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Connecticut Gravestone Network

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

Cemeteries

Cemeteries

History of Center Cemetery, East Hartford, CT

Latest News

  • Cemetery Preservation Basics Webinar Wednesday, October 30
    Oct 21, 2024
  • Center Cemetery Flyer for Rocky Hill Walking Tour
    Rocky Hill Center Cemetery Walking Tour
    Oct 14, 2024
  • 2nd Annual Commemoration of the End of World War II Sept 16-17
    Sep 4, 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

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

  • Cemetery Preservation Basics Webinar Wednesday, October 30
    Oct 21, 2024
  • Center Cemetery Flyer for Rocky Hill Walking Tour
    Rocky Hill Center Cemetery Walking Tour
    Oct 14, 2024
  • 2nd Annual Commemoration of the End of World War II Sept 16-17
    Sep 4, 2023

Cedar Hill Cemetery Calendar of Events, Hartford

Calendar of Events, Cedar Hill Cemetery

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
Connecticut Gravestone Network