Cemetery News
Cemeteries and the Healing Power of Nature
At the turn of the 19th Century, Paris, France was the second largest city in Europe and growing. Inherently, as Paris grew, so did the number of deceased persons and demand for burial space. With church yards nearing capacity, a health crisis loomed over the city. In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte adopted a solution proposed by…
Read MoreGrove Street Cemetery and the Jennings
The Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven is an historic icon among Connecticut burial grounds. It is steeped in history, has been identified as a National Historic Landmark and identified as an Arboretum. Along with this fascinating cemetery, we’d like to highlight that it is now overseen by the grandfather-grandson team of A. Seeley Jennings…
Read MoreIndian Hill Cemetery and the Russell Chapel: A Gem in the Midst of the City
Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown, which was established as a part of the mid-century “City Beautiful” movement in 1850, is among numerous mid-1800s cemeteries created throughout the country following the new “rural cemetery movement” philosophy of design which included Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1831. The new philosphy embraced sophisticated landscape design and…
Read MoreCCA Referral Program!
For those that attended our annual meeting last October, you know one of our goals for 2023 is to increase our membership in CCA. Lisa Vaeth, Pam Brown, Dale Fiore and Maureen Crick Owen are the subcommittee spearheading this initiative. We are in the process of creating a list of cemeteries in Connecticut and will do…
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