Indomitable Women – Pakenham Cemetery Tour

It has been 10 years since we remembered 25 women who shaped the local community of Pakenham. Join us on a tour of the Pakenham Cemetery as we retell the stories of these women, who came from all walks of life.

Among the graves we visit are those of: Shire Secretary, Beatrice Thomas; Margaret Gordon, who died when her cart capsised; six publicans; Polly Smith, who died aged 107 in 1989; Susannah Thompson, who died in childbirth after being administered too much opium; Alison and Kerry Medwin, who lost their lives in the Ash Wednesday Bushfires at Upper Beaconsfield in 1983; and indigenous woman Lucy Pepper, who was denied her wish to be buried near her father at Lake Tyers, Gippsland.

Event date

Event Details

Address:
Corner of Cemetery Road and Thewlis Road Pakenham, Victoria 3810

Pakenham Cemetery

Times:

10:00am-11:30am

Entry fees:
Adults $ 10, Children $ Free, Concession $ 10
Booking:
Prebooking requiredcemetery.tours@nwfhg.org.au0412 084 671
Website:
https://nwfhg.org.au
Onsite facilities: