The lazy days of summer are long gone at Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation - not that they were ever really here! This past Tuesday, ConservArt, LLC, began restoration work on the Oswin Welles monument on Section 1. Atop the granite monument stands a beautiful bronze, angelic female. Her details have begun to fade and her beauty has been obscured by discoloration and pitting, which has been caused by exposure to the elements for more than 100 years. Francis Miller and his team are working diligently to restore and preserve this amazing monument in order to ensure no further details are lost and her beauty can be seen by visitors for generations to come.
On Wednesday, we welcomed 30 people to Cedar Hill Cemetery to celebrate the publication of Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's first book: Jacob Weidenmann: Pioneer Landscape Architect. Author Rudy Favretti talked about the importance of writing this tribute to Cedar Hill's landscape architect and first superintendent and shared some of his experiences in writing the book, including his difficulty in finding information about Mr. Weidenmann and his trips to Switzerland to learn more about this elusive person who made several contributions to the field of landscape architecture.
This Saturday, we are pleased to have author Steve Courtney join us to lead a tour on Twain's Companions and Cohorts. All are welcome to join us for this fun and interesting tour. The tour will start at the flagpole at 10:00 am. Members are free and nonmembers are $5.00.
We have several other events planned for the near future including our Fourth Annual Haunted History Lantern Tour and Colt's Home for the Holidays, a holiday fundraiser party at Samuel and Elizabeth Colt's historic home in Hartford. Stay tuned for more information about these and our other upcoming events and activities. We hope you will visit us soon.
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