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Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to Life Forest Conservation Cemetery
Something a little different for our readers today: tombstones turn into trees at a conservation cemetery founded in the year 2020 Continue reading
Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to Rumney Marsh Burial Ground Revere, MA
Little precious details appear to be the reward of curious cemetery sleuths meandering the grounds at Rumney Marsh: tiny skulls, little imps, mysterious circles, a broken stem of a flower. Continue reading
Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to the Shaker Cemetery Harvard, MA
In 1791 the eccentric Harvard community of Shakers started laying plans for a place to bury their dead. Continue reading
“Alice North Towne Lincoln: Boston’s Selfless Advocate for the Poor” By William A. McEvoy Jr. (Free Download)
Author and historian William McEvoy has just completed an 88 page biography on Alice North Towne Lincoln, buried on Snowdrop Path in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Alice N. Lincoln was a philanthropist in 19th century Boston who focused on reforming tenement … Continue reading