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 2010 Events April 7, 2010"Welcome to the Graveyard, A Tour of Cemetery Art, History & Symbolism" Focus on West Boylston cemeteries West Boylston Historical Society West Boylston, MA 7 p.m. April 18, 2010 April 27, 2010 April 30, 2010 May 15, 2010 May 16, 2010 June 1, 2010 June 12, 2010 June 19, 2010 June 22-27, 2010 June 26, 2010 September 11, 2010 September 19, 2010 October 2, 2010 October 7, 2010 October 16 & 17, 2010 October 22, 2010 November 5 & 6, 2010 November 7, 2010 November 13, 2010 November 13, 2010 November 15, 2010 November 19, 2010 December 4, 2010 December 9, 2010 December 11, 2010 December 12, 2010 2009 Events April 4, 2009Connecticut Gravestone Network Annual Spring Symposium East Hartford Senior Center, 70 Canterbury Street, East Hartford, CT 9am to 4pm Exhibits, vendors, lectures on Introduction for First Timers, The Huntington Tomb Restoration, Yantic Cemetery, A Cemetery Restoration Project from NY, stone carving demo, buffet lunch & more!! Admission is $10 pay at the door. April 23-25, 2009 10th New England Regional Genealogical Conference Manchester, NH May 9, 2009 (rain date Saturday May 16) Sholan Farms 8th Apple Blossom Festival 1125 Pleasant Street, Leominster, MA 10am-4pm **Leominster is the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed!** May 16, 2009 (rain date Sun May 17) 7th Annual Asparagus & Flower Heritage Festival West Brookfield Common, West Brookfield, MA 10am-4pm May 20, 2009 presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard" (focus on Ipswich, MA cemeteries) Ipswich Historical Society Ipswich, MA 7:30pm June 6, 2009 Gravestone Rubbing Class Presented by the Ipswich Historical Society Old Burial Ground, High Street, Ipswich, MA June 13, 2009 Gravestone Rubbing Class Presented by the Ipswich Historical Society Old Burial Ground, High Street, Ipswich, MA June 20, 2009 (rain date Sunday June 21) 34th Strawberry n Arts Festival Westford Town Common, Westford, MA 10am-4pm June 26 & 27, 2009 Association for Gravestone Studies 32nd Annual Conference Union College, Schenectady, NY August 1 & 2, 2009 375th Ipswich Birthday Celebration/Colonial Arts & Crafts Festival Rogers & Brown House 83 County Road/Route 1A, Ipswich, MA 10am-4pm September 12, 2009 27th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA 10am-4pm September 16, 2009 Gravestone Girls presented by Worcester Women's History Project Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA 5:30 PM. For more information, e-mail info@wwhp.org or call 508-767-1852. September 20, 2009 stART on The Street 2009 Park Avenue, Worcester MA 11am-5pm September 23, 2009 presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard!" (focus on Shrewsbury, MA cemeteries) Shrewsbury Historical Society, 1830 Schoolhouse Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 7pm September 26, 2009 29th Annual Meeting of the Towne Family Assocation Private Event October 3, 2009 34th Annual Horseshed Crafts Fair on the green at the First Church of Christ Unitarian 725 Main Street, Lancaster, MA 10am-4pm October 7, 2009 presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard!" (focus on Reading, MA cemeteries) Reading Senior Center 49 Pleasant St, Reading, MA October 17 & 18, 2009 Annual Harvest Festival Sturbridge Town Common 277 Main Street - Route 131, Sturbridge, MA October 20, 2009 presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard!" (focus on Norton, MA cemeteries) Norton Historical Society Norton, MA October 21, 2009 presentation: Welcome to the Graveyard!" (focus on Northborough, MA cemeteries) Northborough Free Library 34 Main Street, Northborough, MA (508) 393-5025 7:00 pm October 23, 2009 presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard!" (focus on southern Rhode Island cemeteries) Valentine Whitman House 1147 Great Road, Lincoln, RI October 24, 2009 Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting The First Parish Church, Framingham, MA October 28, 2009 Quinsigamond Community College, Fuller Student Center (be careful parking--park only in marked locations for visitors or you will be ticketed) 670 W. Boylston St Worcester, MA 2 p.m. November 1, 2009 November 6 & 7, 2009 2008 Events November 21Ladies Night E.N. Jenckes Store Museum 283 Main Street Douglas, MA 7 pm - 9 pm Bring a friend and find unique crafts and gifts in our historic general store from the Gravestone Girls & more! Join us for refreshments, festival lighting and music. Hosted by the Douglas Historical Society! December 7 stART at the Station Union Station, Worcester, MA 12 pm - 5 pm A premiere holiday arts event with over 80 artists and crafters, food and more, just in time for all your holiday festivities! Hosted at historical Union Station, Worcester's rennovated train station boasting soaring ceilings and marble floors. November 2 Salem Cross Inn Handcrafts & Collectibles Show Salem Cross Inn West Brookfield, MA 10am-3pm October 25 Celebrate Samhain Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church Corner of Main and Summer Streets Peterborough, NH 10am-6pm (indoors!) October 24 Visual presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard--Cemetery Art, Symbolism and History with The Gravestone Girls" Northborough Historical Society 50 Main Street Northboro, MA 7:30pm October 18 & 19 Sturbridge Harvest Festival on the Common (across from The Publick House) Sturbridge, MA 10am-5pm (Saturday) 11 am-4pm (Sunday) October 17 Visual presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard--Cemetery Art, Symbolism and History with The Gravestone Girls" Hubbardston Historical Society Hubbardston, MA 7pm October 13 Southborough's 35th Heritage Day Celebration held on the lawn of St. Mark's School on the corner of Routes 85 & 30 Southborough, MA 10am-4pm October 11 Visual presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard--Cemetery Art, Symbolism and History with The Gravestone Girls" plus a tour of The Olde Burial Ground, Sutton Common, (4 Uxbridge Road), Sutton Historical Society Sutton MA 2pm October 5 29th Annual Waters Farm Days Fall Festival Waters Road West Sutton, MA 10am-4pm October 4 33rd Annual Horseshed Crafts Fair On the Green of First Church of Christ Unitarian 725 Main St Lancaster, MA 10am-4pm September 21 stArt on the Street 2008 Festival Park Avenue Worcester, MA 11am-5pm September 13 Metrowest Humane Society 2nd Annual Craft Fair Framingham Village Green Edgell Road Framingham, MA 10am-4pm Free admission! This is a no-kill cat shelter, non-profit organization who uses the proceeds from this fair to support their shelter. September 6 26th Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival at Codman Estate The Grange 35 Codman Road Lincoln, MA 10am-4pm September 2 Visual presentation: "Welcome to the Graveyard--Cemetery Art, Symbolism and History with The Gravestone Girls" Blackstone Valley Interpreter's Network Blackstone Valley Historical Society Lincoln, RI 7pm April 26 Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Meeting and Seminar (pre-registration required to attend) LaCava Center, Bentley College Waltham, MA 8am-5pm April 5 & 6 Old Deerfield Spring Sampler Craft Fair Eastern State Exposition West Springfield, MA Come and Rediscover the Artisans and Crafts! 10am - 5pm March 9 Cemeteries of Worcester Hope Cemetery Worcester, MA 2pm Presented by the Friends of Hope Cemetery 2007 Events Sunday,December 9Holiday Arts Happening DCU Center Worcester, MA Handmade arts and crafts, music and more! 11am - 6pm Presented by StART on the Street Saturday, November 17 Saturday, October 27 Tuesday, October 23 Saturday & Sunday, October 20 & 21 Monday, October 15 Saturday, October 13 Sunday, September 30 Thursday, September 27 Saturday and Sunday, September 22 & 23 Sunday, September 16 Saturday, September 8 New England CONNECTions 2007 9th New England Regional Genealogical Conference Hartford, CT Saturday, March 31 The Gravestone Girls will be enjoying The Connecticut Gravestone Network's Symposium for the 5th year! Lectures, displays, groups and all things cemetery will be "laid out." 9:00am - 3:00pm. South Senior Center, 70 Canterbury Rd. East Hartford, CT. Join us! 2006 Events Sunday, December 17Holiday Arts At the Station 12 pm - 5 pm Union Station 2 Washington Square Worcester, MA Saturday, December 2 Saturday, November 18 Sunday, November 5 Saturday, November 4 Saturday, October 21 join the Gravestone Girls at the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting. This event will take place at the Auburn, MA Knights of Columbus Hall on Central Street. For more information visit the MSGO website. Saturday, July 15 The Gravestone Girls will be on the scene of Dog Dayz at the Worcester Animal Rescue League selling our wares, and helping one of our favorite causes. Tuesday, July 4 This parade of “Ancients and Horrible and Others” starts at 11:00 a.m. The parade starts at the North Attleboro/Cumberland line. There are vendors along the parade route, and music is provided at the Methodist Church after the parade. Cumberland, RI. The Gravestone Girls will be in the parade! Thursday, June 29 - Sunday, July 2 the Gravestone Girls will be hanging around Worcester's Summer Nationals at Green Hill Park with their favorite Hearse Limousine, Vaughn. Come meet him, and the girls! We'll be easy to spot! Saturday, June 3 the Gravestone Girls with be taking part in the Artisan Women of Worcester event at CC Lowell, Park Avenue, Worcester. Stop by between 10am-3pm to see some of the best from our local creative minds!Saturday, March 25 the Gravestone Girls will be with our own at The Connecticut Gravestone Network's Symposium. Lectures, displays, groups and all things cemetery will be "laid out." 9:00am - 3:00pm. South Senior Center, 70 Canterbury Rd. East Hartford, CT. Join us! 2005 Events Annual Meeting and Seminar Saturday, October 8 the Gravestone Girls will be participating in the MASSOG Annual Meeting Event. Southborough Heritage Day West Brookfield Lecture |
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