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Thursday, March 31st at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
Reading the Gravestones of Old New England with John G.S. Hanson
The graveyards of old New England are irresistibly fascinating. They appeal to the eye and the imagination, with their dignified stones standing or leaning in gray ranks, quiet abiding witnesses to the long histories of their towns. They provide a trove of useful information for historians, genealogists, and students of religious art. They also draw in visitors who find spiritual or philosophical comfort in contemplating lives and deaths from centuries ago, memorialized in granite or marble, slate or sandstone.
Join John G.S. Hanson on a stroll through some of the epitaphs and iconography of New England’s graveyards - including some from Sherman!