Scouts from Troop 107 and Pack 109 gather around Baron Cooper as he tells visitors about the Independent Order of Odd Fellows | Alexis Ellers

On Oct. 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., the Historical Society of Forest Park and Scout Troop 107 hosted walking tours of Forest Home Cemetery. The tours, which started every 15 minutes, consisted of scouts telling visitors about those buried in Forest Home Cemetery, founded in 1876. Tickets were $15 each and included a patch. All proceeds, $720 worth, went to Scout Troop 107.

Brothers Isaac and Baron Cooper sit with Jeramiah Manzanares, waiting to start the tours | Alexis Ellers
Jeremiah Manzanares stands at the grave site of Wilhelmine Hellwig, granddaughter of John and Wilelmina Pries. She died on her third birthday in 1884 | Alexis Ellers
Scout Leader Monica Angelo shares the history of Edmund Cummings at his Celtic cross relief monument, designed by Tiffany and Company | Jill Wagner
Scouts Jeramiah Manzanares and Baron Cooper | Alexis Ellers
Tour attendees visit the Haymarket Monument | Jill Wagner
Baron Cooper explains the symbolism found on headstones, including an open book, tree trunks, an anchor, a clasped hand, ivy and ferns, all of which are found on Herman and Sophie Ambos’ monument | Alexis Ellers