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You're Invited - May Programs

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Wethersfield Notables

Saturday, May 6, 10:00 am, Admission: $5.00; Members: Free
Melissa Josefiak discusses notable Wethersfield personages who now reside at Cedar Hill including wealthy seedsman Silas Robbins, Civil War chaplain John Morris, Tuskegee Airman Lemuel Custis and Connecticut State Prison warden William Willard. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.

Feathered Friends Walk
Saturday, May 13, 6:30 am,Free for All Join Jay Kaplan from Roaring Brook Nature Center for his annual bird walk at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Jay will lead participants through our ornamental foreground in search of resident birds. Appropriate hiking shoes and binoculars are strongly recommended. Meet near the bridge along the entrance drive.
Discover Cedar Hill – Highlight Tour,

Wednesday, May 17, 10:00 am, Admission: $5.00; Members: Free
Bob Chudy leads this introductory tour about Cedar Hill’s most prominent residents. Hear about the discoverer of anesthesia and his tragic life, the woman behind the management of Colt Manufacturing, and the man who saved the country from bankruptcy twice. The walking tour begins at the flagpole located at the end of the entrance drive.

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