This tour is booked to capacity. Please explore some of our other walking tours and exhibition related programs.

Take a deeper look at the historic landmark that is Oak Grove Cemetery on this Saturday morning walking tour. In 1854 six businessmen purchased an oak grove near downtown Gloucester to serve as a new cemetery. These men wanted to create a space different from the gloomy burial grounds of the past. They wanted a sacred place where the deceased could rest in peace, but that was beautifully landscaped for the living to enjoy as well. Oak Grove Cemetery was part of a national movement to make burial grounds more appealing to the living. Designed by landscape architects Robert Copeland and Horace Cleveland, this type of city cemetery was the predecessor of the city park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was the first modern cemetery in Gloucester and is now the final resting place of many historic figures. It is home to the Bradford Chapel, designed by Ezra Phillips.

This program is $10 for CAM members/ $20 for non-members (includes Museum admission). Space is limited; reservations required. The tour will begin at Oak Grove Cemetary, 175 Washington Street, Gloucester MA. Tickets cannot be purchased the day of the event.

For more information email us at [email protected]. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Museum at (978) 283-0455 x10 or online at Eventbrite.