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Join Us in Memento Mori Cemetery
One of the most beautiful burying grounds in Connecticut, Memento Mori has much to tell us about the history and customs of Farmington’s people of the past. Learn how it reflects changing ideas about religion and the world. Hear about the artwork represented on the headstones, learn about the restoration efforts underway to preserve this heritage treasure, and more in our many programs!
Ghost Walk Tours
Saturday, October 17
Tours at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.
$25 General Admission
$20 S-WH Members
Join us at Memento Mori Cemetery, Main Street, Farmington, where costumed interpreters bring documented stories from Farmington’s past to life among the gravestones of one of the town’s oldest historic sites. Parking at Barney LIbrary, 71 Main Street.
Veterans Roll Call
Saturday, November 7
10:00 a.m.
Join us at Memento Mori Cemetery, Main Street, Farmington for this Second Annual Roll Call, presented in collaboration with the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Through the reading of names and the sharing of individual stories, the program honors generations of Farmington residents who served while helping restore their experiences to the community’s historical record.
Parking at Barney LIbrary, 71 Main Street.