Berkshire County Historical Society Cemetery Tour: Church on the Hill Cemetery
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LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire County Historical Society will host a cemetery tour of Church on the Hill Cemetery.
The walk will take place on Wednesday Oct. 11 at 5 pm.
Join Tyringham resident and historian John Hanson on a walking tour of significant gravestones in this historic Lenox cemetery. Hanson has been collecting epitaphs and studying early New England gravestones for years.
On this tour, he will discuss the iconography of the stones, share some noteworthy verses, and discuss what they tell us about early New Englanders’ attitudes towards life and death.
Meet at the Church on the Hill parking lot. Participants should wear sturdy shoes and bring bug repellent.
The rain date is Oct. 12, at 5 pm
Tickets are $15 for BCHS members, $20 for non-members, and are available by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org.
This series is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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