Discover Local Heritage: Join the Truro Cemetery Historical Tour This June

The Truro Cemetery Talk and Tour is set for Saturday, June 1st at 10:30 a.m. at the Truro Public Library, located at 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA. This free event allows the public to explore Truro's history through its cemeteries. For more information, contact the library at 508-487-1125 or via email at tpl_mail@clamsnet.org.

Holly Ballard-Gardner, Chair of the Truro Cemetery Commission, will lead the event. She will give a talk on Truro's significant cemeteries, including four listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The talk aims to provide a historical context of the area through its burial sites.

After the talk, there will be a guided tour of several historic cemeteries. Attendees are advised to arrange their own transportation or carpool, and the tour will take place regardless of the weather.

The event will also introduce a 'Field Guide to the Historic Cemeteries of Truro, Mass.' This guidebook is useful for those interested in further exploring the cemeteries independently or learning about preservation efforts.

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