UNI Offers Cemetery Tours Of Those Who Contributed to School’s History

The University of Northern Iowa is offering free cemetery tours to explore the people who shaped the university’s 150-year history.  Tours will be held October 1st from 5 to 6:30 PM and October 4th from 2 to 4 PM at Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls.  UNI students will be stationed throughout the cemetery to share stories of individuals who contributed to the university’s history.  The self-guided tours are part of UNI’s Sesquicentennial celebration marking 150 years.  Fairview Cemetery is home to many notable figures from UNI’s past, including longtime UNI President Homer Seerley,  author Nancy Price and D-Day veteran Howard Vander Beek.