Happy Holidays from Cedar Hill

The Board and staff of Cedar Hill Cemetery & Foundation would like to wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday season. The geese send their well wishes also! We look forward to seeing you in 2008.

Cedar Hill Welcomes Winter Visitors

While Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's 2007 Tours and Events Season has come to a conclusion, visitors are still welcome to come tour Cedar Hill's expansive and impressive grounds. Since walking in the snowy, cold weather may not appeal to you, we invite you to tour the grounds from the warmth and comfort of your vehicle.

As with every season, winter is a wonderful time at Cedar Hill Cemetery. The memorial grounds are veiled by untouched snow, memorial artworks peer through their white blankets, and the trees are trimmed with glistening snow and ice. It's truly 270 acres of a winter wonderland.

Cedar Hill Cemetery is open from sunrise to sunset. However, we ask that you give our staff time to plow the roads and make the Cemetery safe for your visit after snow falls.

CHC&F Home Page gets a Face Lift

We are continuously working to make Cedar Hill Cemetery & Foundation information easily accessible to the general public. We recently updated our website home page in order to make navigating the site easier for visitors. Such updates include moving the site navigation buttons from the bottom of the page to the top, adding "quick link" buttons to the right of the page to easily guide visitors to frequently searched for information, and including a section at the bottom of the page for Cemetery & Foundation announcements that you may find interesting and useful. To check out our new look, visit www.cedarhillcemetery.com.

If you have suggestions about how we can improve the Cedar Hill Cemetery & Foundation website, please email your comments to info@cedarhillcemetery.org. Thank you for your assistance in serving you better.

Armsmear Affair Photo Gallery

To view the photo gallery of Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's Colt's Home for the Holidays: A Cedar Hill Affair at Armsmear presented by UHY LLP, please click on the link from Cedar Hill Cemetery & Foundation's homepage at http://www.cedarhillcemetery.org/.

Colt's Home for the Holidays a Wonderful Event

Colt's Home for the Holidays was an overwhelming success. Attendees enjoyed touring Samuel and Elizabeth Colt's historic home, music filled the normally quiet halls, groups gathered to toast to the holiday season, exquisite food was available at every corner, and the evening concluded with guests coming together to sing holiday carols. As expected, it was a truly festive event and an incomparable start to the holiday season.

Beyond guests enjoying the Armsmear affair, the event was also successful in launching the Colt Memorial Restoration Campaign. All proceeds from the event will be restricted for the restoration of the Colt Memorial at Hartford's historic Cedar Hill Cemetery. We are hopeful that we can now leverage additional support from foundations and companies who recognize the importance of preserving Hartford's history.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to UHY LLP who was the presenting sponsor for this event. Their support and their commitment to preserving this important piece of Hartford's history is greatly appreciated. To learn more about UHY LLP visit http://www.uhy-us.com/.

We would also like to thank the Trustees, staff and residents of Armsmear. Since Armsmear is a private residence, we are grateful to them for opening their doors to us for this unique and spectacular event. We would also like to thank Colt's Manufacturing for donating $2,500 to support this project and the Colt Collectors Association for pledging an additional $2,500.

Finally, we would like to thank Aetna Foundation who supported Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation this year through a 2007 Tours and Events Sponsorship. Aetna Foundation's ongoing support ensures that we can continue to offer educational tours and events to the community in order to share Cedar Hill's rich history and the significant stories of those residing here in eternity.

We thank everyone who attended this event for your support, and we hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday season.