Talk:Westerly Burial Ground

Historic Burying Grounds Initiative

In 1985 the City of Boston, steward of as many as 16 historic cemeteries ranging in date from 1630 to 1841, launched its "Historic Burying Ground Initiative," an ambitious, long-term program encompassing comprehensive inventories and treatment of gravemarkers, landscape rehabilitation, and improved maintenance and security procedures. The Boston initiative involves a number of city agencies and community groups and is believed to be the largest cemetery recordation and restoration project undertaken by local government in the country. Further information may be obtained from the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Ave., Boston MA 02118.[1]

Historic Burying Grounds Initiative[2]

Boston's historic cemeteries are important examples of the City's early landscape, linking contemporary Boston with a rich historical legacy. The City of Boston has sixteen historic burying grounds and three larger garden-style cemeteries under its jurisdiction which date between 1630 and 1892 and are located in thirteen Boston neighborhoods. The burying grounds house a rich collection of historic artifacts that tell many stories about Boston's cultural heritage.

The Historic Burying Grounds Initiative (HBGI) is a public/private cooperative program established within the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with the history of the initiative dating back to the early 1970's. Its mission is the comprehensive restoration, on-going conservation, and heritage interpretation of Boston's sixteen historic burying grounds.

List of Burying Grounds Bennington Street Burying Ground Bunker Hill Burying Ground Central Burying Ground Copp's Hill Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester South Burying Ground Eliot Burying Ground Evergreen Burying Ground Fairview Cemetery Granary Burying Ground Hawes/Union Burying Ground King's Chapel Market Street Burying Ground Mount Hope Cemetery Phipps Burying Ground South End Burying Ground Walter Street Burying Ground Westerly Burying Ground -71.174.187.78 (talk) 21:51, 22 October 2010 (UTC)