Posts Tagged ‘Cedar Hill’
Arts & Letters Video
Cedar Hill recently worked with Dan Nocera and the Middlesex Community College Corporate Media Center to film Arts & Letters featuring the cemetery’s creative residents. More than 35,000 people have…
Read MoreMystery Scavenger Hunt
Explore Cedar Hill while deciphering creative clues that direct you around the historic sections of the cemetery.
Read MoreThe Plot Thickens
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.
Read MoreFall Foliage Tour
John Kehoe leads this autumn walk highlighting a colorful sampling of Cedar Hill’s remarkable tree collection including maples, cherries, beeches, pines, cedars and more.
Read MoreMushroom Walk
Join Joe Lenoce of Connecticut Valley Mycological Society in search of mushrooms at Cedar Hill. During this educational hunt, Joe will discuss the basic types of fungi, where to find them, and proper methods of collecting.
Read MoreEternal Homes of Cedar Hill
Learn about the architecture and owners of Cedar Hill’s magnificent private mausoleums on this tour of the historic cemetery.
Read MoreWhen Disaster Strikes
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.
Read MoreSunset Notables Tour
Discover 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.
Read MorePlanes, Trains & Automobiles
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.
Read MoreMark Twain’s Companions & Cohorts
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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