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Hidden Tales At The Granary Burying Ground

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The Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston includes many famous graves, and some unnoticed ones as well.
The Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston includes many famous graves, and some unnoticed ones as well.

In the Granary Burying Ground at Tremont Street in Boston, many famous Revolutionaries are buried — Paul Revere, Ben Franklin's parents and a few of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock. But there are many hidden stories as well.

Guest

Caitlin Galante DeAngelis Hopkins, lecturer in history and literature at Harvard University.

This segment aired on October 30, 2015.

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