Milton Cemetery contains some of the best examples of funerary art from the colonial times to the Victorian era. An historic garden cemetery, it was established as the Town’s only cemetery in 1672 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Donations are gratefully accepted and are used for beautifying the cemetery and special projects. You may send donations in check form to …
Milton Cemetery Gift Fund at 211 Centre St. Milton , Ma.02186
The Milton Cemetery is seeking Participants to assist in the rebuild and renovation of a historic dry laid stone wall on the Cemetery property. The original wall was built as a border marker between what was then the property line of the Cemetery and a private landowner. In recent years the Cemetery acquired the adjacent property, which is currently wooded and overgrown. As a result of this overgrowth, age and the natural buildup of compost along its sides, the border wall is currently in a severe state of disrepair.
The long term plan for this acquired parcel of land is to create a meditation garden with a meandering walking path through it. The wall, which was originally built as a border wall between two landowners, will again act as a border of sorts to enclose the mediation garden and create a more inviting space.
The Project will require the participation of 12 individuals who are interested in dry laid stone wall work and are willing to make a time commitment and a donation to the Cemetery Gift Fund to support the ongoing beautification of the Cemetery.
The work is physically demanding and the time commitment will be structured as two days of instruction/hands on training with at least two additional days of building. The instruction will take place on Saturdays in September and October but the building schedule will have more flexibility to accommodate individual schedules.
The Project Leader is Michael Papile, a Milton resident. He has obtained Level II – Intermediate Certification by the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (“DSWA of GB”) and is a Certified Stone Trust Instructor by the DSWA of GB. He is also a Professional Member of The Stone Trust, Dummerston, VT and an Overseas Member of the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.
He will be assisted throughout the Project by other Instructors certified by the DSWA of GB.
Many thanks to our corporate sponsors listed above for their support of this project!
Cost: $250 suggested donation per Participant to the Milton Cemetery Gift Fund
Time Commitment: 2 full days of instruction/hands on training plus 2 full days of building
Benefits: All participants will learn the basic skills needed to construct a dry laid stone wall. In addition they will receive a Basic Membership to the Stone Trust and of course a very cool T-Shirt.
For more information please contact Michael Papile at stonewalltony@comcast.net.
Established ten years after the incorporation of the Town in 1672, the cemetery is home to over 30,000 permanent residents. The site is comprised of 104 contiguous acres and characterized by curvilinear avenues and paths set in a rolling terrain of mature trees, shrubs and gardens. Gravestones range from the hand carved slate monuments of the late 1600's to the modern monuments of the present.
The cemetery's address is 211 Centre Street, Milton, MA 02186, Phone: 617 698-0200. Fax: 617 698-0865.
The gates closest to the office on Centre are open seven days a week from 8:00 A.M. to sunset. Closing time is posted at the entrance.
The main gate and Gun Hill Street gates are open Monday through Friday 7:00 A.M to 3:30 P.M.
The Trustees of the Cemetery are raising funds for a Veterans Memorial to be sited at the Garden of Honor. If you are interested in learning more about this project, please call the office at 617 698-0200. To make a donation to help fund the memorial, please make your check payable to the "Cemetery Gift Fund".
The Gift Fund was established in the 1980's to accept funds for beautification projects that would not be possible under our present appropriation.