Old Meetinghouse Cemetery, Princeton, MA - A historic Colonial Meetinghouse cemetery on top of Mount Wachusett dating back to 1770 containing mostly slate and marble stones. TaMara provided a comprehensive assessment and long term restoration program for this cemetery. Restoration services provided, including recording and assessing, photographing, cleaning, treating for biological growths, resetting and adhesive repairs. Work began in 2007 and continues on an annual basis as funding allows. 82 headstones have been repaired to date. Several of the stones were damaged again during the ice storm in 2008 and have since been repaired during a workshop in 2010.
Cone Hill Cemetery, Richmond, MA – Colonial Grant period cemetery located in the Furnace District of Richmond. It is registered with the National and State Historic Places with the oldest stone dating back to 1778. Both slate and marble head stones were restored and several large obelisks were cleaned and reset. An assessment of the entire cemetery was created as the basis for ongoing restoration. Center Cemetery, Richmond, MA – Colonial Grant period cemetery located on route 41 in the District of Richmond. It is registered with the National and State Historic Places with many of Richmond’s founding settlers buried there. To date, 31 slate and marble head stones have been restored and several large monuments were cleaned and reset. An assessment of the entire cemetery was created as the basis for ongoing restoration. |
Center Cemetery, New Salem, MA – Established in 1745, the cemetery is part of New Salem’s historic district and is registered with the National and State Historic Places. The cemetery has many slates carved by the Sikes Family and schist sandstones carved by the Feltons. Ta Mara has worked to restore many of the head stones, as well as, commissioned and supervised the restoration of the original 1880 iron fencing for the front of the cemetery.
South Cemetery, Belchertown, MA – Founded in 1743, still an active cemetery with the oldest section along South Street and the newer section located behind it. The cemetery features schist, marble and slate markers with many stones carved by the Felton family in the early 1700’s. It is surrounded with a low stone wall separating it along the front from the roadway and in the back along the new section. There are several mature trees which dot the rolling landscape. There are 22 marble markers that were repaired during this phase which was funded through the Community Preservation Act. Union Street Cemetery, West Springfireld, MA - This was West Springfield’s first burying ground and it has had many different names during its 300-year existence. It was first known as the Old Field Burying Ground, then Old Meadow Burying Ground and then Cold Spring Cemetery. It is now officially known as the Union Street Cemetery. The earliest headstone in the Union Street Cemetery is that of Mrs. Martha (Bliss) Ely, wife of Samuel Ely, Senior, and is dated 1702. This indicates that Mrs. Ely was initially buried on the East Side of the River and was re-interred here sometime after 1711. The last headstone is that of Deacon Joseph Merrick, who died on March 5, 1792. |