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Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston, Mass.  

they that are interred here live on through their monuments.
 

See our blogs on those prominent Abolitionist interred here, click on those selected below and join our walking tour for an in-depth review of boston's civil war and abolitionist ancestry on beacon hill.

  William Lloyd Garrison,  founder of the Liberator. One of the first and most influential abolitionist newspapers started in 1831, that nearly cost him his life.
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Lucy Stone (Blackwell),  a woman of firsts.  See our blog for the many first she accomplished             against all odds and her contribution to end slavery and gain women the righ to vote.  Clearly, a significant role model for young women today in the formative stages.

   William Cooper Nell, an african american abolitionist and historian of revolutionary and civil war african american veterans and colonial history.  our abolitionist walking tour stops at his home on beacon hill, the African American Museum and the Abiel Smith school leading to a discussion on Massachusetts precedent setting legal history abolishing slavery; 81 years before the civil war.

Judge, then general charles devens stood in the path of history before, during and after the civil war.  Open his picture below with your mouse to learn more.



  to enhance your visit to this beautiful and symbolic cemetery tour with us on beacon hill to learn more about the many boston abolitionist that confronted slavery and reside here. 


Pictures below by walkbostonhistory.com 10/24/2016


WALK fores hills.  MAPS AVAILABLE AT THE BOOTH JUST PAST THE ENTRANCE AND TOURS AVAILABLE WITH THE FOREST HILLS HISTORIANS THURSDAY AT 6:00 AND SUNDAY AT 2:00, seasonal and WEATHER DEPENDENT.
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9/16/2018, comments on Paul Revere group tour.
ruth, It was a terrific tour. You clearly have done a lot of research. Thanks for the additional information.

EM, Mitch, thank you for the additional information. It was a wonderful few hours and I will assume you Get credit for the glorious weather.

Thank you so much, Mitch and Nancy!  The "rest of the story" info you sent is the icing on the cake.  Your tour was perfect-great information presented in an entertaining, casual way.  The wonderful weather helped, of course. Thanks again for offering your tour.  Hope to do it again.
Best,
Sue

8/13/2018
Great Work! So glad to see other walking guides whose research and use of primary sources is so thorough. DLa xxx (a.k.a. Mistress xxxxxxxxx de la xxx) #ocbground
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Date: Fri, jun 22, 2018, 3:57 pm
subject: re: walk boston history Tour
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The tour of the freedom trail with the emphasis on Paul Revere was very informative.  We started at the state house and learned about its architecture.  We continued through Boston Commons and past the burial grounds.  We then continued to the north end and Paul Revere’s house.  At each stop Mitch had many interesting and little known facts to tell us.  We were surprised by the number of occupations Paul Revere had.  During our walk through the north end Mitch pointed out various restaurants to eat in.  The tour was about 2 miles of walking and lasted about 1 hour 45 minutes and was most enjoyable.  We would definitely take another tour with Mitch in the future.
Betsy, florida


6/5/2018 ​

9/5/2017
Hi Sheila,


I just wanted to tell you and Mitch how very much I enjoyed today. Mitch is passion for history comes through loud and clear in his delivery.

I learned new facts about Paul Revere that I had never known before.

Mitch was so well-prepared including all of the pictures and it was obvious that heput a lot of time and effort into this tour and the presentation.

So thank you so much for the invitation
He did a great job!
leslie b, Natick



10/18/2017Hi Mitch, finally getting to say thank you for such an enjoyable day and tour of Paul Revere etc.. I truly learned so much and loved walking through so much of historic Boston! PHYLIS, nh

9/5/2017
Hi Beth,

Thanks for asking us to go on your tour, Mitch, of Boston’s historic sites. Your enthusiasm and love of history is contagious. You made history come alive. Sorry I had to leave early. I bet the tour of the North End was equally exciting! You put your all into it.
sarah r. Wellesley

6/15/2017 gxxxxen@snhu.edu Comment 6/1/2017, Your remarks about John Hancock really painted a historical image of the man.
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6/1/2016
Hi Mitch, resume services reviews has just posted a comment on your blog post,     Why Did Paul Revere Become a Coroner at the   Age of Sixty-two? : This is a very interesting piece of historical information. I was never aware of this information before. I didn't even know how relevant Paul Revere is in the history of Boston. It seems that he is a very important figure on Boston's foundation. I'm definitely going to dwell further into matter and research more about him.
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​Irishman1987
I was there that day with members of Jerusalem lodge #104 Keene NH, I am so glad I had the chance to attend this event and pay my respects.

6/3/2017 GS, SNHU,edu,  Mitch your remarks about John Hancock really painted an historical image of the man.

10/15/2016 Thank you so much for the Boston Massacre Tour.  I never knew it was such a complicated affair.  I particularly liked the incidental historical stops about Colonial Boston.  I hadn't been downtown for years.  You opened up so much for me.  June, Natick Ma.

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  • Paul Revere, Boston Massacre, Civil War Tours
    • The Boston Massacre Tour
    • Boston Civil War Tours
    • The Kennedy Tour
    • The Boston Massacre Lesson Plan
    • The Boston Massacre per the Pennsylvania Gazette
    • Paul Revere Lesson Plan
  • Revere Bells Index
    • The Stickney Revere Bell Listings of 1976
    • Revere Bells in Boston
    • Paul Revere Bell Old South Meeting House
    • California's 2 Paul Revere Bells
    • Paul Revere & Son's Bell Westborough Massachusetts
    • Falmouth, Massachusetts
    • First Parish Church of Kennebunk
    • Revere Bells in Maine
    • Revere & Son Bell, Savanah Georgia
    • Revere Bell of Michigan
    • Singapore Revere Bell
    • Revere Bells Washington DC
    • Tuscaloosa Bell >
      • History of the St John and Leavens Patriarchs
      • Samuel St John Jr Estate Genealogy
      • Authenticating the Revere Tuscaloosa Bell
      • Joshua B Leavens Last Will and Testament
      • 20th Century Tuscaloosa bell
    • Revere Bells Woodstock VT
    • Revere Bells Lost in Time
  • History Blog
  • Bostonians
    • Edward F Alexander of The Harvard 20th Civil War Regiment
    • Polly Baker
    • John Wilkes Booth
    • The Mad Hatter, Thomas, Boston Corbett who Killed John Wilkes Booth
    • James Franklin
    • Benjamin Harris of Publick Occurrences
    • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
    • William Lloyd Garrison
    • USS Thomas Hudner DDG116
    • Edward Hutchinson Robbins Revere
    • Amos Lincoln
    • King Philip
    • Mayor's of Boston
    • Mum Bett & Theodore Sedgwick
    • James Otis
    • Paul Joseph Revere
    • John Rowe >
      • John Rowe's Diary Entries
      • John Rowe and the Jail Fire
      • Hang John Rowe?????
      • John Rowe the Fisherman
      • Joh Rowe's Tea Ship
    • Be Proud to be Called a Lucy Stoner
    • Rachel Wall , Pirate
    • Paul Revere the Coroner of Boston
    • Deborah Sampson
    • Who was Mrs. Silence Dogood?
    • Dr. Joseph Warren's Dedication
  • Collage of Boston
    • 4th of July Parade, Bristol RI
    • Boston Harbor
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Nonviolent Monument to Peace - Sherborn
    • The Battle Road
    • Skate bike and scooter park
    • Cassin Young & USS Cassin Young
    • MIT
    • Historic Charles River
    • The Customs House
    • John & Abigail Adams National Park
  • In Progress