Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation Offers New Civil War Tour

Join Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 pm for the new walking tour, The Grand Army of the Republic.

Hartford Civil War researcher Mary Falvey tells about the U.S.’s first organization of war veterans through the stories of Cedar Hill Cemetery's Civil War soldiers – from its founding in 1868 to the death of its last Hartford member in 1938.

Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue in Hartford. Admission to the program is $5.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advanced reservations are not required. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.

For more information contact Beverly Lucas at blucas@cedarhillcemetery.org or (860) 956-3311. Visit the Foundation’s website, www.cedarhillfoundation.org, for information about future programs and events.