THE STONES SPEAK
Art
Faith,Status
A physical gravestone can often say as much about the person it commemorates & their world as do any words carved into it. The size, design, and images of a gravestone all convey powerful, if silent, messages. Plain stones, angel’s heads, death heads, what do they tell us about the people at the Ancient Burying Ground?
Monuments & Markers
A Photographic Inventory
The Ancient Burying Ground Association is assembling a database of high-resolution photographs, inscriptions & metadata about the gravestones, markers & monuments found there. Over 1,000 photographs have been created, so check back in Fall 2021 as we progress through this major project.
African, African-American & Native-American Burials
Visit our project site on African, African-American & Native American Burials at the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford
Our grant-funded, CLHO-award winning site includes a downloadable database of over 500 individuals of African, African-American, and Native American heritage who may be interred at the Ancient Burying Ground
Images permission of artist Cora Marshall, featured in the Ancient Burying Ground’s African, African-American, Native American Burials website
African, African-American & Native-American Burials
Visit our project site on African, African-American & Native American Burials at the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford
Our grant-funded, CLHO-award winning site includes a downloadable database of over 500 individuals of African, African-American, and Native American heritage who may be interred at the Ancient Burying Ground
Images permission of artist Cora Marshall, featured in the Ancient Burying Ground’s African, African-American, Native American Burials website
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The Ancient Burying Association is a 501c3 supporting conservation & research about the Ancient Burying Ground. Daily operations of the Burying Ground site are managed by the City of Hartford’s Parks Department, however, ongoing investments in preservation, historical research, education & outreach are supported by the Association.
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Ancient Burying Ground
Next to, 60 Gold St, Hartford, CT 06103