About Forest Hills Cemetery Forest Hills is one of America's most lovely rural garden cemeteries. It is also a unique Boston cultural resource and historic site. Its 250 acres offer the public a magnificent arboretum, open air museum, and tranquil sanctuary just minutes away from downtown Boston. The cemetery grounds are open every day from 7:30 am until dusk, and the public is welcome to visit. The Trust sponsors a variety of events which explore the history, art, and spiritual qualities of this magnificent and much loved landscape. Walking tours, exhibitions, special events, concerts and poetry readings are listed in the Calendar of Events; you can also sign up for e-mail updates and reminders. Al Maze, the Trust's volunteer Historian-in-Residence, has been researching the many notable people buried at Forest Hills for more than 10 years. His most recent discovery: William Dawes, Jr. is buried here at Forest Hills in the May Family Lot, not at King's Chapel Burial Ground as previously noted in all Boston guidebooks. Dawes was the first rider sent out by Major General/Dr. Joseph Warren (before Paul Revere) to mobilize the colonists and warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock of the approaching British. Joseph Warren, one of the most prominent leaders of the Revolution, is also buried here at Forest Hills. You can contact Al Maze with questions about this or other historic figures at Forest Hills, or take one of his walking tours (see calendar for a schedule of tours). Anthony Sammarco, a Trustee of the Trust and the author of more than 50 books on Boston history, will also be leading walking tours in 2007. Our other guides are cultural historians Elise Ciregna (whose specialty is Victorian sculpture) and Dee Morris (founder of the Forest Hills Dog Walk). Garden of Memories, a comprehensive guidebook to Forest Hills by photographer and historian Susan Wilson, offers a lively account of the art and history of the cemetery. It contains six walking tours which introduce visitors to the stories of some of the most prominent people buried here. Forest Hills is an active cemetery serving the community with Boston's most beautiful place for burial and memorialization. Information about these services is available at www.foresthillscemetery.com or by calling the main office at 617.524.0128. We ask that visitors keep in mind that this place is sacred to many families. While strolling, picnics, bicycling and quiet recreational activities are permitted, please respect the serenity that is so essential to this contemplative environment.

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