UConn Alumni Association Social at Cedar Hill Postponed!

The UConn Alumni Association has postponed its social at Cedar Hill until Thursday, June 18 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm due to the threat of inclement weather. There is still time to register for this event, which will include a 45-minute tour of Cedar Hill notables, including J.P. Morgan and Katharine Hepburn, complimentary hors-d'oeuvres and a cash bar. To register or for more information, visit www.uconnalumni.com - select Events, then select Calendar. UConn Alumni Association Members - $15.00; Nonmembers - $20.00. For more information about this and other events at Cedar Hill, click here.

UConn Alumni Association Summer Social at Cedar Hill

The UConn Alumni Association invites you to Cedar Hill on Thursday, June 11 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm for a summer social. This casual event will include a tour of Cedar Hill notables, including J.P. Morgan and Katharine Hepburn, complimentary hors-d'oeuvres and a cash bar. To be a part of this memorable evening, register at www.uconnalumni.com - select Events, then select Calendar. UConn Alumni Association Members - $15.00; Nonmembers - $20.00. For more information, visit www.cedarhillcemetery.org.

Arts & Letters Tour this Saturday

Join us this Saturday for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's Arts & Letters Tour featuring some of Cedar Hill's most notable authors, actors and artists, including artists William Baxter Closson, artists William Glackens and actress Katharine Hepburn. This event will begin at 10:00am at the flagpole at the end of the entryway drive.

Hats Off to Spring at Cedar Hill

Join us this Saturday for Hats Off to Spring at Cedar Hill. Victorian Lady Kandie Carle will use humor and wit as she discusses life and etiquette during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In celebration of spring, she will also discuss the importance of hats during the Edwardian era, which will include a hat show by The Hat Place. Wear your favorite hat as prizes will be awarded for most beautiful and unique!

This event will take place Saturday, May 30 at the Colt memorial on Section 2 beginning at 10:00am. General admission is $5.00. CHCF members and Let's Go Arts members are free.

Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony

Cedar Hill Cemetery will be hosting its annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony on Monday, May 25. Held at the flag pole at the end of the entranceway drive, this event begins at 10:00am with a reception and refreshments. The Remembrance Ceremony will begin at 11:00am with Boy Scout Troop 105 leading the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony. Cedar Hill Cemetery Board Directors will then speak the names of the people who have been laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery since last Memorial Day.

This event is open to the public. We welcome all to join us as we remember those who have passed over the past year and the more than 30,000 who have been interred at Cedar Hill since its establishment in 1864.

Even with the rain this past Saturday, a dozen people arrived at Cedar Hill at 6:30 in the morning for Jay Kaplan's Cedar Hill's Feathered Friends walk and talk. Jay spotted more than 70 species of birds during this early-morning exploration.

Mark your calendars now to join us for Victorian Lady Kandie Carle as she shares the life & etiquette during the Victorian & Edwardian Eras. Dressed from corset to gloves, Ms. Carle will surely entertain you with her witty and humorous style. In tribute to spring, Ms. Carle will also discuss the importance of hats during these eras, which will include a hat show by The Hat Place. Wear your favorite hat as prizes will be awarded for most beautiful/unique.

This event will take place on Saturday, May 30th at 10:00am at the Colt lot on Section 2. General admission is $8.00 and CHCF Members and Let's Go Arts Members are free. For more information, visit www.cedarhillcemetery.org or call 860-956-3311.

Cedar Hill Bird Walk this Saturday!

Join us for Cedar Hill's first public event of 2009! Cedar Hill’s Feathered Friends will take place this Saturday, May 9 starting at 6:30am. Bird expert Jay Kaplan will lead attendees on a walk in search of Cedar Hill’s many feathered friends. Don’t forget to bring your binoculars and sense of adventure as Jay will have you traversing through the woods and around the waterways for this tour.

This event is free for all and will meet at the bridge just after the entryway rotary. Happy birding!