Corner of Gold & Main St., Hartford
Open (free to public), 8:30am-5pm
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Our Latest Project:

Uncovering Their History

African, African-American and Native-American Burials in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground, 1640-1815

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On the corner of Main Gold Streets, next to Center Church, the Ancient Burying Ground is owned by the City of Hartford and managed in partnership with the Association.
Hartford appropriated parcels of land to serve as a burial ground in 1640. Now bounded by Main, Gold, and Pearl Streets, today's burying ground is part of the original allotment.
An estimated 5-6,000 people from all classes and ethnic backgrounds were laid to rest in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford from 1640 to the early 1800s.

What You’ll See at the Ancient Burying Ground

Headstone for John Sargeant - map location #006

They Were Pioneers

Of a Town, a State, a Nation

Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground bears unique witness to the lives of the men and women - famous and obscure - whose lives influenced the evolution of Hartford, Connecticut, and what would become the United States of America.

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THE STONES SPEAK

Art
Faith,Status

The size, design, and images of a gravestone convey powerful messages about the people they commemorate and the world in which they lived. Plain, "angel's head", "death's head", and neoclassical gravestones, what can they tell us about the people at the Ancient Burying Ground?

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Monuments & Markers

Carved In Stone

A Photographic Inventory

The Ancient Burying Ground Association is building a grant-funded database of more than 1,000 high-resolution photographs, along with inscriptions and metadata about the burying ground's gravestones, markers, and monuments.

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About the African, African American, and Native American people buried at the Ancient Burying Ground

Our grant-funded, CLHO-award winning website features a downloadable database of over 500 individuals of African, African-American, and Native American heritage who may be interred at the Ancient Burying Ground

Visit the African Native Burials Website

Support the Ancient Burying Ground Association

Support us

The Ancient Burying Association is a 501(c)(3) organization supporting conservation and research at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Daily operations of the Burying Ground are managed in partnership with the City of Hartford, the Business Improvement District, and KNOX, Inc. Ongoing preservation, historical research, education, and outreach are supported by the Association.

Visit the Ancient Burying Ground

Hours:
8:30am-5pm daily
(May be closed on holidays & due to weather)
Directions:
Downtown Hartford, less than a mile from the intersection of I-91 and I-84 intersection. At the Corner of Main & Gold Streets, behind the First Church of Christ.
Parking:
Metered on-street parking is available (free on weekends) & garage parking is available on Pearl Street.
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Accessibility & Regulations.

Many thanks to our community partners & sponsors

The Ancient Burying Ground Association expresses its gratitude for the support of these important sponsors and community partners:

Visit the CT Freedom Trail site

Visit the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Visit the Connecticut Humanities site

Visit the State Historic Preservation Office website

Visit Hartford History Center’s website

William and Alice Mortensen Foundation

Society of the Cincinnati

KNOX, Inc.

Hartford Business Improvement District

Center Church

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