Natchez Revisited Detail home Angels on the Bluff Tickets history cemetery tours products about us newsletters cemetery news photo gallery contact us links Thomas Henderson 1798 - 1863 privacy policy John A. Quitman 1798 - 1858 General Zebulon York Angels on the Bluff Tour Schedule Joseph Louis Fermin Cerveau Natchez vs Robert E. Lee Builders of antebellum mansions Don Estes' Top of the Morning article Map Bishop John Edward Gunn 12/23/2004 - 2004 Angels on the Bluff Recap The 2004 Angels on the Bluff tour was a success, the weather was wonderful, the performers, dressed in period costumes, provided an excellent performance and over 2,000 people attended this years tour. As darkness began to cover the cemetery shuttle busses began to arrive with passengers peering out the windows. As tour goers disembarked they were greeted by guides that assembled groups and began a leisurely walk down pathways illuminated with candles. For those that missed Angels on the Bluff this year we offer a little history of the individuals that were highlighted. J. N. Carpenter who was portrayed by his great, great grandson, J.N. Carpenter, IV Joseph Louis Fermin Cerveau who was portrayed by his great, great granddaughter Jane Millette, General Zebulon York who was portrayed by Sam Jones. Count Casimir Dembouski who was portrayed by Rusty Jenkins. Bishop John Edward Gunn who was portrayed by Father David O’Connor. Ellen Shields who was portrayed by Patty Killelea. This year's musical venue featured Idilo, the dancing horse, the musical group “Sons of the Pioneers”, and two of Natchez’s past law enforcers; Chief Mike Ryan and Howard Roy.     Summer 2002 Improvements Summer 2002 Other Projects September 2002 Vandalism Strikes Our Cemetery 12/23/2004 2004 Angels on the Bluff Recap 12/23/2003 Count Gasmir Dem Bouske 12/22/2003 Making Photographic Records of Gravestones 12/22/2003 A Brief History of Cemeteries 12/16/2005 Social Patterns in Alabama Cemeteries 12/13/2004 1840 Natchez Tornado 12/05/2003 Don Estes Receives Natchezian of the Year Award 11/29/2001 Evening Tour 11/25/2003 Turner South Films Natchez City Cemetery 11/22/2009 Turning Angel Sculpture 11/21/2003 Dying Words 11/16/2009 Tour Images by Michelle of Grapevine, Texas - 1 11/15/2009 Tour Images by Michelle of Grapevine, Texas - 2 11/03/2004 Fagan descendants search for pieces to family puzzle 11/03/2003 The 14th British Colony 11/02/2005 Cross returned to old monument 10/23/2006 Don Estes speaks about Angels on the Bluff 2006 10/23/2006 Only child of the only person hanged for Civil War crimes 10/22/2003 Tombstone Rubbing, Step by Step 10/08/2004 Natchez City Cemetery awarded South’s Best 10/08/2004 Angels on the Bluff 2004 10/07/2004 Director Reports Excellent Year for 2004 10/07/2003 2003 Angels on the Bluff – Hospitality, History and Intrigue 09/29/2008 2008 Angels on the Bluff Tour 09/25/2009 Legends of the Natchez City Cemetery 09/19/2008 Miners, Saints, Sinners and Winners 09/11/2003 Director Reports Repair of 2002 Vandalism Successfully Completed 09/10/2003 Friends of the Cemetery - Dues for 2003 09/10/2003 A Beautiful and Historic Landmark 09/10/2003 Natchez City Cemetery Etiquette 09/10/2003 Angels on the Bluff – October 2003 09/01/2003 Lost Brother Found 09/01/2003 Cemetery Symbolism 09/01/2003 How Not To Conduct a Cemetery Research Trip 09/01/2003 Chalk One Up For the Ancestors 08/29/2007 Body of pre-Civil War bishop returned to Natchez 08/29/2005 Aunt Jessie 08/28/2003 Where is Fermin Cerveau Buried? 08/17/2006 2006 Angels on the Bluff Tour 07/27/2010 2010 Angels on the Bluff Tour 07/23/2009 2009 Angels on the Bluff - Fascinating Characters 07/21/2008 Robert Paxton Trabue - A Fifth Confederate General? 07/21/2008 Maj. General John A. Quitman - Halls of Montezuma 07/20/2004 Old cemetery now must see stop 07/20/2004 Natchez takes top 2004 Excellence Award for best city 07/20/2003 William Johnson - The Barber of Natchez 07/16/2010 Longwood featured in scenes of HBO show’s True Blood 07/09/2003 Natchez Memories 06/26/2007 Cistern House Restoration 06/26/2007 Friends of the Cemetery Dues for 2007 06/26/2007 2007 Angels on the Bluff 06/26/2007 Tours of Historic Natchez City Cemetery 06/04/2004 2004 Angels on the Bluff Scheduled 05/26/2004 Survivor of Natchez Rhythm Club fire dies 05/19/2003 Angels On The Bluff 2003 05/16/2003 What Gravestones Can Tell You 05/16/2003 Quick Tips For Cemetery Photos 04/26/2006 Annual angels tour drew sold out crowd 04/24/2003 Ghosts of History Live in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago 04/20/2003 Cemeteries tip observers to town folklore, literature 04/20/2003 Cemetery can teach lessons 04/20/2003 Are Dead People Really Dead? 04/15/2005 Jane Surget Merrill 04/07/2004 Natchez Cemetery On Turner South 04/05/2004 Carolina Silverbells 04/05/2004 Red Honeysuckles 03/30/2005 Faded Letters on a Weathered Old Tombstone 03/26/2009 10th Annual Angels on the Bluff Tour 03/25/2004 Concordia Sentinel Story 03/14/2006 Natchez City Cemetery welcomes new director 03/02/2005 Great-great grandparents located 01/25/2009 Louise The Unfortunate Inspires Poem 01/19/2005 Genealogy workshop 01/04/2008 Directors Report       ©2010 Natchez City Cemetery. 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