by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Aug 12, 2023 | Places, Shawsheen Cemetery, Uncategorized
By E. Ashley RooneyPhotos by Jan van Steenwijk Shawsheen Cemetery is a beautiful pastoral spot in Bedford. It’s a lovely place to walk, especially as spring appears with its bluebells, primroses, and violets. I have often walked there, marveling at the historic...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | May 23, 2019 | Holidays, Shawsheen Cemetery, Veterans
Memorial Day observances at the Shawsheen Cemetery Civil War monument, May 30, 1927. On Monday May 27, Bedford’s Memorial Day ceremonies will occur at several locations. The Bedford Historical Society will participate in ceremonies at 8:45 AM at Shawsheen...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Oct 26, 2018 | Shawsheen Cemetery
With a nod to Halloween, here is a spooky postcard of the Old Burying Ground on Springs Road, Bedford, Mass, c.1901-7. The burial ground was established in 1729-30 and was the town’s only cemetery until Shawsheen Cemetery was opened in 1849. Slate headstones are a...
