The Gravestone Girls Welcome You to the Graveyard … at the Library!A spooky old graveyard may be a nice place to visit, but would you want to live there … forever
and ever? The Gravestone Girls love prowling around historic cemeteries, and they will share
the fascinating history of cemetery art and traditions, from Colonial times to the present, at Fall
River Public Library, 104 North Main Street, on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m.
The Gravestone Girls will take you on a virtual tour of cemeteries, from colonial burial grounds,
through the rural cemetery movement of the 19th century, and into 21st century locations. It
examines why we have cemeteries and gravestones, why they look like they do, and how styles
and art have evolved over almost 400 years. This presentation will include images and history of
Fall River's historic cemeteries, including the famous Oak Grove Cemetery, final home of Lizzie
Borden.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Fall River Cultural Council, a local agency
which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. It is free and open to the public.
Registration is not required. Recommended for adults and older teens.
For further information, contact Kate Kulpa, Assistant Library Administrator, at 508-324-2700,
ext. 110, or visit the library’s web site, fallriverlibrary.org.
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