Vine Lake Cemetery to Feature Historic Events on Patriots' Day

A presentation by a Minuteman and author at an historic gravesite as well as the distribution of the first-ever map and guide to the Old Section will happen Monday, April 16 during a 10 a.m. to noon open house at the cemetery, 625 Main St.

To celebrate Patriots’ Day, a special visit will be made by one of the Patriot reenactors, who earlier that morning was at Lexington Green. Resplendent in his uniform, Sam Forman will conduct two short presentations at the gravesite of Mercy Scollay, Medfield’s well-deserving but little recognized Daughter of Liberty. Forman will announce his 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. presentations by the firing of his musket. In addition, his recent book about General Joseph Warren, Mercy’s fiancée, will be for sale. Mercy’s portrait will be displayed for the first time.

Between 10 a.m. and noon, Vine Lake Preservation Trust will distribute its long-awaited free map and guide to Vine Lake Cemetery’s Old Section. ‘Walk Among the Shadows’ is a 50-site guide to memorials featuring famous and noteworthy persons as well as gravestone art. Users can begin a walking tour at any site, and visit the cemetery in a leisurely manner.

Funding for the map and guide was given by , the Medfield Arts Council, and Honoring Our Ancestors.

Please enter the cemetery at the lower entrance on Main Street, park on the roads around the lake, and climb the steps to the Old Section. 

The Trust is pleased to make available the map and guide as another way for the public to appreciate Vine Lake Cemetery’s cultural and historical legacy.  ‘Walk Among the Shadows’ will be distributed for the first time at the Patriots’ Day event and at selected Medfield sites after that day. Come anytime during the morning and take a tour. You’ll be glad you did.

More information about Vine Lake Preservation Trust is available at www.vinelakepreservationtrust.org.