Here is the list of July events for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation.
Planning to go to the concert myself with friends!!! Hope to see you there.
Please go to their website for more details: www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation – 2022 Tours & Events
Cedar Hill Cemetery
453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114
July
Mark Twain's Companions & Cohorts
Saturday,July 9, 10:00 am
Admission: $10.00; Cedar Hill & Mark Twain Museum Members Free – Reservations Encouraged
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 Cemetery. Learn about Twain's life and his many Nook Farm friends, neighbors, and colleagues during this walking tour led by Steve Courtney.Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation and Mark Twain Museum members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Discover Cedar Hill
Wednesday,July 20, 10:00 am
Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged
Bob Chudy leads this introductory tour about Cedar Hill Cemetery’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.Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members.Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Music Among the Memorials
Friday,July 22, 6:00 pm (Rain date: July 23)
Free for All
Enjoy an evening of music with the Streetlight Shakers, a piano-driven rock band dedicated to creating a vintage sound for the modern era. Their all-original music is a blend of rock, soul, and blues.In 2019, Streetlight Shakers was named Best New Band by Hartford Courant readers and won first prize in Infinity Hall’s Big Stage Open Mic Competition. They have performed throughout the Northeast receiving critical acclaim from audiences, indie music blogs, and radio. Bring blankets, chairs, and picnic dinners for a night to remember. The concert will be held on the sprawling lawn between the Garden and Cedar Mausoleums.(Rain date: July 23)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Saturday,July 23, 10:00 am
Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged
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. Bill MacDonnell leads this new walking tour of the historic cemetery. Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
