MHA Conference session highlight: Cemetery Research & the Revolution: In Practice & Best Practices

[Mass History Alliance]

Join Elizabeth C. Dearden and Sally Cragin for their session "Cemetery Research & the Revolution: In Practice & Best Practices" at the Mass History Conference.

Part I of the session will be presented by Elizabeth C. Dearden, who will share her research on the use of funerary iconography as political propaganda during the American War for Independence. In Part II, Sally Cragin will lead a discussion of historical interpretation and innovative theatre events in collaboration with Stratton Players produced on an ongoing basis in Fitchburg's historical cemeteries. These build an ever-expanding audience of all ages.

Join this session at the 2026 MHA conference, "Revolutionizing History: Small but Mighty."

Conference registration is open now. Register today!

https://masshistoryalliance.org/2026-mass-history.../

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Pictured are Friends of the Fitchburg Cemeteries at the Laurel Hill Cemetery