Spirits Alive was formed in 2006 when folks decided to organize around its dedication to the preservation and beautification of one of the area's oldest public burial grounds, the Eastern Cemetery in Portland, Maine.

May 10 is the first day of work on the cemetery grounds in 2008. Please join us for a day of planting and maintenance on the site. Help plant, prune, and...

Become a Spirits Alive friend today and help us protect and preserve Portland's oldest public landscape for generations to come!

Join the Stone Conservation group which is gathering information on headstones in the cemetery to find out which ones need to be conserved. Be trained by volunteers in the cleaning and "shining" of old stones and learn how to document a cemetery.

On May 22 at Maine Historical Society, join us to hear Earle Shettleworth, Jr. and William David Barry speak about Maine landscape artist, Charles Codman, and to raise funds for the replacement of his headstone!

Summer tours are starting up! Take a stroll through the cemetery and hear about what has been going on for the last 350 years.

*Photo of the Eastern Cemetery in the fall was taken by Vivian Turcott.