2010 Déjà vu Spirit Reunion

The spirits of Missouri’s early pioneers will again emerge from the crypts and tombs of
historic Ste. Genevieve’s Memorial Cemetery as the Foundation for Restoration of Ste.
Genevieve hosts its annual family friendly Déjà vu Spirit Reunion on Saturday, October 9th,
2010 from 6 to 8 pm.

Visitors will experience Missouri’s oldest town through the spirits of those buried in the
town's Memorial Cemetery. The cemetery, established in 1787, includes the tombs and grave
markers of this area’s earliest French pioneers. Emigrants of German, Scottish and other
heritages as well as slave, free and integrated spouses of black African and Native
Americans are also entombed there.

This exclusive program of stories, traditions and nostalgia highlights the lives, personalities,
culture,  legends and history of notables and some ‘not-so-notables’ buried in the cemetery.
Visitors will tour the cemetery via lantern light and chat “face-to-face" with spirits clad in
traditional dress.

While in Ste. Genevieve be sure to visit "
the most haunted house in Missouri", the
Foundation’s historic 1806 Jacques Guibourd House. The house will be open from 10 am to 5
pm on Saturday, October 9th and from 12 noon to 5 pm on Sunday October 10th. There is a
small admission charge.

For more information, call the Foundation at 573-883-9622 or email
info@historicstegen.org
The Foundation’s Spirit Reunion was the recipient of the 2007 Missouri Governor’s
Humanities Award in Community Heritage.

When:   Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 6 to 8pm
Where:  Memorial Cemetery, 5th & Merchant Sts, Ste. Genevieve, MO.

Directions:  Take Exit 150 on I-55, go east on Highway 32 into Ste. Genevieve. Highway
                 32  becomes 4th Street. Turn left on Merchant St. (2nd stop sign after stop
                 light). Proceed one block to Memorial Cemetery.

Admission:    $5.00   Adults
                   $2.50   Student (6-18 years)
                   Free    Children age 5 and under

                   Discounted tickets are available
for groups of 15 more.
                        (Please call or email the Foundation for details.)

All proceeds benefit the Foundation’s Memorial Cemetery Restoration Project
© 2010 Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc - PO Box 88 - Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670