Burying Grounds of Colonial New England

The colonial-era burying grounds of the greater Boston area are well-preserved windows into the lives of 17th and 18th century people, rich and poor, young and old, free and enslaved.  Since 2020, Jason Ur has been mapping them and studying the spatial organization of these mortuary landscapes.  Explore them in the scene below, or select a burying ground from the list to the left.