Walking Tour: Mourning and Memory at Newton Cemetery

Experience the historic Newton Cemetery, an important example of 19th-century rural cemetery design, and learn about the art and culture of mourning in the Victorian Era. We will see a variety of elaborate funeral monuments and discuss connections to the Civil War, industrialization, spiritualism, and more. This is the second in a two-part walking tour series set in Newton’s burying grounds and cemeteries.

This is the second in a two-part walking tour series set in Newton’s burying grounds and cemeteries, with the first tour taking place Sunday, November 2, at East Parish Burying Ground. Click here for info on that tour.