This starkly contrasts with the early American tradition observed in the book "Reading the Gravestones of Old New England" by Tyringham, Massachusetts, author John Hanson. He met up with NEPM’s ...

While they will explore cemeteries from other parts of New England in the lecture, they will put a focus on the Old Burying Ground on Mechanic Street in Westfield, where most of Westfield’s most ...

They're in good company in the New England cemeteries in ... there is a remarkable difference at Old South Church Cemetery now. The effort uncovered 17 gravestones that were either hidden by ...

24. “A Field Guide to New England Gravestones,” a talk by local author John Hanson, will be followed by a walk at the Old Center Cemetery in New Marlborough on Oct. 1. On Oct. 8, historical ...

Author John Hanson will discuss his book, "Reading the Gravestones of Old New England," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, via Zoom.

Bellantoni was interested in the grave even before the ... The migration “seemed to drain rural New England of its most enterprising young citizens, leaving the old and unfit behind.” ...

LUNENBURG – From colonial New England burial grounds of the 1600s and 1700s, through the nation-wide rural cemetery movement of the 19th century and into 21st century locations, the Gravestone ...