting for History</strong></em> is a way to explore Historic Uptown Centerville a little bit at a time. Tours can be downloaded and printed at home or to view on your phone. You may also find a laminated copy at the front of the Asahel Wright House Museum to borrow. </p>
146<p>Each family friendly tour includes fun "Young at Heart Challenges" to keep things interesting for the whole family.  <em>ENJOY!</em></p>
147<p><span style="white-space: pre;"> <a href="/sites/cwthistory/files/pdf/Hunting%20for%20History%20%231.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="white-space: pre;">Hunting for History Tour #1</span></span></a><em> (starts and ends at Asahel Wright Museum)</em></span></p>
148<p> <a href="/sites/cwthistory/files/pdf/Hunting%20for%20History%20%232.pdf" target="_blank"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hunting for History Tour #2</span></a> <em>(starts at Marions Pizza and ends at Sew-a-Lot)</em></p>
149<p>  <a href="/sites/cwthistory/files/pdf/Hunting%20for%20History%20%233.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hunting for History Tour #</span>3</a><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><em style="font-size: 12.8px;">(starts and ends behind Square One Salon)</em></p>
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156<h2><span style="font-size: 1.385em;">Walk Among the Tombstones of Sugarcreek Baptist Church Cemetery (the Old Centerville Cemetery)</span></h2>
157<p><img style="float: right; margin: 3px;" src="/sites/cwthistory/files/pictures/landscape%20Walk%20Tombstones.png" alt="" width="750" height="393" /><br /></p><address><span style="color: #515f5c;"><span style="font-size: 10.24px;">Located around 300 N. Main St. (behind Chiapas Mexican Grill)</span></span></address>
158<h2><span style="font-size: 14.1824px;">Visit 14 different gravesites on your own or walk along with the video guide. <br />Learn about some of our area's earliest settlers. </span></h2>
159<p><span style="font-size: 14.1824px;">Download the <a href="/sites/cwthistory/files/pdf/Sugarcreek%20Cemetery%20Tour%20Map.pdf">Cemetery Tour Map</a></span></p>
160<p><span style="font-size: 14.1824px;">Download the <a href="/sites/cwthistory/files/pdf/Sugarcreek%20Baptist%20Cemetery%20notes_0.pdf">Cemetery Tour Notes</a></span></p>
161<p><span style="font-size: 14.1824px;">View the video on our <a href="https://youtu.be/_CzY9YZpVY0" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a></span></p>
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170<h3><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Visit one of our </span><a style="font-size: 12.8px;" href="https://www.centervillewashingtonhistory.org/museums">museums</a><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> and we will give you a brief tour and give you time to look through the exhibits on your own as well. Usual hours are Tuesday - Friday Noon - 4pm. Appointments are required for the Nutt Cottage Research Center. </span><br />Walton House: 937.433.0123<br />Asahel Wright House: 937.291.2223<br />Nutt Cottage Research Center: 937.312.0040</h3>
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174<h3><strong>School Tours</strong> - video versions now available: <a href="https://youtu.be/WZxsqY4dy7Y">

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175<p>Contact Education Coordinator, Carrie Burns at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> for links to full educational video tours</p>
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