Waking the Dead Tours

Tour takers will see 10 grave sites as storytellers, dressed in period-appropriate outfits, will present the story of those buried there. This event is scheduled each year on the Sunday afternoon closest to the birthday of Great Falls Founder Paris Gibson, who was born on July 1, 1830. This year will mark his 196th birthday.
This year you’ll hear from a few of your old favorites along with a few new story tellers! Individuals who touched Montana’s landscape, like Charles Bovey and George Montgomery will tell you about their lives.  Local heroes like Josephine Trigg and Robert “Billy” Kennedy will tell you of their accomplishments for the community. Special sections of the cemetery like the Potter’s Field and Soldier’s Plot will also be featured.