North Burial Ground

North Burial Ground The North Burial Ground opened in 1700 as the first city cemetery in Providence. https://linktr.ee/northburialground

There are more than 100,000 burials with more than 40,000 gravestones, and NBG remains an active cemetery with around 225 burials a year.

It's basically June and that means we have so many things happening at NBG we're going to do an "Early June" roundup and...
05/28/2026

It's basically June and that means we have so many things happening at NBG we're going to do an "Early June" roundup and a late June roundup in two weeks!

🙋‍♀6/1, 5:30 PM, Roger Williams Park Boathouse: NBG Master Plan Community Meeting

đź“– 6/3, 6:30 PM, Rochambeau Gate: Book signing and reading with Shawn Pease for his book Shadowboxing the Apocalypse

🧼 6/5, 4-6 PM, Rochambeau Gate: Headstone Cleaning Workshop

🌸6/7, 12-4 PM, Marble Steps Gate: Sunday 1899 Victorian Picnic

đź“š 6/10, 8 PM, Virtual: Bedtime Book Club: Everything is Tuberculosis

🦇6/13, 2:30 PM, Rochambeau Gate: Book Singing and Reading with Levi Leland reading from his book Edgar Allan Poe, Master of the Macabre

Are you preparing your picnic basket for Sunday 1899, our annual Victorian picnic?Here's a summer picnic menu from Mrs. ...
05/27/2026

Are you preparing your picnic basket for Sunday 1899, our annual Victorian picnic?

Here's a summer picnic menu from Mrs. MW Ellsworth's Queen of the Household, published in 1900-

Bill of fare for a summer picnic: Cold Boiled Chicken. Tongue Sandwiches. Spiced Beef. Sardines. Jellied Chicken. Pickled Salmon. Spanish Pickles. Sweet Peach Pickles. Boston Brown Bread. Beans. Fresh Fruits. Imperial Cake. Neapolitan Cake. Small Fancy Cakes.

Just like historical dress is encouraged, but not required, we promise you don't need to eat a jellied chicken to have a good time at Sunday 1899.

Sunday 1899 is June 7, 12-4 PM
Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased via the link in our bio, on our website, or at the Marble Steps Gate.
Don't forget to sign up for a Tintype photo!

Memorial Day is a sacred day for so many families with relatives and ancestors at North Burial Ground. Preparing NBG’s 1...
05/24/2026

Memorial Day is a sacred day for so many families with relatives and ancestors at North Burial Ground. Preparing NBG’s 110 acres in honor of the brave people who died for our country is an honor, and a team effort. From the Friends of NBG who helped clean stones and place flags in the historic sections, to the St. Augustine KOC who make it their mission to flag our WWI and WWII lot, to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, to the Juneteenth Project, and to the hundreds of family members who came to pick up flags during the week for their loved ones, we want to thank you so much.

NBG’s staff and the teams that come assist from the other Parks Department crews worked incredibly hard this week to make NBG and Locust Grove beautiful places to remember those served.

Thank you, and we hope you have a peaceful and meaningful Memorial Day.

A little flashback Friday of Annalisa at Sunday 1899 two years ago to announce that tintype sign ups for this year’s Sun...
05/22/2026

A little flashback Friday of Annalisa at Sunday 1899 two years ago to announce that tintype sign ups for this year’s Sunday 1899 are live! You can find the link in our bio or on the Sunday 1899 page on our website!

Sunday 1899 is June 7 from 12-4 pm

Tintypes by are a wonderful keepsake and an amazing connection to the past!

Tintypes are an additional cost: 4x5-$65, 5x7-$100, 8x10-$180

May 31, 5:45-7:45, meet at the Rochambeau GateThe Friends of NBG are trying out a new time to see NBG! Join Lydia at Twi...
05/20/2026

May 31, 5:45-7:45, meet at the Rochambeau Gate

The Friends of NBG are trying out a new time to see NBG! Join Lydia at Twilight to see NBG when the sun sets and the moon rises. Take in the best view of the sunset in Providence, and explore the cemetery at the evening's golden hour.

We don't think you'll run into any sparkly vampires, but you never know.

We regretfully have to postpone this program-We're already checking our calendars for a new date, so please keep an eye ...
05/17/2026

We regretfully have to postpone this program-We're already checking our calendars for a new date, so please keep an eye out for an announcement!

North Burial Ground Master Plan Community Visioning SessionJune 1, 5:30-7:30 PM, Roger Williams Park Clark Dalrymple Boa...
05/15/2026

North Burial Ground Master Plan Community Visioning Session
June 1, 5:30-7:30 PM, Roger Williams Park Clark Dalrymple Boathouse, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence RI 02907, in Roger Williams Park.
RSVP to [email protected] by Thursday, May 28.

North Burial Ground is developing a Master Plan to guide the cemetery for both short-term improvements, and the long-term development and maintenance of NBG. The Parks Department has retained the services of Towers Golde, LLC. Landscape Architects https://www.towersgolde.com to develop the Master Plan with Parks Department and North Burial Ground leadership.
North Burial Ground is a community asset, and we know that our community members have great vision for NBG. We’d love to hear your dreams (big and small) for North Burial Ground. Towers Golde will provide a short presentation on their phase 1 survey findings, sharing their observations of our space, and then we’ll break into small groups for a visioning activity.

While we’d love to host everyone at NBG, our space isn’t large enough to comfortably host a meeting, so we’ll be gathering at the Roger Williams Park Boathouse. There is parking next to the building.
Tower Golde has identified six priorities (the numbers don’t indicate a ranking) for the NBG Master Plan including:

1. Circulation
2. Landscape/Planting Improvements
3. Cemetery Perimeter Treatment
4. Drainage Issues
5. Randall Park
6. Revenue Generation

When you RSVP for the meeting, please share which priority you’re most excited to discuss!

May 23, 9 AM, Meet at Ridgeside LakeTake a walk with naturalist, activist, and friend of NBG, Greg Gerrit! Learn about t...
05/14/2026

May 23, 9 AM, Meet at Ridgeside Lake

Take a walk with naturalist, activist, and friend of NBG, Greg Gerrit! Learn about the flora and fauna that make NBG so special.

You can park inside the cemetery near the lake, but the pedestrian entrances on Collyer Street, Cemetery Street, and Marble Steps gate will all be open and are a short walk from the lake.

May 22, 7:00 PM, at the Rochambeau GateOur favorite Goth-enthusiast docent Chris is bring back his World Goth Day tour. ...
05/12/2026

May 22, 7:00 PM, at the Rochambeau Gate

Our favorite Goth-enthusiast docent Chris is bring back his World Goth Day tour. Celebrate with Chris and special guest Joshua Rex who will perform a dramatic recitation of Poe's The Raven, and will be selling and signing copies of his book Haunted Victorian America Ghost Stories!

Directly after the tour, visit Like No Udder with your new goth crew fir a free small ice cream cone-just a two minute walk from NBG!

The tour departs from the Rochambeau Gate. Use the free parking on North Main Street.

Every June North Burial Ground goes back in time to a Sunday in 1899 when NBG was the place to go for recreation and rel...
05/11/2026

Every June North Burial Ground goes back in time to a Sunday in 1899 when NBG was the place to go for recreation and relaxation. Join us on June 7th from 12-4 PM.

Celebrate NBG’s Garden Cemetery sections with a day dedicated to the Victorians and their love of cemeteries. Enter the cemetery through our stately marble steps and be transported to another time. Bring your own picnic and enjoy some Victorian-era beverages and candy; have a tintype photo taken in the cemetery by Cole Caswell of AgNO3 Labs; listen to poetry and songs from the period with Cate Clifford; tour NBG’s Victorian monuments; make a Victorian inspired scrapbook page; have your tarot cards read by Dr. Eliza Collins; and enjoy imagining what North Burial Ground might have been like when 1,000 neighbors came to walk the grounds and picnic every single Sunday.

As always, historical attire is encouraged, but not required.

Proceeds from Sunday 1899 support programs and preservation in North Burial Ground. Tickets are 20.00 and you can find the link to purchase in our bio, on our website https://www.providenceri.gov/parks/sunday1899/ or at the door! We'll have the tintype information and sign up available later this week!

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5 Branch Avenue
Providence, RI
02904

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 6pm

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