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The Stones Speak: A Walking Tour of Granary and Kings Chapel Burying Grounds

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Friday, October 29, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Rain or Shine
Led by David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist at American Ancestors
Cost: $25

Tip toe through the tombstones of Boston’s oldest burying grounds—Kings Chapel Burying Ground (1630) and Granary Burying Ground (1660)—with genealogist, historian, and author David Allen Lambert. David will lead us to the final resting place of Boston’s early leaders and notables, including John Winthrop, John Cotton, and Mary Chilton; Revolutionary War-era patriots Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine; and even Charles Ewer, the first president of New England Historic Genealogical Society. Hear of these Bostonians’ contributions to American history, their continued influence on today’s society, and about the stones and carved symbols that adorn their eternal homes.

David Allen Lambert has been a member of American Ancestors since 1993 and is the organization’s Chief Genealogist. He is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics of genealogy and history. Lambert has published many articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, The Mayflower Descendant, and American Ancestors magazine. He is the author of A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries and co-host of the popular radio show Extreme Genes. David is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society, a life member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati, and tribal genealogist for the Massachuset-Punkapoag Indians of Massachusetts.

This event is currently at capacity. Please contact education@nehgs.org with any questions.