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ABOUT THE FOREST HILLS CEMETERY
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FOREST HILLS CEMETERY is one of the finest examples of the garden cemetery in the United States. It was founded in 1848 to provide a magnificent park-like setting to bury and remember family and friends. Forest Hills is still an active burial ground, and is also a historic site, an open-air museum, and a 275-acre greenspace and arboretum. The distinctive Victorian landscape design features meandering paths, scenic vistas, and lovely lake Hibiscus. Many prominent historic, cultural and civic figures are buried here, including the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, suffragist Lucy Stone, poets Anne Sexton and e.e. cummings, playwright Eugene O’Neill, and sculptor Martin Milmore.
The Cemetery is open for visiting every day from dawn to dusk. You can request the Forest Hills Cemetery Tour Guide made by Susan Wilson by mail to the Office or choose to visit accompanied by a guide. Forest Hills Cemetery also held the Worshipping Ancestors activities.annually in Lantern Festiva. There were more than 3,000 people took part the Activities in 2000, in the evening at Lake Hibiscus, people lit candle lights, put them into the water, swaying lights floating away, send the griefs to the loved ones who passed away.
Website：http://www.foresthillscemetery.com |
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| Hours |
| The Cemetery grounds are open every day, including Sundays and holidays, from dawn to dusk. |
The Main Office,
The Crematory and
The Columbarium ： |
Monday through Friday,
from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturdays,
from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm |
| The Main Office and Columbarium are closed on major holidays, The Main Office is also open for extended hours on the Saturdays preceding Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. |
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| Contact Us |
| MainOffice： Phone (617) 524 0128 |
Fax： (617) 524 0848 |
| Crematory： Phone (617) 524 0239 |
Fax： (617) 524 0424 |
Forest Hills Cemetery Education Fund：
Phone (617) 524 0128 Ext. 22 |
| Email： info@foresthillscemetery.com |
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| Addresses |
| Forest Hills Cemetery ： |
Forest Hills Crematory ： |
| 95 Forest Hills Avenue |
171 Walk Hill Street |
| Boston, MA 02130 |
Boston, MA 02130 |
| Forest Hills Cemetery Education Fund： |
Public Transportations / Cars, |
| 95 Forest Hills Avenue |
all have the routes to reach
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| Boston, MA 02130 |
the Forest Hills Cemetery. |
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| Burial Services: |
| Burial Range |
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In Forest Hills Cemetery, you can choose a single or family graveyard, can choose the new broaden field, and can choose the location which have the long history. |
| Monument |
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Sculpture / Personalized Monument / Memorial Tree and Others. |
| Liturgy |
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WE ARE FORTUNATE to have three beautiful chapels for memorial ceremony, The Forsyth Chapel is located at the main Cemetery entrance and is truly a tribute to nineteenth century architecture; The Lucy Stone Chapel and the Pitman Chapel are located at the Forest Hills Columbarium and Crematory. These elegant chapel’s airy neoclassical style has an eternal elegance, with seats 125 and 75. |
| Flower Planting |
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Forest Hills Greenhouse plants the fresh flowers to provide for the personal, group celebrations. |
| Eternal Care |
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Forest Hills Cemetery Endowment Funds maintain the daily cleanliness, the personal gravestones need the family take the maintenance, the monuments arranged by Forest Hills Cemetery are cleaned by their staff regularly. |
| Burial Prices |
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Double Burial (Same Hole): are $ 3,850 / $ 4,950 / $ 6,950 according to different needs
Double Burial (Different Holes): determined by different demands with the Minimum of $ 7,700
Cemetery Memorial Website: prices determined by demand
Twin Peak Niches: $ 3,250 - $ 4,250 |
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| Cremation Services: |
| Burial Plan |
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Need a notarized document shows the true wishes of willing to cremation by the deceased, the prepartions are handed by the direct of the funeral who is selected by the relatives； |
| Monument |
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Bronze Shrine / Memorial Tree / Stained-Glass Windows |
| Urns |
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The Indian red granite Kebei placed in the Outdoor Garden,
Ashes placed in the Indoor Niche church |
| Liturgy |
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WE ARE FORTUNATE to have three beautiful chapels for memorial ceremony, The Forsyth Chapel is located at the main Cemetery entrance and is truly a tribute to nineteenth century architecture; The Lucy Stone Chapel and the Pitman Chapel are located at the Forest Hills Columbarium and Crematory. These elegant chapel’s airy neoclassical style has an eternal elegance, with seats 125 and 75. |
| Prices |
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Children (10 years old)： $265
Indoor Niches: $1,850 - $4,700
Twin Peak Outdoor Niches： $3,250 - $4,250
Cremation Cemetery： $1,600 - $6.950 |
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