When Disaster Strikes
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesLearn 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.
Off the Beaten Path
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: May 21, 2025 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Join Foundation Director Beverly Lucas on this new tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery. Hear…
Tree Walk
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesJohn 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.
Arts & Letters
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: June 14, 2025 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Discover Cedar Hill Cemetery’s creative residents including our most distinguished artists, actors, and authors.…
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesLearn 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.
The Plot Thickens
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesHear 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.
Mark Twain’s Companions & Cohorts
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesWhile 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.
Angels Among Us
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: July 16, 2025 | 10:00 am –11:30 am Learn about the angelic figures that grace the landscape of Cedar Hill. Connie Robinson will…
Oh, The Places We’ll Go!
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: July 19, 2025 | 10:00 am –11:30 am Hear about the travel adventures of Cedar Hill residents on this tour of the historic…
Music Among the Memorials
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesFree Date: July 25, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Enjoy an evening of music with Ali Kat & The Revelators. The band brings together funk, soul, and rock…
Sunset Notables Tour
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesDiscover the history and beauty of Cedar Hill on this tour showcasing some of its most celebrated residents and renowned monuments. Highlights include General Griffin Stedman, Gilbert Heublein, John Pierpont Morgan, and Katharine Hepburn.
All the Presidents’ Men
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States$10.00, Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Date: August 9, 2025 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Learn about Cedar Hill residents who once held positions of national importance from Secretaries of the Navy to Commissioner of Education and Ministers to Russia. Foundation Director Beverly Lucas leads this tour focused on men who served the U.…