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Check out these amazing photos taken by Chris Lang at the Forest Hills Cemetery this weekend! Beautiful fall foliage and artistic grave monuments backed by a blue sky. Click here to see more photos or purchase images by Chris Lang Photography.
One of the joys of living in JP is taking walks in Forest Hills Cemetery and discovering something new. While many residents visit the graves of the famous — perhaps most notably poet e.e. cummings — the cemetery also honors the forgotten. For instance, there's a plot for the Home for Aged Couples. It was founded in 1884 to care and provide housing for poor married couples. The campus, now operated by Rogerson Homes, still stands at Columbus and Walnut avenues.
Fireman's Lot, Forest Hills, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Credit: Richard Heath
Forest Hills Cemetery, where the snow stays white and there are no arguments over space savers, remains a refuge during this historic winter. Someone even cleared a path to the Fireman's Lot, where most recently Firefighter Michael Kennedy was laid to rest. If you’d like to visit to pay your respects, the Fireman’s Lot is on a bee-line between the Walk Hill Street gate and Lake Hibiscus. It’s marked by the letter “Q” on this map ( PDF.)
Okay, non-birders can zone out for this post. But if you love birds, get ready to squee! The blog at Mass Audubon reports a rare black-backed woodpecker has been busy in Forest Hills Cemetery. What's more, Shawn Carey took high-quality video. Take a look.
#deepthoughts #jamaicaplain #foresthillscementary #VSCOcam A photo posted by Cee Please (@esaelqplease) on Jan 4, 2015 at 1:08pm PST
This dream-like view of the lake in the middle of Forest Hills Cemetery comes from the eye of Instagrammer Cee Please. Each weekday we post an image from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it as our "Photo of the Day":
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Boston Police said it appears two people found dead in Forest Hills Cemetery were victims of overdoses. Police said two bodies were found in Forest Hills Cemetery about 11 a.m. Friday. Police Officer Rachel McGuire said she did not have a gender or other identifying information. Boston Emergency Services sent in the medical examiner when they arrived at the scene, a parking area within the large cemetery, according to spokesperson McKenzie Ridings. She did not say exactly where the bodies were found.
UPDATE: Cops say they were overdoses. ~~~~~
Boston Police confirm that two bodies were found in Forest Hills Cemetery about 11 a.m. Friday. A death investigation is underway and police aren't releasing many details yet. Police Officer Rachel McGuire said she did not have a gender or other identifying information. Boston Emergency Services sent in the medical examiner when they arrived at the scene, a parking area within the large cemetery, according to spokesperson McKenzie Ridings.
The annual Firefighters Memorial Service at Forest Hills Cemetery was especially poignant this year, as the 121st remembrance focused on the firefighters who died this March in a Back Bay blaze. The service was held Sunday morning at the Fireman's Lot, a section of the garden cemetery set aside for Boston Firefighters killed in the line of duty. This year's ceremony, naturally, focused on the lives of Firefighter Michael Kennedy and Lt. Ed Walsh. Kennedy is buried in the Fireman's Lot while Walsh's family chose a family plot in the lieutenant's native Watertown. If you missed the ceremony but would like to visit to pay your respects, the Fireman’s Lot is on a bee-line between the Walk Hill Street gate and Lake Hibiscus.
Forest Hills Cemetery announced it will not hold the Lantern Festival this year, citing a need to examine the details and logistics of the popular event. The Lantern Festival, drawing upon Japanese tradition, involves setting paper lanterns lit with candles and adorned with names of loved ones who have died adrift on Lake Hibiscus in the middle of the cemetery. The festival, which draws thousands of participants, has been held for 15 years. A person answering the phones at the cemetery confirmed the festival has been canceled this year. When we have further comment from cemetery officials, we'll add it.
Each weekday we post a random image from around the neighborhood. Here's Olive on a walk with Instagram user Wylie Fisher in Forest Hills Cemetery. [selfie]
If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it as our "Photo of the Day":
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