First Saturdays on Burial Hill
Join Us on May 7th
|
Boston vs. Local Styles in Gravestones
Burial Hill has some of the finest examples for comparing the
differences in materials and carvings between Boston-made gravestones and
locally-made burial markers during the 18th century. Stephen O'Neill, Executive
Director of the Hanover Historical Society & Senior Lecturer at Suffolk
University, explains the distinctions and how rural stones created a local style
in imitation of Boston gravestones.
Boston vs. Local Styles in
Gravestones is part of Burial Hill:
History in Progress, a free program that will
continue through the year 2020. Launched independently in 2011 by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, the Burial Hill series is
now a collaborative program with the Pilgrim Society & Pilgrim Hall
Museum. Each year, we will present a series of history expeditions
on Burial Hill, one of America's oldest and most significant burying grounds.
Tours will be offered on the first Saturday of every month at 1 pm (excepting
January); meet at the top of the Hill.
No reservations are required for individuals and families. Participants may traverse steep and slippery slopes; please wear appropriate shoes. Severe weather may cancel tour; updates will be posted on the Plymouth Antiquarian Society Facebook page. For more information contact pasm@verizon.net or call 508-746-0012
For a full listing of
upcoming tours, visit www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org
|
