Historic cemeteries are among New England’s most surprising cultural landscapes. Far from the macabre, these sites were “designed as a tranquil, natural setting … to inspire and comfort the living,” ...

More than 70 cemeteries across New England have started offering natural burials in recent years, including Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier. That’s where bodies can decompose underground, without ...

In New England's historic cemeteries, the grave markers themselves are perhaps just as interesting as the people who lie beneath them. Around each corner lurk skulls with wings, weeping willows and ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery discovered in Lincolnshire, England, included pieces of ancient pottery, skeletons and "grave goods" for the deceased. The cemetery was found during the construction of ...

HERMIT: THE MYSTERIOUS LIFE OF JIM WHYTE, by Jeffrey H. Ryan; Maine Authors Publishing, 2019; 153 pages, $17.95 Most folks recall the splashy headlines about the North Pond Hermit a few years ago, but ...

An archaeologist examines a beheaded body found at an ancient Roman cemetery in England. HS2/PA Archaeologists in England have unearthed 40 beheaded skeletons at an ancient Roman burial site, while ...

Old Vermont cemeteries have stories to tell, and they are cut deep into the stone of almost every grave. Civilizations have always tried to address the nature of life and death in how they memorialize ...

A lighthouse and two 19th century listed cemeteries are among historic locations at risk in the region, according to a report out on Tuesday. Included on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register ...