Reed Cemetery

12/22/2024

A tree came down in a recent windstorm. Thankfully it missed all the stones!

10/12/2022

Reed stones glowing in the morning sun.

08/21/2019

Private Aaron M. Westgate, a true hero of the Civil War

One of the smaller and humbler gravestones in the Reed Cemetery on Marion Road, not far from the Rochester line, stands in memory of Private Aaron M.

09/04/2018

Another very interesting find-- the back of this footstone has a "practice" rose carved into it?? Has anyone ever seen something like this? Look at the chisel marks!! The gap in more than a century closed for just a moment when this was turned over...

09/04/2018

Made an interesting discovery while cleaning the Capt. Abial Peirce stone at Reed Cemetery. Someone at some point had shoved a small piece of slate in a muddy hole at the base of the backside of the stone...when I removed it and turned it around, look what it was! Now to find the rightful owner of this beauty... 😯🤔

05/07/2018

11/10/2017

The fence has been removed. Why? A Life Scout is working on project that will earn him the rank of Eagle Scout. The fence will be replaced, and with one that matches others at the Middleborough cemeteries.

10/04/2017

Willard Clark, Boadicea (Wood) Clark, and Willard Edrick Clark. Willard Edrick's stone is white because he served in the Civil War, and the FoMC cleaned all Civil War veterans stones here in 2015.

08/01/2017

It is one of the goals of the Friends of Middleborough Cemeteries, Inc to restore these broken stones. They all need to be documented first.

01/15/2017

It's never too early to "Think Spring!". The Friends of Middleborough Cemeteries is now looking at the 2017 calendar to plan Spring Cleaning Days in April.

08/30/2016

Looking towards the future: the fence is going to be replaced! We have an Eagle Scout candidate who is currently raising funds for his project. More info soon.