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Updated: 05/29/2009

Hingham Cemetery Corporation Established. Circa 1672

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Welcome to Hingham Cemetery

40 Water Street

PO Box 105

Hingham, MA 02043-0105

781-749-1048

Current Events and Announcements:

· Saturday, June 13 - 1:00 Public Tour ..Meet at Bell Tower

· Saturday, June 27 – 12:30 -Tower Family Reunion…Bell Tower open at 2:00

· Tuesday, June 30 – 12:30 – Weymouth teachers

· Tuesday, July 30 — 12:30 Fitchburg State Teachers College

· Saturday, Oct. 24 – Vincent Luti, historian specializing in Colonial gravestone carvings, will discuss the work of the 7 noted carvers represented in Hingham Cemetery. Advance sale tickets only will be honored as numbers are limited. Details to follow.

· A 375th Town Anniversary event to be held at the cemetery.

· Derby Academy Donates Tree

· The Board of Directors is pleased to post our 2006-2007 fund-raising letter.

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· Aerial Picture 1 & Aerial Picture 2 of the Grounds

· View our letter In Support of the Hingham Community Preservation Funds

· Hingham Cemetery receives prestigious award from the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

· A Fact Sheet of historical information, noteworthy burials, monuments, and plantings.

· December 15, 2005 article in The Hingham Journal on the General Benjamin Lincoln House.

Genealogical and Family information is often hard to research, and Hingham Cemetery has a directory of burials up to about 1995. We have also provided a link on the Contact Info & Links page that you may find helpful in locating burials in Hingham Cemetery. Since there are 5 other cemeteries in Hingham, you may also want to contact:

· The Hingham Historical Society

· The Hingham Public Library

· The Hingham Town Hall

Hingham Cemetery is set on a hill between Main Street, Water Street, and South Street in Historic Downtown Hingham, Massachusetts.

Easily accessed behind the Old Ship Church at 107 Main Street, visitors may freely walk through the grounds “at your own risk” and enjoy the surroundings.

Also accessible from both South Street and Water Street, visitors may stop at the Chapel and pick up a walking map showing the location of many unusual trees and important historical monuments. A preliminary version may be viewed by clicking here for a Map of Hingham Cemetery.

To contact us:

40 Water Street

PO Box 105

Hingham, MA 02043-0105

781-749-1048

Email: Hingham Cemetery

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