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Final chances for "Encounters from the Past" this weekend

March 16, 2012

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FARMERS BRANCH ~ Tours of Keenan Cemetery, complete with costumed reenactors bringing Farmers Branch history to life, conclude March 30-31 at the historic cemetery on Valley View.

Guided tours begin at 6:30 p.m. each evening and run in 15 minute intervals through 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person with children under 6 admitted free. Tickets can be purchased beginning March 1 at the Farmers Branch Historical Park or by calling 972.406.0184.

The March 31 tours will include a horse-drawn hearse on display, provided by Workhorse Ranch and Olde Tyme Carriage Co.

The annual event is presented by the Farmers Branch Parks and Recreation Department in association with the Drama Department at R.L. Turner High School. The Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery is located at 2570 Valley View Lane, bordered by Gussie Field Watterworth Park and the National EarthKind Rose Trial Garden.