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Annual Historic Cemetery Tours during Yankee Homecoming 2008 (link without)


Encounter old and new friends during a fascinating informative wander through Newburyport's Oak Hill Cemetery, Old Hill Burying Ground, and Highland Cemetery. Learn about sea captains, writers, clockmakers, mayors, and the builder of the ship, Dreadnaught. Visit the grave of a sea captain who William Lloyd Garrison tried to convict as a slave trader, say hello to a chaplain who served with Colonel Benedict Arnold, and hear about Newburyport’s well known photographers. Come join us and learn about fascinating history while visiting Newburyport’s historic cemeteries. Your gracious and knowledgeable tour guide will be Ghlee Woodworth ~ a 12th generation Newburyport native and daughter of Newburyport's beloved local historian Todd Woodworth. Ghlee continues her father's legendary "Tiptoe Through the Tombstones" tours tours of Newburyport's Oak Hill Cemetery ~ having since expanded her research & horizons to include Old Hill Burying Ground and New Hill Burial Ground (AKA Highland Cemetery). During Yankee Homecoming, tours of all three historic cemeteries will be offered weekdays (Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 1) as scheduled below. Admission to each tour is $2.00 for the Yankee Homecoming general fund. Any additional donations will benefit cemetery projects.

TOUR OF OAK HILL CEMETERY By Ghlee Woodworth Monday, July 28 10:00AM – 11:30AM Wednesday, July 30 2:00PM - 3:30PM Friday, July 30 2:00PM - 3:30PM Visit the gravesites of Newburyport authors, newspaper editors, librarians, and benefactors. Tour the Brown Chapel currently under restoration. Meet at the main gate near end of Brown and Greenleaf Streets..	© 2004 The Newburyport Daily News

TOUR OF OLD HILL BURYING GROUND
By Ghlee Woodworth

Tuesday, July 29
10:00AM – 11:30AM

Ghlee Woodworth ventures into new territory on Old Hill Burying Ground ~ the first burying ground established after the Waterside would accepted as the Third Parish of Newbury in 1725 ~ the grounds set off as such in 1729. (Seek More Information Logged Electronically at this link within and link without.)

Meet on Greenleaf Street at the entrance (depicted in image) across the street from the Bartlet Mall.


TOUR OF HIGHLAND CEMETERY (AKA NEW HILL BURYING GROUND) By Ghlee Woodworth Thursday, July 31 10:00AM – 11:30AM 3:00PM - 4:30PM Also known as Highland Cemetery, New Hill Burying Ground was established at the turn of the 19th century as a necessary expansion of Old Hill Burying Ground. (Seek More Information Logged Electronically at this link within and link without.) Parking available on Hill Street (off of Pond Street, across from Old Hill Burying Ground). Meet at Highland Cemetery entrance.	© 2004 Bright iDear


	Note that Ghlee also arranges seasonal excursions to "Tiptoe Through the Tombstones" of Newburyport's historic burial grounds ~ with special accomodations for groups and organizations. Check back for an updated schedule or email inquiries to tiptoethroughthetombstones@yahoo.com. Further note that Ghlee is presently working on a book about Oak Hill Cemetery for publication in December 2008. Learn more about Ghlee's endeavors (as reported in the May 7, 2008 edition of the Newburyport Daily News) at this link without.

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