Solstice in the Cemetery: Night Walk Through Oak Hill

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Name: Solstice in the Cemetery: Night Walk Through Oak Hill
Date: December 21, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Event Description:
What better time than Winter Solstice to grab a flashlight and join us for a walk through historic Oak Hill Cemetery on the longest night of the year? To add to the intimacy and atmosphere of darkness, many epitaphs are easiest to read by flashlight. Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native, and Museum of Old Newbury executive director Bethany Groff Dorau for a nighttime stroll through the historic 1842 Oak Hill Cemetery, final resting place of shipwrecked sailors, sea captains and merchants, architects and photographers, writers and poets, silversmiths and newspaper editors, and adventurers who travelled to the California gold rush. We will visit several Ebenezers, though none of them Scrooges, and toast the longest night with hot cider and good cheer.
Location:
Oak Hill Cemetery 4 Brown Street Newburyport MA 01950
Date/Time Information:
Thursday December 21, 2023 6:30-8:30 pm
Contact Information:
Museum of Old Newbury 978-462-2681
Fees/Admission:
$10 for Museum of Old Newbury Members $20 General Admission
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