Sunday, October 18, 2026
2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Rain Date: Oct. 25, 2026
Click here for parking information.
We invite you to take a step back in time to meet some of Etowah County’s most memorable residents.
You will hear their personal stories told by modern day citizens clad in period dress as you stroll from gravesite to gravesite.
Many of the portrayers are actual descendants of the individuals whose stories they tell.
A limited number of golf cart shuttles will be available inside the cemetery for those who might need them. These golf carts will stop at the shuttle stop marked on the maps available to patrons as they enter the cemetery.
Admission is “donations only” with the proceeds being used to preserve the history and dignity of Forrest Cemetery.
For your convenience A WALK THROUGH TIME, INC. is a 501(c)(3).
Over the years, A Walk Through Time has donated more than $115,000 to the Forrest Cemetery Foundation.
In recent years, we partnered with the Foundation and the City of Gadsden on the renovation of the cemetery’s Comfort Station.
The renovation includes three additional bathrooms, one of which is the only handicap-accessible bathroom at the cemetery.
We solely funded the construction of new sidewalks to make these bathrooms completely accessible.
We’ve also added six wrought iron handrails around the cemetery to improve safety and accessibility for visitors.
More of these railings will be added this year thanks to funding from A Walk Through Time.
2026 Sponsors
City of Gadsden / Mayor Craig Ford
Exchange Bank
Family Savings Credit Union
Rep. Mack Butler – House District 28
Life Insurance Company of Alabama
Minth North America, Inc.
Greater Gadsden Tourism
Kay Moore and Ann Moore
Judge Cody Robinson
Network Solutions
Lucy and Chip Edwards
Pudden and Jim McArthur
The Cunningham Law Firm
Lynne and Steve Frederick
Plumbers Wholesale
Collier Butler Funeral Home
W.T. Dawson Family Trust
Mandy and Bill Hartzog
Becky and Phil Owen
Walter Duke
Shannon, Banks & Smith, Inc.
Joanie Leach
Danny Carlisle
Alabama Gift Company
Kathy and Bob Sisson
Neely Henry Lake Association
Cary Ackerman
Marsh Troncale Wealth Management
Jamie and Dee Grimes
Judi Loveman
Sherry Clayton
Artie and Mike Morgan
Thursday Study Club
Turnbach, Warren, Rice, Frederick & Smith, P.C.
Beverly Todd-Lee and Bonda Todd Vance
Melissa and Jesse Battles
Kerry and Gordon Hicks
Diane Dykes
Alice and Greg Cusimano
Peggy Wetzel
Coosa Consulting
Santos Printing
Gallery
Student Quiz
Click here for the answer to the 2026 Student Quiz.
Elementary Schools compete for the “Most Spirited School Award” by registering their students upon entering the cemetery.
Elementary Schools Past Year’s Winners:
- 2013 R.A. Mitchell
- 2014 Eura Brown
- 2015 Eura Brown
- 2016 St. James Catholic School
- 2017 A tie between R. A. Mitchell & Eura Brown
- 2018 Eura Brown
- 2019 R.A. Mitchell
- 2020 No event
- 2021 Eura Brown
- 2022 Eura Brown
- 2023 Eura Brown
- 2024 Eura Brown
- 2025 Eura Brown
Parking Information
Parking will be at the old Gadsden High School (12th Street between Chestnut and Walnut Street) and trolley service is available from there to the main gate of Forrest Cemetery. Trolleys will also return patrons to the school parking lot.
