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On May 1, The Old Burying Ground opens for its 277th year! You should find the gates open from about 8am-sundown each day. Please stop by for a visit, look around, enjoy your lunch on one of our benches etc.

Some people might have noticed some activity in the OBG this week. Archaeology students from SMU have been conducting ground penetrating radar surveys. You can read more about what they are up to here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CtKLLVx2r/

At 10am Sunday May 3, the Old Burying Ground Foundation is participating in Jane’s Walks with a walk called Meet Your Dead Neighbours. It is a free tour lasting one hour.

At 7pm Tuesday May 5 at 7pm, two members of the OBGF board will be presenting a talk called “Remember Me As You Pass By” at the Central Library. The talk is about the history of the OBG and the people buried there. It’s part of the library’s Cemetery Month. https://halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=Cemetery+Month by

In conjunction with the talk above, a free guided tour of the OBG will be given Thursday May 7 at 6pm.

We will also be offering complimentary tours every weekday in the summer, beginning July 1st. We will have guides on hand all day, so just drop on by!