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.

Join us July 12 in the cemetery as we garden and clean up the site and get it in shape to welcome summer visitors from far and wide!

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.

Summer tours are in full swing! Take a stroll through the cemetery and hear about what has been going on for the last 340 years.

Purchase limited edition Eastern Cemetery t-shirts today!

*The photo of the Eastern Cemetery in the fall was taken by Spirits Alive friend, Vivian Turcott.