Field Trip: Lake View Cemetery, Capitol Hill, Seattle

Event Schedules

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Sep 19 2026 - Sep 19 2026

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM on Sat

More schedule information: We’re planning on arranging carpools and there will be an optional lunch afterwards. Email publicity@eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org to RSVP, get parking information, and/or arrange carpooling.

Event Description

Lake View was founded in 1872 and is known as Seattle’s Pioneer Cemetery. We’ll have an overview of the cemetery and tour approximately seven plots, including the Denny plot, Doc Maynard’s grave, Princess Angeline (the daughter of Chief Sealth) and Henry Yesler’s grave, and others including John Nordstrom and Bruce Lee. It’s beautiful and just walking through it is viewing a book of place names of Seattle: Mercer, Chittenden, Burien, Yesler, and so more.
We’re planning on arranging carpools and there will be an optional lunch afterwards.