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 tour led by Steve Courtney. Admission to the program is $10.00 and free […]
Join Randy Gilman for an Artist Talk about his work on the three-dimensional models in Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! Artist Statement: By second grade I knew I would be an artist of some kind. Over the years I worked in a variety of creative fields. Out of art school my first job was as a window dresser. Later […]
Meet Cedar Hill’s creative residents including the cemetery’s most distinguished artists, actors, and authors. Hear about lesser-known personalities such as Nicholas Hudson Holt, Fern Andra, and Frances Laughlin Wadsworth, as well as the noteworthy William Glackens, Wallace Stevens, and Katharine Hepburn. Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. […]
Barbie (PG-13) ️ http://bit.ly/37KJsok Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Students & Seniors (Mon. - Thu.) $11 Trailer: https://youtu.be/pBk4NYhWNMM Thu. 7/20 at 3 pm 5:20 pm 7:45 pm Fri. 7/21 at 2:55 pm 5:20 pm 7:45 pm Sat. 7/22 at 12:30 pm 2:55 pm 5:20 pm 7:45 pm Sun. 7/23 at 12:30 pm […]
Elizabeth Colt erected one of the first major monuments at Cedar Hill Cemetery, one of her many efforts to commemorate her husband Sam’s legacy in Connecticut’s capital city. Foundation Director Beverly Lucas will introduce you to Colt family members now residing at Cedar Hill as well as friends and associates of the influential couple. Admission […]
Join attorney Amina R. Merritt, a direct descendant of Venture Smith, to hear the story of one of Connecticut’s Black founding families. The son of an affluent African family, Venture (named Broteer at birth) was kidnapped and brought to America, where he was enslaved. Many years later, he purchased freedom for himself and his family, […]
WINNER Mystic Film Festival: Best CT Film “The Oystering Life” tells the story of oystering along the Connecticut coast, which is heaven for oysters, oyster lovers, and for the people who harvest the bivalves from the sea. The protected Long Island Sound, the fresh-flowing rivers, and the broad estuaries provide nearly ideal conditions for oysters to grow […]