Trustees of Public Burial Grounds

REGULAR MEETINGS ARE HELD AT:

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • 3rd Thursday of every month, excluding July, August and December
  •  Forest Hill Cemetery Administration Building, 115 Mt. Elam Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420
  • 2020 Meeting Schedule

AGENDAS & MINUTES

View most recent agendas and minutes.

CURRENT TRUSTEES

  • Judy Perla,Chair
  • Diane Ouellette, Clerk
  • Andrienne Clark
  • Andrew Hawthorne

Purpose and Responsibilities


The Board of Trustees for Public Burial Grounds for the City of Fitchburg is charged with maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of Fitchburg public cemeteries. They are tasked with developing and maintaining a research file for each historic cemetery of those interred, and living descendants.

The commission is also charged with overseeing and maintaining records of contemporary burials in cemeteries allowed by law for proven descendants or those given permission by living descendants. The Trustees are responsible for the policies as they relate to the City’s public cemeteries.


Organization


The Board of Trustees for Public Burial Grounds consists of five volunteers. Each serves a three year term. Volunteers are appointed by the Mayor and are subject to confirmation by the City Council.