Discover Cedar Hill – Highlight Tour

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

Bob Chudy leads this introductory tour about Cedar Hill’s most prominent residents. Hear about the discoverer of anesthesia, an Academy-award winning actress, and the man who saved the country from bankruptcy twice.

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Bird Walk

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

Join Jay Kaplan from Roaring Brook Nature Center for his annual bird walk at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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Arts & Letters

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: May 15, 2024 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Discover Cedar Hill Cemetery’s creative residents including our most distinguished artists, actors, and authors.…

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Remarkable Women

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: May 18, 2024 | 10:00 am –12:00 pm Meet the extraordinary women of Cedar Hill who inspire with their stories of purpose and…

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Tree Walk

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

John Kehoe leads this walk featuring the cemetery's rare and notable trees. The tour, through the ornamental foreground and historic memorial sections, will highlight trees such as the beautiful European Weeping Beech, the unusual (for the Northeast) Umbrella Magnolia, and the Huss Hemlock named for a resident of Cedar Hill.

The Graduates – Hartford High Alumni

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: June 5, 2024 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am During the Victorian era, Hartford Public High School earned a national reputation for excellence.…

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

Learn about transportation history, including planes, trains, and automobiles, through the stories of Cedar Hill residents. Meet a famed barnstormer, pioneering train engineer, early auto enthusiast, railroad tycoon and more.

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When Disaster Strikes

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

Learn about local and national disasters through the eyes of Cedar Hill residents on this tour of the historic cemetery. Stories include the Titanic sinking, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Fales & Gray Explosion (1854), Norwalk Train Wreck (1853), 1911 Heat Wave, Hartford Circus Fire (1944), and the 1938 Hurricane.

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The Plot Thickens

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

Hear stories that sound like film scripts – leaving you to wonder who should star in the movie – a Communist spy, a runaway Prince, an infamous gambler, and more.

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Mark Twain’s Companions & Cohorts

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

While Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, is laid to rest in Elmira, New York, many of his Hartford companions and cohorts are interred at Cedar Hill. Learn about Twain's life and his many Nook Farm friends, neighbors, and colleagues during this tour led by Steve Courtney.

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Celebrate West Hartford

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: July 17, 2024 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am West Hartford, officially separated from the capital city in 1854, was home to many…

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Oh, The Places We Will Go!

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: July 20, 2024 | 10:00 am –11:30 am Hear about the travel adventures of Cedar Hill residents on this new tour of the…

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