SCITUATE – While serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1968 to1969, Scituate historian Fred Faria received a Christmas message from his family that reminded him how important family
SCITUATE – Guided by the light of an oil-fueled lantern, stone carver Karin Sprague and historian Tom Angell will lead a tour of the historic Smithville Cemetery while reading poetic
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4/28/2021
Preservation Society to clean up ‘orphaned’ cemetery
Fred Faria, right, and Skye Pechie of the Scituate Preservation Society selected the Phillips-Smith Cemetery for this year’s cleanup event on May 1 at 9 a.m. While Faria said he likes the back end of preservation, he said Pechie is more into going out in the woods helping to locate cemeteries in need of cleanups. Here, Faria taped the number 93 in medical tape to the rusted-over sign to identify the cemetery for volunteers.
SCITUATE – The sign for the Phillips-Smith Historic Cemetery SC093 in Scituate might be rusted over and completely illegible, the only identifying marker the number “93” placed on it with medical tape by the Scituate Preservation Society’s Fred Faria, but the “orphaned” cemetery is due for a cleanup on May 1 with the help of volunteers.