Mission
In 2025 the Ancient Burying Ground Association updated its mission:
The Ancient Burying Ground Association seeks to preserve and promote Hartford’s historic burial ground. We respectfully celebrate the relationships and diversity of the people interred here. We serve a 21st century audience through education, historic preservation and community engagement.
Board of Directors
- Ty Tryon, President
- Molly Gilmore, Vice-President
- Anne Holcombe, Secretary
- Deetsie Bradford
- Brendan Clark
- Katherine Dimancescu
- Jon Harden
- Frederick W. Sawyer III
ABGA Director:
- Christine Jewell
Ex Officio:
- The Honorable Arunan Arulampalam, Mayor of Hartford
- Dr. Walter Woodward, Connecticut State Historian, UCONN Hartford
- Robert Warren Storm
Consultant and Historian:
- Ruth Shapleigh-Brown