SHPC Fall Events 2012

Sunday,
September 23^rd:  Union
Square Walking Tour, 3:00 - 5:30pm.  Ed
Gordon, New England Chapter President of the Victorian Society of America, will
lead a walking tour of the area, highlighting historic areas such as:  the civic campus setting at Central Hill;
Prospect Hill; Victorian homes; vintage commercial buildings in the heart of Union
Square; Lincoln Park and the former Wyatt Brickyards; pre-Civil War-era homes
and late 19^th century workers' housing.  The tour includes two interior viewings and
refreshments.  The tour steps off from
City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, and is free of charge.

Milk
Row Cemetery Opening:  For
three Sundays this fall, the Milk Row Cemetery on Somerville Ave. will be open
to the public from 1:00 - 4:00pm.  This
small historic site, established in 1804, is usually closed to the public.  Volunteers will provide information about
historic Somerville residents buried in the cemetery, dating as far back as the
American Revolution.

For more information
about either event, or if you are interested in serving as a "Docent" (tour
leader), at the Cemetery, please contact SHPC Director Brandon Wilson at
617-625-6600 x2532, or BWilson@somervillema.gov.