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Hello, I’m back! For those of my readers (all two of you) wondering what happened to me for the past month or so, I haven’t gone away. I tend to hibernate during the of the worst winter season (when I’m not shoveling, that is). But it looks like the groundhogs (Punxsutawney Phil and Connecticut’s own [...] Happy Halloween!! As some of you might know, I worked at the Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation in Hartford, CT all summer as part of my internship for my Master’s Degree in Public History. As part of my job, I researched and wrote stories about the many interesting people buried at Cedar Hill. I am [...] Fall officially fell on Sept. 23, and with fall and the month of October comes the annual Walktober event, sponsored by The Last Green Valley. What is Walktober and The Last Green Valley, you say? Well, glad you asked! The Last Green Valley (formerly known as the Quinebaug and Shetucket National Heritage Corridor) is an [...] Here’s a news story that popped up in today’s news that is worthy of Michelle Souliere’s Strange Maine blog. It seems that a woman taking some children on an outing found a loose skull kicking around a cemetery in Madison, ME. http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2010/09/17/maine_woman_finds_skull_near_old_cemetery/ And there’s more details to the story here: http://www.kjonline.com/news/human-skull-found-in-1800s-graveyard_2010-09-16.html When I go walking [...] During this past summer, I worked as an intern at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, CT. It was a valuable experience, and I learned a great deal not only about the cemetery but about local history as well. It is a beautiful rural-park style, Victorian cemetery and is worth a visit. One of the great [...] The Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority invites you to enjoy a little bit of yesteryear in a daylong celebration o f 18th century Danbury! On August 28, 2010 from 10am -2pm re-enactors will present living portraits of Danbury life in the 18th century. Join us for open hearth cooking demonstrations, “spycraft”, revolutionary war style, [...] Wow! We have a lot of cemetery events happening! Thank to Ruthie Brown at the Connecticut Gravestone Network for passing these along. The Coventry Cemetery Commission invites you to join us for the Unveiling Ceremony of the new cemetery sign at Nathan Hale Cemetery on Saturday, 9/25 at 11:00 a.m. While there, enjoy the recently established self-guided [...] Friends of Center Cemetery invites you to Center Cemetery’s 300th Birthday Celebration Saturday, September 18, 2010 944 Main St, East Hartford, CT Beginning at 4 p.m. with the Civil War Monument Rededication The ceremony will acknowledge the completion of the 10 year long restoration process, managed by Friends, of the town’s 1868 Civil War monument [...] Summer is here, and with the warm weather comes Willimantic’s 12th Annual Victorian Days celebration. The fun begins Thursday, June 3 and goes until Sunday, June 6. Organized by the Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood Association, this event promotes the Victorian history, architecture, and character of Willimantic. The main feature of the celebration is the [...] Thanks to Amos Quito for the heads up. First, the good news… The Bronze Lady has been found! Now, the bad news… In pieces! According to the New London Day, police have made arrest in connection to the the theft of the The Bronze Lady from the Yantic Cemetery in Norwich. Turns out it [...] |
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