Kingston Free Library

Joseph (Jay) N. Waller, Jr., Senior Archaeologist at The Public Archaeology Laboratory, will discuss the unseen world lying beneath the slate and marble gravestones of our historic burying places.  Drawing from archaeological projects in Rhode Island, he will discuss nineteenth century burial practices and provide examples of common artifacts recovered from historic graves. He also […]

Have you ever wondered why black is worn to a funeral, or why the deceased is surrounded by flowers? Where did the terms "saved by the bell" and "graveyard shift" come from? Did people really take pictures of the dead? Kathy Hartley, president of Friends of Hearthside, will lead a look back to the Victorian […]