Northfield Historical Society has decided that the next presentation of its popular Cemetery Stories series will be delayed until sometime in 2015. The NHS board of directors has cited a variety of reasons for the decision, including a shortened organizing period this year due to the timing of the next full moon plus a shrinking volunteer base.
“We love the way our Cemetery Stories program presents history to people of all ages and we want to provide a quality experience for all involved,” says Hayes Scriven, NHS executive director. “But we’re just not in a position to do that this year.”
After running the program in much the same way for nine years, Scriven also wants to comprehensively review it and look for ways to enhance the presentation. “When the event happens next year it will be a better and different experience that will expose history to a wide variety of people,” he says.
In the meantime, the society plans to make videos from previous Cemetery Stories — available for free online here.
2011 Cemetery Stories
Cemetery Stories 2011 from Hayes Scriven on Vimeo.
2010 Cemetery Stories
Cemetery Stories from Hayes Scriven on Vimeo.