Ancient Burying Ground Association

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<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Discover Hartford&rsquo;s past in the oldest-surviving colonial site, founded in 1640. View the iconography and artwork that typifies the styles and techniques of the day, from death&rsquo;s head skulls to winged angels. &nbsp;Find out about the early settlers who walked from Boston to settle Hartford. Follow the trail of how the colonists created a center of power in the colonial government through agriculture, trade, and commerce. Hear new stories from hidden histories just uncovered about the lives of Native, African, and African American people who lived in Hartford.&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Meet inside the Ancient Burying Ground at the Founders Monument, the big obelisk in the center of the site.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name , Thank you for registering for an Ancient Burying Ground Guided Tour. Please meet inside the Ancient Burying Ground, located at 679 Main Street, at the Founders Monument, the giant obelisk in the center of the site. Christine JewellDirector203-558-1168

Discover Hartford’s past in the oldest-surviving colonial site, founded in 1640. View the iconography and artwork that typifies the styles and techniques of the day, from death’s head skulls to winged angels.  Find out about the early settlers who walked from Boston to settle Hartford. Follow the trail of how the colonists created a center of power in the colonial government through agriculture, trade, and commerce. Hear new stories from hidden histories just uncovered about the lives of Native, African, and African American people who lived in Hartford. Meet inside the Ancient Burying Ground at the Founders Monument, the big obelisk in the center of the site.

Ancient Burying Ground Association

Fall 2025 Guided Tours

679 Main St

RSVP for Sun Life Employees

Free