Tuck't In: A Walking Tour of Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery Nantucket, MA

Prospect Hill Cemetery Association's book Tuck't In: A Walking Tour of Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery Nantucket, MA is a who's who of island history!

Learn about Nantucketers and the lives they led, from the simple to the extraordinary. The chronicles include whaling captains, mariners lost at sea, merchants, writers, artists, educators, Civil War veterans and prisoners. Nantucket notables such as a congressman, distinguished astronomer and Nobel Prize recipient are all buried at Prospect Hill.

The chronicles emanate from diaries, personal letters, memoirs, historic and contemporary images, newspaper accounts and extensive historical research. There is intricate mapping of the property with full maps and reference by chronicle. There is an index by name and by lot number. Numerous accounts have the subject's own voice or a contemporary of the individual recounting the narrative.

Tuck’t In: A Walking Tour of Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery Nantucket, MA by Paula Lundy Levy, recipient of The Nantucket Preservation Trust 2016 Caroline Ellis Landscape Award.  Sales of the book help fund preservation, conservation, and restoration efforts at our historic cemetery. Pick up your copy today!
 

To purchase our book contact Jeff Morash at 508-228-7371 or email at [email protected] .