Free Walking Tour Guides
& Brochures
Original research, distilled into free guides and walking tour brochures you can carry into Alexandria’s cemeteries. Every one costs nothing — the same documented history behind our expert-led tours.
The Gravestone Stories Tour Brochure: Four Walking Tours, One Free Guide
Every Gravestone Stories walking tour in a single tri-fold — the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex, the Rebellious Scoundrels of the Presbyterian Meeting House, From Enslavement to Justice, and the Lee-Fendall House — with what to expect on each walk and how to book. If you’re new here, start with this one.
The Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex: A Self-Guided Walking Map
Thirteen historic cemeteries, 52 acres, 35,000+ stories — with eleven notable graves keyed A–K, from Washington’s rediscovered pallbearer to the Female Stranger. Explore America’s most historic cemetery complex at your own pace.
Among the Founders: Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Alexandria
The 162-patriot registry in brochure form — more than a decade of original research documenting the Revolutionary War generation resting across thirteen of Alexandria’s historic burial grounds, with David’s lecture menu for chapters, schools, and civic groups.
Rebellious Scoundrels: The Patriots of Alexandria’s Presbyterian Meeting House
In 1774, a Loyalist diarist dismissed Alexandria’s Presbyterians as “a set of rebellious scoundrels.” Meet them — the patriots of the Meeting House congregation and its 18th-century burial ground.
From Enslavement to Justice: How African Americans Forced Change in Alexandria
Across eight historic cemeteries, the people who fought their way from bondage to freedom — and reshaped Alexandria doing it. The companion guide to our most powerful walking tour.
The Cemetery Stories of the Lee-Fendall House
From the historic Lee-Fendall House to the graves of the families who lived there — Lees, Fendalls, and the people connected to one of Alexandria’s most storied homes.
More Guides & Maps from the Archive
- The Presbyterian Cemetery & ColumbariumCemetery brochure
- The Meeting House 18th-Century Burial GroundChurchyard guide
- War of 1812 Burials in the Presbyterian CemeteryThemed guide
- Walking Tour of the Alexandria National CemeterySelf-guided tour
- Plot Map of the Presbyterian CemeteryDownloadable plot map
- Section Map of the Presbyterian CemeteryDownloadable section map
- Alexandria History E-BooksCurated PDF editions of the research
The Guides Show You Where.
The Tours Tell You Why.
Every guide on this page grew out of the research behind our expert-led walking tours. For the full stories — and the discoveries that never fit on a trifold — join us in the cemeteries.