{"id":9805,"date":"2020-10-23T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=9805"},"modified":"2020-10-23T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:22:29","slug":"tahoma-tours-offers-historic-stories-of-yakima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/tahoma-tours-offers-historic-stories-of-yakima\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTahoma Tours\u201d Offers Historic Stories of Yakima"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m-OElZrb3VA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/tahoma-tour-cover-1024x585.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9806\" width=\"517\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/tahoma-tour-cover-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/tahoma-tour-cover-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/tahoma-tour-cover-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/tahoma-tour-cover.png 1454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Historic stories of Yakima are featured in a new video series, \u201cTahoma Tours,\u201d offering virtual tours of the City of Yakima\u2019s Tahoma Cemetery, 1802 Tahoma Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first episode &#8211; available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m-OElZrb3VA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m-OElZrb3VA<\/a> &#8211; provides a Tahoma Cemetery overview such as sections of the cemetery dedicated to early pioneers and local community service groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Future episodes will include virtual tours of the original city sections, a Tahoma Cemetery section dedicated to Union Army veterans of the Civil War and the Tahoma Mausoleum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video series is produced by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office. The cemetery tour series is available on the City\u2019s YouTube channel and will air on Y-PAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen Almendinger serves as host for the \u201cTahoma Tours\u201d series. Each year, in coordination with Yakima Parks &amp; Recreation, Almendinger typically leads a series of in-person walking tours of the cemetery. Tours are canceled this year due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThough they can\u2019t tour the cemetery in person, our hope is that community members can gain an appreciation of Yakima\u2019s history at Tahoma Cemetery through these virtual tours,\u201d said Parks &amp; Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/cemetery\/\">https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/cemetery\/<\/a> or call 575-6026 for more about Tahoma Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/covid19\/\">https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/covid19\/<\/a> for more about the City of Yakima\u2019s response to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Tahoma-Tours-News-Release.pdf\">Tahoma-Tours-News-Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Tahoma-Tours-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic stories of Yakima are featured in a new video series, \u201cTahoma Tours,\u201d offering virtual tours of the City of Yakima\u2019s Tahoma Cemetery, 1802 Tahoma Avenue. The first episode &#8211; available at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m-OElZrb3VA &#8211; provides a Tahoma Cemetery overview such as sections of the cemetery dedicated to early pioneers and local community service groups. 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