April 2024 updates
This was a difficult winter, but a successful one in that we were able to remain open for burial. Roxbury is right in the heart of the...
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Michelle Acciavatti
Feb 26
February 2024: Thaws and Freezes
February brought some much needed sun to the Roxbury hills. We did two burials this month despite the challenges of this odd winter, and...
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Michelle Acciavatti
Jan 14
January 2024: The First 100 Days
Today, January 14, marks one hundred days since Vermont Forest Cemetery's grand opening. We write to you humbled and exhilarated by all...
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Michelle Acciavatti
Dec 20, 2023
December 2023: Winter has come to VFC
Here at the Cemetery the snow—as beautiful as it is—has impacted our operations in ways we had hoped wouldn't come until later in the...
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Paul Acciavatti
Nov 25, 2023
November 2023: Ways You Can Help
The documentary Earthbound was filmed at the Cemetery this fall. It has been a busy time at Vermont Forest Cemetery. Our official opening...
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Paul Acciavatti
Oct 22, 2023
October 2023: A big month!
It has been a dynamic, exciting month and we have many things to share; this probably could have been five or more newsletters, but we...
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Paul Acciavatti
Oct 20, 2023
Report from Opening Day
by Jim Hogle, VFC Board member Today marked the official opening of Vermont Forest Cemetery. We celebrated with a “Grand Opening...
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Paul Acciavatti
Sep 14, 2023
Opening Day October 7, 2023
Last weekend, for the first time in many decades, the forest was full of the sounds of work and laughter. 20 people were able to come and...
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Paul Acciavatti
Aug 27, 2023
August 2023: The latest from the forest
at left: the entrance to the planned burial area in fall 2022. at right: what the finished Cemetery Lane will look like in fall 2023....
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Paul Acciavatti
Jun 16, 2023
June 2023: It's Finally Happening
We are pleased, humbled, and excited to announce that—thanks to contractor availability and a very generous donor—we are now able to...
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Paul Acciavatti
May 7, 2023
May 2023: Spring Updates!
We're writing this newsletter on the first sunny day in weeks and feel like we can actually watch the trees unfurling towards leaf-out! ...
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Michelle Acciavatti
Jun 19, 2022
June 2022: Some Good News!
We're pleased to announce that we have finally received formal permission from the town to begin moving forward again with the cemetery....
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Michelle Acciavatti
Feb 23, 2022
February 2022: Quick Update
Thank you to everyone who joined the orientation Zoom on February 5th as well as to everyone who submitted questions. It was a productive...
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Michelle Acciavatti
Jan 6, 2022
January 2022: Introducing Vermont Forest Cemetery
It's a new year and we are excited to share what we have been up to these past 6 months. Some of you might have seen an article about...
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