Discover Cedar Hill – Highlight Tour
Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT, United StatesBob 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.
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.…
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…
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.
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.…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…