Tag: Old Village Cemetery

Gravedigger’s Gala – Friday October 25, 7-11pm

by DVPA

We are very excited to announce that we think that we have finally reached the point in our program when we can begin to think about joining the many enjoyable fund- raising events that dot the annual Dedham social calendar with the intent of putting the “fun” in funding. Our Halloween themed “Gravedigger’s Gala” (patterned after a very successful similar event held annually for many years in Philadelphia) will be held at the Endicott Estate on East Street, Friday, October 25th from 7-11PM, and repeated annually, we hope, to build the endowment for the perpetual care of the Old Village Cemetery. Please hold the date!

The evening will feature a live (dead) auction with celebrity auctioneer, Michael Grogan, music, catering by Creative Entertainment, a cash bar, and a mortiferous signature punch appropriately called “Beyond the Grave” concocted by renowned local mixologist, Joe Flanagan, all for $75 per person. More information will be available later this summer. Guests will be limited to 200. Creative costumes are encouraged.

Planning the festivities will be the newly appointed Old Village Cemetery Events Committee, chaired by Darcy Lane and Maureen Joyce, with members Anne Cadigan, Nancy Clement, Tracy Driscoll, Joe Flanagan, Michele Heffernan, Mary Louise Kehoe, Jeanine Lathum, Johanna McBrien, Jonathon Briggs, and Tara Murphy.

Buy Tickets

Tickets are $75 in advance, and $80 at the door. All advance tickets will be held in your name at the door.

  • Online Option

Buy your tickets to the Gravedigger’s Gala using the “Make a Donation” button below.  You can use a credit card or a PayPal account to complete your donation.

  • Mail Option

If you prefer, you can purchase Gala tickets via mail with a check made out to:

Dedham Village Preservation Association,
P.O. Box 1037, Dedham, MA 02027

The Dedham Village Preservation Association is a registered 501(c)3 and allows tax-deductible donations to the extent provided by law.

Giving Tuesday

by DVPA

I’d like to personally thank you for your continued support of Dedham’s Old Village Cemetery. Renovation has begun with the cleaning of headstones, and tree work is planned in the next few weeks. If you haven’t been by the cemetery recently, I’d encourage you to do so.

Slowly, we are bringing Dedham’s history back to life.

Today, on Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving that kicks off the charitable season, I’d like to ask that you make a gift of any size to the Old Village Cemetery.

You can donate here.

We have ambitious plans to return the cemetery to its former glory, ensuring that it will be a treasured historic landmark in Dedham – today and in perpetuity. We can do this with your help.

Many thanks for your consideration.

Happy holidays!

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Marie-Louise Kehoe

Signs

by DVPA

Through the efforts of Stanton Lyman, Chairman of the Dedham Historic District Commission, and Peter Damon, Old Village Cemetery Committee member, a handsome bronze plaque has been installed at the Village Avenue entrance of the Old Village Cemetery commemorating its 2006 listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cemetery is now officially recognized by the Federal Government as one of the Nation’s most significant historic sites.