Commemorating The Lost Souls of Southborough

Date & Time: Sunday, October 12, 3-4:30

Location: Old Burying Ground St. Marks and Commons Streets

Sponsor: The Southborough Historical Society

Admission: Free

In July of 2006, the Southborough Historical Commission funded a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey of the Old Burying Ground that contains burials dating from 1728 to 1895. While the burial ground has only 319 stone markers, town records note 819 deaths with another 307 possible during the time the burial ground was in service.  The GPR survey identified what appears to be over 700 unmarked grave shafts.

As part of their Heritage Days celebration the town welcomes one and all to hear the story of the Lost Souls of Southborough by consulting archaeologist Barbara Donohue who is conducting historic research into the collections of the historical society and the town archives in order to understand the development of and changes to the burial ground through time to help interpret the results of the GPR survey.