Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Community Room — 100 Webster St., Whitman, MA
“Welcome to the Graveyard” is a 90 minute in-person ‘virtual tour’ chronicling cemetery art, history, and symbolism. 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 program examines why we have cemeteries and gravestones, why they look like they do and how styles and art have evolved over almost 400 years. The presentation includes many photographs of original gravestones and burial grounds from cemeteries visited by Gravestone Girls over many years. Based in Central Massachusetts, The Gravestone Girls create exact replicas of old New England tombstones in the form of wall hangings, magnets, coasters, mirrors, tombstone chocolate and more! Cast directly from originals still on cemetery landscapes, their art is a piece of history in your hand! "Keeping Our Dead Alive" through lectures, tours, classes, and art, they work nationwide to raise cemetery awareness and teach citizens the history buried under their feet. You can learn more about them at gravestonegirls.com . This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Whitman Free Library.