Cedar Hill Cemetery

You're Invited - July Programs at Cedar Hill

Mark Twain's Companions & Cohorts

Saturday, July 9, 10:00 am

Admission: $5.00; CHCF, Mark Twain Museum &

Let's Go Arts Members: Free

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.

The Artists of Cedar Hill

Thursday, July 14, 6:30 pm

Admission: $5.00; CHCF & Let’s Go Arts Members: Free

Learn about the lives and accomplishments of some of Cedar Hill’s noteworthy artists. Debbie Alter leads this tour focusing on our creative residents including William Glackens, Albert Entress and Katharine Seymour Day.

Music Among the Memorials

Friday, July 22, 6:00 pm
Free for All

The Professors of Sweet Sweet Music bring energy and fun to Cedar Hill with covers of music they love from The Grateful Dead and Johnny Cash to reggae and rock-influenced original music featuring the ukulele and guitar.

Bring blankets, chairs and picnic dinners for an evening to remember.

(Rain date: Saturday, July 23, 6:00 pm)

Barnstormers & Aviators

Saturday, July 23, 10:00 am
Admission: $5.00; CHCF & Let’s Go Arts: Free

Learn about Connecticut’s role in aviation history through the stories of noted stunt flyers, aviation innovators and early supporters of winged flight. Foundation Director Beverly Lucas will share tales of daring pioneers from Charles K. Hamilton to Edson Gallaudet and Mary Jenson.

Hartford High Alumni

Saturday, July 30, 10:00 am

Admission: $5.00; CHCF & Let’s Go Arts Members: Free

During the Victorian era, Hartford Public High School earned a national reputation for excellence. Debbie Alter shares the stories of notable graduates who attended the capital city’s top secondary school during this new walking tour of Cedar Hill.