Kirkland historian Matt McCauley will give free guided tours of of the Kirkland Cemetery across the street from Lake Washington High School from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday.

The event is free to the public with a donation to the Kirkland Historical Society.

The cemetery is Kirkland’s oldest park and in it rest many of Kirkland’s pioneers and veterans including the oldest vet fought in the Mexican/American War (1846) and another internee fought in the Civil War for both the Confederacy and the Union.

McCauley is the author of the book “A Look To The Past: Kirkland: From wilderness to high-tech – Kirkland history in 50 vignettes.”