Walking Tour: Mourning and Memory at East Parish Burying Ground

Visit Newton’s oldest burying ground to explore a significant collection of colonial-era headstones and learn about funerary customs in New England. We will discuss the evolution of gravestone art, along with changing attitudes toward death and remembrance, from the pre-Revolutionary era through the Early Republic.

This is the first of a two-part walking tour series set in Newton’s burying grounds and cemeteries, with the second tour taking place Sunday, November 9, at Newton Cemetery. Click here for info on that tour.