Saints Alive: Seguin’s past speaks again at Riverside Cemetery

(Seguin) — Seguin’s history takes center stage once more as the Saints Alive Riverside Cemetery Tour returns this October, inviting residents to walk among the city’s earliest pioneers and meet the women whose strength and vision helped shape the community that thrives today.

The tour, presented by the Affiliation for the Preservation of Shakespeare and Federated Club Rooms in partnership with the city of Seguin, raises funds for the historic clubhouse on River Street. The clubhouse was built in 1902 as the first facility in Texas designed specifically for women’s clubs to gather.

Elizabeth Martin, club member and the coordinator for this year’s group fundraiser, says Saints Alive transforms the 19th-century cemetery into a living stage. She says visitors stroll through winding paths, pa