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Connecticut Gravestone Network

Protecting Connecticut's old burying grounds and preserving their historic significance

Category: Past Events

Past Events

Monument Conservation Workshop, Washington, CT, May 6, 2023

April 25, 2023June 5, 2023
Volunteers Needed for Monument Conservation Workshop Washington Green Cemetery 17 Parsonage Lane Washington, CT Saturday May 6, 2023 9am-3pm Event is limited. To request a registration form email delp... Read More
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Center Cemetery East Hartford Tour, Apr. 29, 2023

April 24, 2023June 5, 2023
Entrance to Center Cemetery from Main Street, East Hartford CT, sign, trees
East Hartford Center Cemetery Tour Hartford’s 2nd oldest burying ground Date:  Saturday, April 29, 2023 Time:  11:00am – 12:00pm Location:  Starts at Library ... Read More
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CGN Meetup Saturday, Mar 11 Bristol Public Library 10am-3pm

March 7, 2023April 18, 2023
Connecticut Gravestone Network: Working to save Connecticut’s History It’s a matter of respect! CGN is holding a meeting on Saturday, March 11th 2023 at the Bristol Public Library from 10 am to 3p... Read More
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In the News

October 25, 2022April 25, 2023
In the News
Ruth Shapleigh-Brown in the news discussing cemetery conservation. Historic preservation groups push to keep Connecticut history alive at old burying grounds... Read More
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Upcoming Programs 2022

July 24, 2022April 18, 2023
Graphic image of a flyer from the Stanley-Whitman House in Farmington CT announcing upcoming events such as Walking Tours, Cemetery Tours and cleaning of gravestones for October 2022
Please join us for a guided tour of Farmington’s Old Cemetery (Memento Mori) and learn about the town’s colonial history and early settlers. https://www.s-wh.org/programs Fall events at th... Read More
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Latest News

  • 2nd Annual Commemoration of the End of World War II Sept 16-17
    Sep 4, 2023
  • CGN meeting August 20th 1-3pm at Manchester Historical Society
    Aug 17, 2023
  • Center Cemetery Gravestone Cleaning, Main St. Rocky Hill Saturdays in 2023
    Jun 5, 2023

Instructive Articles

  • Discovery
  • Documentation
  • Examples of Bad Repairs
  • Have Fun: Teach History
  • Cleaning Examples
  • Neglected Cemeteries
  • Graveyard Maintenance
  • Gravestone Rubbings
  • Cleaning Basics
  • Resetting Old Tablet Style Gravestones
  • Conservation & Stone Repair Helpers
  • Waterproofing
  • Reading Gravestone Inscriptions
  • Cemetery Vandalism
  • Theft Issues
  • Statutes

Center Cemetery, East Hartford

  • Main St. Entrance
  • Pomp Equality & Pitt Judeth
  • Captain Stephen Buckland
  • Sergeant William Williams & Sarah Williams
  • Daniel Bidwell
  • Infant son, Captain Zebulon Bidwell
  • Mary Bidwell & William Forbes, Jr
  • Hannah Goodwin Pitkin
  • Hurlburt Infant Sons
  • The Honorable William Pitkin, Esquire
  • William Pitkin, IV
  • Rev. Samuel Woodbridge
  • Capt. Gideon Olmsted
  • Reverend Eliphalet Williams
  • Obadiah Wood
  • Sergeant Daniel Easton
  • Edward W. Hayden
  • Samuel Congdon
  • Henry Pitkin
  • Independence Washington Rogers
  • The Soldier’s / Civil War Monument
  • The Brownell Family
  • Pitkin Family Vault
  • Henry Hammond Ahl
  • Dr. Rev. Samuel Spring
  • “Prince” Thomas Williams
  • John Mooney Mead
  • Albert C. Raymond
  • Fort Hill

Connecticut Gravestone Network

is dedicated to protecting Connecticut's old burying grounds and preserving their historic significance. CGN provides a communication resource with an emphasis on promoting and encouraging public awareness and safe conservation. We also support those interested in all other aspects of gravestone studies.

We welcome all who have an interest in preserving history, gravestone art work & old epitaphs, and have respect, in general, for the importance of our cemeteries.

Latest Articles

  • 2nd Annual Commemoration of the End of World War II Sept 16-17
    Sep 4, 2023
  • CGN meeting August 20th 1-3pm at Manchester Historical Society
    Aug 17, 2023
  • Center Cemetery Gravestone Cleaning, Main St. Rocky Hill Saturdays in 2023
    Jun 5, 2023

Cedar Hill Cemetery Calendar of Events, Hartford

Calendar of Events, Cedar Hill Cemetery

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  • Instructive Articles
    • Cemetery Vandalism
      • Statutes
      • CT General Statutes 2005 (pdf)
      • Theft Issues
    • Discovery
    • Documentation
    • Examples of Bad Repairs
    • Cleaning Examples
    • Teach History
    • Neglected Cemeteries
    • Graveyard Maintenance
    • Gravestone Rubbings
    • Cleaning Basics
    • Resetting Old Tablet Style Gravestones
    • Conservation & Stone Repair Helpers
    • Waterproofing
    • Reading Gravestone Inscriptions
  • Carvers
    • Introduction
    • The Basics
    • Gravestone Detective
    • Gershom Bartlett (1723-1798)
    • Collins Family Carvers
    • Glastonbury Lady Carver (1720s-1740s)
    • John Hartshorn(e) (1650-c. 1737)
    • Manning Family Carvings
    • The Norwich Ovoid Carver (early 1700’s)
    • Stancliff Family Carvings
    • John Walden Carving
    • Wheeler Carvings
  • Cemeteries
    • Center Cemetery, East Hartford, CT
  • Gallery
  • Contact
Connecticut Gravestone Network