History Revealed – Oakland Cemetery Walking Tours

Presented by Ramsey County Historical Society

Oakland Cemetery, 927 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55117

Wednesdays, October 15 and 22, 2025

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

$10

Ramsey County Historical Society is hosting two walking tours of the historic Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul’s North End neighborhood. The tours will each focus on a different area of the cemetery, with October 15 covering the North End and October 22 covering the South End.

Join experienced tour guide and historian Denise Dunnell Wells on a fascinating outdoor walking tour of Saint Paul’s famous Oakland Cemetery. The tour will feature the resting places of some of Saint Paul’s most famous and infamous personalities. Denise will give you an overview of the cemetery’s history, discuss some of its legends, and show us the final resting places of these citizens.

• Tour is outside only – please wear walking shoes and dress for the weather.
• There are some hills on the tour and prepare to be on your feet for up to two hours.
• There are no restrooms in the cemetery.
• Oakland Cemetery is located at 927 Jackson Street, Saint Paul.
• Please do not park in the parking lot or in front of the office.  It is fine to park along the roads in the cemetery, just make sure that traffic can get by.
• We will meet outside of the office.

• Tour is outside only – please wear walking shoes and dress for the weather.
• Please be prepared to be on your feet for 90 minutes.
• There are no restrooms in the cemetery.
• Oakland Cemetery is located at 927 Jackson Street, Saint Paul.
• We will meet at the chapel, which is located closer to the corner of Sycamore and Jackson street
• Please park along the roads by the Chapel, just make sure that traffic can get by.

About Oakland Cemetery:

Oakland Cemetery is the Midwest’s oldest operating cemetery and has been a place of internment for many different groups in the Ramsey County community. There are lots for Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans, firefighters, and a variety of nationalities. The cemetery has a park-like quality with over 25,000 trees and many walking paths. In its current era, the cemetery has become a final resting area for many members of the Hmong community, which has put our current landscape in conversation with the pioneers who made this area what it is.