Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 7

SUNDAY March 9 2008 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE NEWS 7 Mountain View Cemetery offers a walk back in time elebrate spring at the upcoming Tulip Days estival at Oakland's Moun tain View Cemetery Beds of colorful blooms will be on display at the historic cemetery on Piedmont Avenue which Is open during daylight hours or three days starting March 28 displays created by local florists and garden club members will be on exhibit In the tower chapel near the cem etery entrance Local historian and author Dennis Evanosky will also be on hand to sign copies of his new book "Mountain View Evanosky is one of a dozen or so volunteer do cents who regularly lead guided tours of Mountain View The new book which hit local bookstores in ebruary is a lively combination of guidebook local history and architectural handbook with a wealth of historic and contem porary Images presents a range of Bay Area characters and their stories while revealing the cemetery as a gateway to his tory landscape culture and writes Naomi Schiff of the Oakland Heritage Alliance The cemetery designed in 1863 by redrick Law Annalee ALLEN A JmKiJ Olmsted who also designed New Central Park is home to such renowned 19th and 20th century men and women as Charles Crocker' one of the founders of the Cen tral Pacific Railroad and ar chitect Julia Morgan designer of Hearst Castle according to Evanosky's Web site His book also details other cemetery stories are grateful to Dennis for all of his archival research especially for unlocking the story behind our Civil War said Mountain View General Manager Jeff Lin deman When Evanosky started vol unteering a decade ago as a guide the Civil War plot was in disrepair and the stories of those buried there had been lost in time He soon realized that underground streams flowing down the hillside un members of local veterans or ganizations Evanosky re es i tablished and restored tomb stones that had sunken into trlbutlng to the deterioration Working with others including Dennis presents a members of local veterans or pT1 idLLlC UL JDciy ill vci characters and the ground Through extensive re search he also determined that one black Civil War vet eran named Obediah Sum mers who died in 1896 had not been given his due He should have been laid to rest with other soldiers who had served but Instead was in an other plot near the edge of the cemetery that had become overgrown and uncared for Records came to light showing that after his military service Summers moved west became a minister and later served as the California State Legislature's first African American chaplain Evanosky tracked down living descendants and persevered through the red tape to have the former slave Civil War vet eranminister reinterred in the proper area More stories abound in guidebook in cluding that of Annie Hundley born in Kentucky in 1853 who at 8 years old followed her father when he joined the Union Army The little girl their stories while revealing die cemetery as a gateway to history landscape culture and Naomi Schiff Oakland Heritage Alliance boy with her regiment for the duration of the war Evanosky's research reveals Her wartime experiences came to light many years later when she published her story By then she had come to Oakland' marrled and was running a home for destitute children on Ruby Street near Mosswood Park used the proceeds from her story to keep the home in operation" Evanosky said She died in 1929 and her marker is visible in Moun tain Plot Number 13 derneath the plot were con masqueraded as a drummer While Mountain View Ceme 1 I I If Idl AUTHOR DENNIS EVANOSKY has written a new book on the his tory of Mountain View Cemetery This 1986 photo shows George crypt with Oakland in the background Staff file tery has long been known for the crypts and mausoleums of the rich and famous which are always popular stops on the guided tours I think readers will particularly notice and appreciate the stories of the everyday folk Evanosky re counts in his book Regular guided tours of the cemetery are offered on the second Saturday of every month Visit wwwmountain viewcemeteryorg for more in formation Evanosky is leading a spe cial additional tour at 10 am April 5 The tour starts at the front entrance 5000 Piedmont Ave or information on the book visit wwwevanoskyinfo or call 772 5209 To learn more about Tulip Days at the cemetery call 658 2588 A Macy's personal shopping service shop for fashions home items and gifts And the service is free Call 877 WE SHOP4 (877 937 4674) or phone orders call 800 45 MACYS Use the Store Locations option on macyscom to find the store nearest you 0ne gift of each kind per customer while supplies last Advertised items may not be available at your local Macy's and selection may vary Prices and merchandise may differ on macyscom fhere is a delivery charge for shipped orders applicable sales tax will be collected on all orders sent to states where we have a legal obligation to collect sales tax Ref 1 165 is 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