Author: evergreen

Closed for Winter

Wintertime is upon us, and as such, the gates have been locked, and the cemetery is closed for the winter.

The gates will remain locked until Spring – usually we open back up to automobile traffic in early April, depending on ground conditions.

Winter burials will be at the superintendent’s discretion.  If we continue to have thaws after freezes we may have to say no, not until spring.  Climate change is messy.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Stay well and safe!

  • The Evergreen Cemetery Board of Directors – boardegckbk@hotmail.com

A note from the Perka Family

On a personal note……..

There are many places on earth where we lay our loved ones to rest. There are many markers and stones that tell stories of our ancestry, and that of others like ourselves that have walked the earth before us, now departed, scattered all throughout the world. They share similarities to be sure but remain truly different to those emotionally attached to their specific loved ones.

Our special place is Evergreen Cemetery in Kennebunk, Maine. A cemetery where death is not scary nor vicious, but is dressed as an old kind admiral welcoming you aboard your journey home. Not a place of soundless bones or silent epitaphs, Evergreen continually speaks through connective emotion allowing you to still feel your loved one’s energy all around you.

Like a familiar friend, we know its twists and turns and all the right edges to avoid while driving through. We have walked the grounds and have become familiar with those who are buried next to our loved ones and cherish the stories that they can tell. This hallowed ground is surrounded by Maine woods, ocean air, dreamy skies, and beauty that transforms the soul. Truly a safe place of contentment and peace; one finds the perfect place to reflect and to sort out thoughts and problems, whilst a honey-vanilla wind whips through the old trees when in bloom.

Evergreen Cemetery will remain for generations to come, speaking its secrets as it observes all four seasons, holding our loved ones until we see them again.

Sincerely,

The Perka Family

Hello and welcome!

Thank you for visiting the website for Kennebunk, Maine’s Evergreen Cemetery – Located in the Town Landing section of town on State Route 35 (Port Road)

We periodically update our website to include more photos and historical information concerning the cemetery. In the meantime, please contact Superintendent Carl Walton for any information by calling (207) 641-3228 or by sending an email to evergreencemeterykbkboard@outlook.com

Thank you for visiting EvergreenKennebunk.org!

Evergreen History: The Cole Family Tragedy

A Fatal Wreck was the headline of the article about the Portland Maine to Boston Express train accident in which nine (9) people were killed.  It happened in Bradford Mass on January 10, 1888.  In the research provided by Linda Horton in The Baltimore Sun we learned something of the circumstance which led to the deaths of three people buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

The Cole family of Lawrence Mass was seated in one of the cars that derailed while the train was crossing the Merrimack River.  The cause was thought to be either a broken switch rod or a broken wheel flange.  George Cole age 33, Mary Cole age 35, and Ralph Cole age 5 were killed.  It was reported that Mary was holding Ralph on her lap when they were found.
The white marble family monument is located along the left side of the main road into the cemetery.  On the side facing the road the stone advises, Father, Our Darling, Mother.  It is on the reverse side that we learn more about them and the cause of their tragic deaths.  Stop and read this monument as you visit this historic cemetery.

For more detail, Google: Bradford Mass train wreck 1888.