Buried Boston: Confessions of a Cemetery Traveler
Taught by JR Pepper
JR Pepper is a lecturer, photographer and self described 'professional eccentric'. She holds both a BA and an MA in art history specializing in Surrealism and spirit photography. Her artwork has been seen in various gallery shows and publications including Haunted America: FAQ by Dave Thompson, Vice.com and Musee Magazine. She has spoken at Long Island Convention of Horror, New York Comic Con, Tokyo in Tulsa, The Morbid Anatomy Museum, The Odd Salon, The Dead Ladies Show, Lectures on Tap and is an adjunct art history professor at Brooklyn College. She currently works as digital imaging specialist at The Burns Archive and is a tour guide at Green-Wood Cemetery. Her book Buried Boston: America's Revolutionary Necropolis, documenting Boston's burying ground and cemeteries was released Halloween 2024 and she is currently working on her next publication on the cemeteries of New Orleans.
image credit: Bill Wadman
Location: Prospect Heights Brainery (190 Underhill Ave in Prospect Heights, BK)
Dazzling winged angels, eerie stone children, a giant sphinx, and even whimsical cemetery bunnies?
You might not know it, but all of these can be found in the cemeteries and burying grounds of Boston, America's famous walking city. JR Pepper, photographer, adjunct professor, and cemetery tour guide, has spent the last 15 years documenting and exploring various cemeteries in search of their hidden histories and inhabitants. Her first book, Buried Boston: America's Revolutionary Necropolis explores the many cemeteries and burying ground of Boston.
Join JR Pepper for a lecture exploring her Boston-based cemetery explorations, including tales of wine smugglers, Revolutionary soldiers, the boy in the boat, and some of the most aggressively furry sandwich thieves this side of the graveyard.
A limited number of books and prints are available for purchase.
